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Jurisdictional guides relevant to international trade, giving lawyers an overview of applicable laws at national level which impacts on international trade.
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Covering all WTO agreements, WTO disputes, trade remedies, free trade agreements, the UK-EU TCA as well as guidance on a range of topics related to international trade such as sanctions and export controls.
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Latest International Trade News
This round-up includes details of publications made by Specialised Committees established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) for the...
The Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) has published an analysis examining how President Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs, which...
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has announced multiple tariff modifications under the UK-US trade agreement, to be implemented by end-June...
Details of updates to HMRC import, export and customs guidance for the period from 10 to 16 June 2025....
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published initial findings proposing to extend anti-dumping duties on Chinese ceramic tableware and kitchenware...
Latest International Trade Practice Notes
Trade in goods under the Aus-UK FTAThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on trade in goods under the Australia and UK Free Trade Agreement...
A practical guide to FCPA investigations (US) [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained. It provided...
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act—background (US) [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained. For...
A practical guide to the US Department of Justice's Corporate Enforcement Policy in the FCPA context [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been...
FCPA—who it applies to and what it prohibits (US)FORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 10 February 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order pausing all...
Latest International Trade Precedents
Sanctions warranty provisions—share purchase agreement—pro-buyer—corporate seller—conditional—long formInsert the following definitions as new...
Sanctions warranty provisions—asset purchase agreement—pro-buyer—corporate seller—conditional—long formInsert the following definitions as new...
Sanctions warranty provisions—asset purchase agreement—short—formInsert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of Precedent: Asset...
Sanctions warranty provisions—share purchase agreement—pro-seller—corporate seller—conditional—long formInsert the following definitions as new...
Sanctions warranty provisions—share purchase agreement—pro-buyer—individual sellers—conditional—long formInsert the following definitions as new...
Latest International Trade Q&As
Featured International Trade content
CIArb explores CISG application to reverse auctions in procurement
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) has published an analysis exploring the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for...
An introduction to the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
An introduction to the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing MeasuresThis Practice Note introduces the basic concepts of subsidisation and...
How to import goods into the UK
How to import goods into the UKThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on importing goods into the UK or Northern Ireland from any country...
Philippines notifies WTO of safeguard investigation on corrugating medium
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has reported that the Philippines has submitted a notification that it has initiated a preliminary safeguarding...
Evidence in countervailing investigations
Evidence in countervailing investigationsThe Practice Note provides practical guidance on the evidence to be used in countervailing investigations. It...
Trump signs order for 25% steel, aluminum import tariffs from March 12
Steel makers around the world will see a tariff of 25% reimposed on exports to the US under an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump on...
An introduction to the basic principles of trade
An introduction to the basic principles of tradeStructure of the WTO agreementsThe Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization...
An introduction to the Agreement on Safeguards
An introduction to the Agreement on SafeguardsThis Practice Note introduces the basic concepts of safeguard measures as contained in the World Trade...
The WTO’s Pharma Agreement
The WTO’s Pharma AgreementThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Trade in Pharmaceutical...
An introduction to plurilateral agreements of the WTO
An introduction to plurilateral agreements of the WTOIntroductionThe plurilateral agreements of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are found in Annex...
How to read a GATS schedule of commitments
How to read a GATS schedule of commitmentsThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on how to read a General Agreement on Trade in Services...
An introduction to the Agreement on Trade-related Investment Measures
An introduction to the Agreement on Trade-related Investment MeasuresIntroduction to the Agreement on Trade-related Investment MeasuresThe Agreement...
Canada initiates WTO dispute challenging US over new trade duties
Canada has initiated World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute proceedings against the United States over newly announced ad valorem duties...
International Trade weekly highlights—4 April 2024
Free trade agreementsWTOCustoms...
Panama appeals WTO dispute panel report on import measures from Costa Rica
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced that Panama has notified its decision to appeal the dispute panel report in case DS599, ‘Panama —...
International Trade weekly highlights—13 June 2024
In this issue:Trade in goodsAnti-dumpingWTO...
Stages in an anti-dumping investigation
Stages in an anti-dumping investigationIntroductionThis Practice Note provides practical guidance of the stages in typical anti-dumping investigation....
International Trade weekly highlights—7 March 2024
In this issue:Key developments and materialsWTOCustoms...
Associated legal terms
Bidder / offeror
See Offeror/bidder.
Contracted-out mixed benefit
This was the provision of defined benefit and money purchase benefits in separate sections in a pension scheme, which was contracted-out in relation to both sections.
Principal charge
A charge to inheritance tax on relevant property on the periodic ten-year anniversary of the trust's creation. It is also known as the ‘ten-year charge’.
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