Looking around the corporate veil *

United Kingdom - August 1 2012
International energy agreements frequently incorporate UK law in choice-of-law clauses.

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Withdrawal from the euro: the effect on existing contracts *

European Union - June 1 2012
This will be of interest to our energy industry clients if you are a party to a contract with a company in the Eurozone, where payments under the contract are to be made in euro.

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U.K. commercial contracts - withholding your consent *

United Kingdom - May 2 2012
Suppose you are negotiating an energy production joint venture or other joint agreement (governed by English law).

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Negotiating by email - beware! *

USA - April 1 2012
In March 2012, the UK Court of Appeal confirmed an earlier High Court ruling that an enforceable contract and guarantee can be created under English law by a series of email exchanges.

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M&A: the importance of bribery and corruption due diligence - a UK perspective *

United Kingdom - March 1 2012
With M&A activity in the energy sector still buoyant, particularly in developing economies, the need for effective and risk sensitive diligence into potential bribery and corruption by target entities is becoming more important than ever.

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