<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Consura Legal Consultancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Consura, we are dedicated to providing specialized legal consultancy services to energy and technology companies across MENA and Africa. ]]></description><link>https://insights.vermeulens.ae/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:08:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://insights.vermeulens.ae/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The UAE's New Civil Code Is Already Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 means for oil &#38; gas services and equipment supply companies]]></description><link>https://insights.vermeulens.ae/post/the-uae-s-new-civil-code-is-already-live</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a657ede35380d3132b362cb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:58:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b8804_7d6c686d2b9d4aad89bb4637fb19a52f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marthinus Vermeulen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusion Clauses for Consequential and Indirect Damages in Oil and Gas EPC Contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Legal Framework

Under English law, the concepts of consequential and indirect loss trace back to the landmark case of Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 9 Exch 341. Losses are divided into two categories: direct losses, being those that arise naturally from the breach (the 'first limb'); and consequential or indirect losses, being those that were within the parties’ contemplation at the time of contracting as a probable result of breach (the 'second limb').]]></description><link>https://insights.vermeulens.ae/post/excluding-consequential-and-indirect-damages-in-epc-oil-gas-contracts-a-legal-and-commercial-impe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ef3373a71bf03783790ce1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:41:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/229fa1_3d1fa00599024467bba6727b58f94a30~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marthinus Vermeulen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fitness for Purpose, Ordinary Purpose, and Built-to-Specification Obligations                                  in Offshore Oil &#38; Gas EPC Contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[We examine the differing legal standards of “fitness for purpose”, “ordinary purpose”, and “built to specification”. For this purpose, we look at it in the context of offshore projects, using as an illustration a contractor engaged to install a Produced Water Treatment Unit required to achieve an effluent standard of less than 10 parts per million (ppm) oil prior to discharge or reinjection. The analysis addresses how each standard affects the contractor’s obligations and potential liabilities.]]></description><link>https://insights.vermeulens.ae/post/fitness-for-purpose-ordinary-purpose-and-built-to-specification</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ef30fe2f5af0b1a8971970</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:28:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/229fa1_8416e9f2600d4fda8827ab1ef36d8dbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marthinus Vermeulen</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>