Consulting editor: Eduardo Guedes Pereira, Petra energia

This new book reviews the key elements of the Brazilian upstream legal framework, including general Brazilian law, the regulatory entities and other players in the upstream sector, the new petroleum legal regime, decommissioning challenges and project finance opportunities.

Publication date: May 2012
ISBN: 9781905783700
Length: 290 pages
Price: £130.00

Consulting editor: Ronnie King, Ashurst LLP

This new title provides a practical, user-friendly overview of the essentials of dispute resolution in the energy industry.  Leading practitioners from international law firms and global companies consider, among other things, the drafting of dispute resolution clauses, the effective use of international arbitration, the management of large-scale energy disputes, and the development of case law in oil and gas disputes, construction disputes, environmental disputes and disputes arising in the renewables and nuclear sectors. 

Publication date: April 2012
ISBN: 9781905783625
Length: 270 pages
Price: £130.00

Consulting editors: Kon Asimacopoulos, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and Justin Bickle, Oaktree Capital Management

This new publication brings together Europe's leading restructuring lawyers who were and remain instrumental in shaping the way that European restructurings are conducted and implemented today. Each chapter is a detailed case study, by key lawyers centrally involved, on leading restructurings including McCarthy& Stone, IMO Carwash, Monier, Countrywide, Autodistribution, SGD, La Seda de Barcelona, Schoeller Arca Systems, Risanamento SpA, Almatis, Wind Hellas I and II, European Directories and Rodenstock.

Publication date: May 2012
ISBN: 9781905783656
Length: 260 pages
Price: £135.00

Authors: Stuart Dutson, Andy Moody and Neil Newing - Eversheds LLP

This new book provides a practical guide to international arbitration. Written by leading experts Stuart Dutson, Andy Moody, and Neil Newing from Eversheds, this title explains the stages of the arbitration process in a straight-forward manner and from a practitioner’s perspective.  The authors provide guidance on drafting the arbitration agreement, commencing arbitration, selecting the arbitral tribunal, drafting pleadings and witness evidence, liaising with the tribunal throughout the arbitral process and enforcing the final award. 

Publication date: April 2012
ISBN: 9781905783694
Length: 286 pages
Price: £115.00

Consulting editor: Michael Kortbawi - Bin Shabib & Associates (BSA) LLP

M&A in the Middle East is a practical guide that assists those involved in M&A deals in managing risk and expectations, while also ensuring that deals are closed as efficiently as possible. The book highlights the idiosyncrasies and trends that define and distinguish each jurisdiction, while providing up-to-date and practical advice for legal professionals advising on deals. In-house lawyers and potential investors will also benefit from this valuable guide.

Publication date: May 2012
ISBN: 9781905783632
Length: 216 pages
Price: £125.00

Consulting editor: Marc Hammerson, Dewey & LeBoeuf

Part I of this new practical book analyses each professional area relating to decommissioning. As well as these professional disciplines and agreements, Part I contains chapters on UN law, OSPAR regulations, government policy, offshore contracting, health and safety and technical issues. These topics are further examined using a case study from a completed North Sea decommissioning project. Part II provides an international comparative analysis featuring coverage of how international laws on decommissioning are implemented in the major oil-producing jurisdictions around the world.

Publication date: December 2012
ISBN: 9781905783786
Length: 280 pages
Price: £125.00

Consulting Editor: Vivek Bakshi

The practical new handbook will feature contributions from leading authorities in the field, including Guy Dayvault of Energy Deal Solutions, Jessica Davies and Rebecca Perkins of Allen & Overy and Michael Darowski of Hogan Lovells. Chapters cover key issues such as the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, including water use and disposal, natural gas pricing trends and operator issues, and coal seam gas and coal bed methane. Together, the contributions afford crucial insight into one of the youngest and fastest-moving areas of the natural gas industry.

Publication date: September 2012
ISBN: 9781905783809
Length: 185 pages
Price: £135.00