Has the Hanjin insolvency trumped ship arrest in Australia?
It is an unfortunate reality that insolvency law now plays a large part in the risk management decisions of the worldwide shipping industry24/01/2017
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Key trade appointees and President Trump’s approach to international trade policy
Now that President Trump has appointed the senior members of his trade policy team, we can examine their backgrounds in the context of his statements during and since the campaign to obtain a more informed look at a possible Trump’s trade policy24/01/2017 David S Christy Jr, Perkins Coie, US Michael P House, Perkins Coie, US Dave Townsend, Dorsey & Whitney, US
Brexit and international trade
BREXIT – the exit of the United Kingdom (UK) from the EU – may be the largest legal project in history—the moon landing of legal projects, of enormous complexity, with every question raising another question to be answered24/01/2017 Gary Horlick, Law Offices of Gary N Horlick, US
Latest customs developments in the US – the enforce and protect act, customs audits and informed compliance letters and false claim act cases
The U.S. has experienced a number of Customs developments in 2016 in the areas of the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA), Customs Audits and Informed Compliance Letters, and the False Claim Act24/01/2017 Adrienne Braumiller, Braumiller Law Group, US
EU judgments enforceable in Singapore with effect from 1 October 2016
On 14 April 2016, Singapore Parliament enacted the Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016 (“CCAA”), which provides for the implementation into Singapore law of the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (“Hague Convention”)24/01/2017 Kah Wah Leong, Rajah & Tann, Singapore
OECD BEPS project and trade: new perspectives
From 2013 to 2015, the Organisation for Economic Co-operative Development (“OECD”) worked on the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”). Final recommendations for the BEPS Action Plan were issued in 201524/01/2017 Eugene Lim, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, Singapore Seng Yi Lin, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, Singapore Michael Nixon, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, Singapore Cindy Owens, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, Singapore
Mexico: International trade developments 2015 – 2016 and beyond
For the past twenty or so years, Mexico has been active in the international trade arena24/01/2017 Horacio A López-Portillo, Vázquez Tercero y Zepeda, Mexico
The demise of TTIP?
The world has seen a surge in free trade agreements (FTAs) in the aftermath of the global economic crisis, including the emergence of FTAs covering significant segments of world trade24/01/2017 Renato Antonini, Jones Day, Belgium Eva Monard, Steptoe & Johnson, Belgium
The impact of Brexit on the free trade agreements of the European Union
The referendum held on 23 June 2016 constitutes the starting point of a process that may eventually result in the exit of the United Kingdom (“UK”) from the European Union (“EU”)24/01/2017 Philippe De Baere, Van Bael & Bellis, Belgium
Argentina seeks a deeper integration to the global economy
Last December, President Macri assumed office and his administration rapidly took measures to solve the balance of payment crisis which was the underlying cause of the import restrictions that were in place during the previous four years24/01/2017 Pablo J Gayol, Marval O’Farrell Mairal, Argentina
TPP, TTIP, and US/China/EU/WTO – A trade policy trifecta?
The two largest trade negotiations in history, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Trans-Atlantic Trade And Investment Partnership, are currently underway, with major changes likely to the world economy and somewhat lesser changes for the practice of international trade law (the two negotiations...
01/12/2014 Gary Horlick, Law Offices of Gary N Horlick, US
Recent developments in Canadian international trade law
For both practitioners who advise and represent clients under Canadian trade laws, as well as the clients subject to those laws, the past 18 to 24 months has been a period of significant activity and developments, creating new pitfalls to be avoided and new opportunities to be exploited.
Trade...
01/12/2014 Christopher J Kent, Cassidy Levy Kent, Canada
Trade policy in 2015 – delivery time?
The political relations of the European Union (EU) are reflected in the priorities and challenges of its trade agenda. 25 years ago, the traditional forum for settling trade tensions was the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and trade defence measures were used abundantly. The EU's trade agenda of...
01/12/2014 Ian S Forrester QC, White & Case, Belgium Fabienne Vermeeren, White & Case, Belgium
Open trade v trade protection - confusing the container ships
Australia has finalised four very important free trade agreements recently, with more on the way. At the same time, an uptick in domestic protectionism is clearly evident. The forefront of this protection has been the installation of a newly toughened anti-dumping regime.
Protective laws that...
01/12/2014 Daniel Moulis, Moulis Legal, Australia
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