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Liquidated Damages in the Context of a Termination: Supreme Court Reverts to the Status-Quo
The English Supreme Court has delivered its long-awaited judgment in Triple Point Technology, Inc v PTT Public Company Ltd [2021] UKSC 29 . Although the case concerns a commodity trading software system, it has broad application, notably to the construction...
UAE and Israel Sign Tax Treaty
On Monday, 31 May 2021, the UAE and Israel signed a tax treaty in order to boost economic cooperation. It is expected that, following ratification later this year, the treaty will come into effect on 1 January 2022. The move...
Region Mulls Impact as China Solar Sanctions Loom
Article originally appeared in MEED on June 3, 2021 A major development in Middle Eastern solar over the past two years has been the influx of Chinese engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors and suppliers into the sector. Developers have...
Construction Disputes in Project Financing: Managing Conflicts of Interest Between Project Parties
Article originally appeared in the May 2021 issue of Project Finance International Introduction Project finance structures commonly involve project parties, such as construction contractors, suppliers, offtakers and O&M contractors, who are affiliated to a sponsor or help secure debt for...
Battery Storage Vision in the UK
Article originally appeared in the April 2021 Project Finance International Global Energy Report Despite the challenges of 2020, notable regulatory steps have been taken in the United Kingdom to accelerate the growth in battery storage projects – with more expected...
OECD Announces Amendment to Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits
Effective as of 20 April 2021, an amendment to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits (TAD/PG(2020)1) (the “ Arrangement ”) was announced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“ OECD ”), in relation to local cost provisions...
Secondary Market in UK Offshore Wind — Spinnakers Out
Article originally appeared on LexisNexis In the News The M&A secondary market for UK offshore wind assets is taking off. Despite the pandemic, 2020 saw significant transactions in the UK offshore wind market fill the pages of the financial press...
The PRG Pulse 2020 Post Election Webinar
Guest Speakers for the PRG Pulse 2020 Post-Election Webinar Michael Gottlieb: Former Counsel to President Obama and Senior Advisor on political-military affairs Ron Minsk: Former Special Assistant to President Obama on energy and environmental affairs at the White House National...
Square Pegs and Round Holes
Bracewell’s Oliver Irwin and Bagyasree Nambron co-authored an article for Project Finance International (PFI) on the impact of the impending London interbank offered rate (Libor) replacement on project finance loans and their associated interest rate swaps. As market commentators and...
Recent Florida News: Toll Road P3s and Autonomous Vehicles
1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (“M-CORES”) - Three potential new Florida Public-Private Partnerships (“P3”). On May 17, 2019, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 7068 (the “Bill”), directing the Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) to create...
An Alternative Structure for Certain P3 Projects – The 63-20 Financing
With all of the talk about the need for infrastructure legislation, public-private partnerships (or “P3s”) are receiving increased national attention. What exactly constitutes a P3 is an ever-evolving question, and the answer you get often depends upon whom you ask...
Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: Time to Dust Off the Price Adjustment Clause?
The continued and controversial imposition of tariffs has not only resulted in global economic and political fallout but has also adversely affected contractual relationships for suppliers, manufacturers, contractors and project owners far downstream from the government. Whether you are the...