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FW Aviation v VietJet: Meaning of the “Financial Institution”

FW Aviation v VietJet: Meaning of the “Financial Institution”

This case is relevant to borrowers under loan agreements, who may seek to limit the type of entities that can become lenders, and to lenders, who may wish to limit the syndicate to certain types of institutions

Global | Publication | August 08, 2024
A new sustainable aviation fuel mandate: The UK Government’s latest step in supporting the decarbonisation of the UK aviation industry

A new sustainable aviation fuel mandate: The UK Government’s latest step in supporting the decarbonisation of the UK aviation industry

In April 2024, the UK Government published details of its sustainable aviation fuel mandate (the UK SAF Mandate) and launched a consultation on proposals for a revenue certainty mechanism to support UK sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.

Global | Publication | May 13, 2024
Case review: non-assignment clauses and transferring the right to arbitrate by operation of law (Court of Appeal decision)

Case review: non-assignment clauses and transferring the right to arbitrate by operation of law (Court of Appeal decision)

What is the effect of a non-assignment clause which prevents assignments “by any party to any third party, for any reason whatsoever” in the context of an assignment to an insurer that is effected by foreign statutory law and is akin to subrogation? The Court of Appeal had to consider this question in the recent case of Dassault Aviation SA v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

Global | Publication | January 12, 2024
Taking stock of CORSIA

Taking stock of CORSIA

CORSIA, ICAO’s carbon offsetting and reduction scheme which launched in 2016, has moved from its Pilot Phase into its First Phase at the start of 2024

Global | Publication | January 11, 2024
EU Taxonomy Regulation and aviation: A transition to sustainability

EU Taxonomy Regulation and aviation: A transition to sustainability

On 21 November 2023 the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2485 of 27 June 2023 amending Delegated Act EU 2021/2139 (also known as the Climate Delegated Act) (the Delegated Regulation) was published in the Official Journal heralding the inclusion of aviation as a transitional activity within the EU Taxonomy Regulation on and as from 1 January 2024.

Global | Publication | December 07, 2023
Financing a sustainable future for aviation

Financing a sustainable future for aviation

Aviation is an essential tool for global mobility, but is a 'hard-to-abate' sector, meaning it is prohibitively costly or impossible to transition to net-zero with currently available abatement technology.

Global | Publication | June 02, 2023
Update on the EU’s latest proposals regarding Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Update on the EU’s latest proposals regarding Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

In July 2021, the European Union (EU) released the ‘Fit for 55’ package, a set of proposals to update EU law in order to meet the EU’s aims of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030. These included a draft ReFuel Regulation to encourage the use of SAF, which we examined in our article New regulatory initiatives supporting Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

Global | Publication | May 17, 2023
Managing the greenwashing risk

Managing the greenwashing risk

In this session, we look at how regulators are dealing with greenwashing and how to reduce the risk of a greenwashing claim.

Global | Webinar | February 22, 2023
Offsetting and carbon credits: Navigating the regulatory environment

Offsetting and carbon credits: Navigating the regulatory environment

In this session, we look at the latest developments in CORSIA and the EU ETS, as well as voluntary offsetting schemes.

Global | Webinar | January 25, 2023

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Duncan Batchelor
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