The Court of Appeal held that an exclusion of liability clause did not prohibit a claim for wasted expenditure. The clause in the spotlight was as follows: “… neither…
Two relatively recent cases remind us of the possible limits of “reserving your rights” in certain situations. For Mr Justice Baker, in the 2018 case Phones 4u Ltd (In…
Background The case arose out of a JV for the operation of a Russian coalmine with 3 investors, including NDK, which held a 75% share in an SPV registered in…
On 26 September, the UK government placed new sanctions in connection with the war in Ukraine on several Russian businessmen “for supporting or obtaining benefit from the Government of Russia…
Proposed EU Customs Reform Significantly Changes Approach to Customs Checks and Processes On May 17, 2023, the European Commission (Commission) presented a landmark proposal for the most ambitious reform…
Proposed Modifications to the Section 301 Actions (Docket Number USTR-2024-0007) In June the US Trade Representative consulted on proposed additions to the USTR’s Section 301’s 25% import duties, including HTS…