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In Conversation With Sir Bernard Rix: 50 Years of Mareva Injunctions
HFW Partner Brian Perrott speaks to Sir Bernard Rix about the Mareva case and the impact it has had on litigation around the world…
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Tariffs 101
In this article, we aim to help clients understand how they may be affected by tariffs and what they can do to…
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Freedom of contract – free of activism: Trends in contractual interpretation emerging from recent UK Supreme Court judgments
During 2024, the UK’s highest court, the Supreme Court, has demonstrated continued judicial fidelity to the parties’ agreement and a determination
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Deep dive or shallow swim: what is required of a party in the face of force majeure?
The Supreme Court settles the long-running litigation which raised the question whether a party affected by a force majeure event …
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Bulletin
Commodities Bulletin, February 2024
Welcome to the first edition of HFW's Commodities bulletin in 2024.
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HFW Disputes Digest 2023
Welcome to our second annual digest, in which we collate our 2023 global HFW …
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A New Decision on Hedging – The Impact of Internal Hedging on Damages
A recent decision of the Commercial Court identified as crucial the distincti…
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Guide
The Dollar Value of Words Pack
This Dollar Value of Words Pack sets out an overview of the court's approach to contractual interpretation and an overview of how punctuation and the use of definitions can materially alter interpr…
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HFW Disputes Digest 2022
Welcome to our first annual digest, in which we collate our 2022 global HFW L…
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Force Majeure – Court of Appeal Rules on MUR Shipping v RTI Ltd
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the exercise of reasonable endeavours to o…
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How deep do you need to dive to mitigate against a FM event?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has turned the spotlight onto two particular …
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NH3 News: Is ammonia the future of long-distance hydrogen transport?
The Paris Agreement 2015 established that, if the global increase in average …
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