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At WQW, we have always sought to take a principled approach to our work, grounded in integrity and excellence. We consider it important...
Lloyd's Maritime Academy Lecturer Appointment
WQW are pleased to announce that director Ed Woollam has been engaged by Lloyd's Maritime Academy (LMA) to prepare and deliver their...
Can UK marine businesses realistically benefit from the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schem
On 23rd March the UK government launched its Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (“CBILS”). CBILS works through accredited...
Admiralty Sales – Can you stop them?
I won’t mention the “C” word in this article. Suffice to say, it’s now early April 2020 (for those reading in the future) and it’s...
London School of Shipping Lecturer Appointment
WQW congratulate Ed Woollam on his appointment as a lecturer at the new London School of Shipping evening school in their Ship Finance...
Contract ambiguity – When Part I and Part II collide
It’s not often that I end up reading US appeal Court judgments, but there was an article in the Law Society Gazette last month which...
A platinum-coated mess reaches the Commercial Court
As any student (or former student) of chemistry will know, palladium forms one of the platinum group elements in the Periodic Table. And...
BREAKING: Final destination for yacht leasing schemes?
“Such practices violate EU law and must come to an end”. With this strongly worded statement, the EU Commissioner for Economic and...
A renaissance of the UK flag?
“…do not be carried away by success into demanding more than is right or prudent.” Winston Churchill 1919 On the 15th of November the...
Land Tribunal Decision Affecting Pendennis
In a judgment handed down on 24 November 2017, Pendennis Shipyard learned the outcome of its application to the Upper Tribunal (Lands...