Britain and South Korea have decided to prolong the duration of minimal or zero tariffs on mutual trade involving goods with components from the European Union, according to an announcement… read more →
The majority of UK law firms (74%) say their IT spending has increased since 2021, according to new research from HSBC UK and Briefing. Part of the reason for this… read more →
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned that global trade restrictions have almost tripled over the past four years, according to Gita Gopinath, IMF First Deputy Managing Director, as reported… read more →
On Wednesday, Switzerland announced new draft regulations aimed at reinforcing its anti-money laundering measures, making lawyers and consultants responsible for flagging risks and bolstering scrutiny of legal structures like trusts.… read more →
Does a New York court have jurisdiction over an Indian collecting bank that is alleged to have violated the Uniform Rules for Collections (URC 522) for neither collecting and remitting funds to pay for shipments represented by the documents forwarded to it nor returning originals of several of the documents sent to it for collection?
The UK announced on Tuesday its plan to engage in discussions with Turkey to update their existing bilateral free trade agreement. The goal is to expand the scope of the… read more →
India and the United Arab Emirates have mutually agreed to raise non-petroleum bilateral trade between the two countries to $100 billion by 2030, the South Asian nation’s trade minister said… read more →
Despite the widespread ‘backlash’ against ISDS, originating primarily in academia, ISDS offers important procedural protections for foreign investors and should be retained in Free FTAs.
Today, Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch flew to Switzerland to launch negotiations on a new UK-Switzerland free trade agreement (FTA) to boost trade between the two services superpowers. Switzerland is one… read more →
While seemingly disparate, the realms of financial crime and cybersecurity are increasingly intertwined. As cybercrime proliferates both in the UK and internationally, companies capable of identifying their specific cyber threats… read more →
