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The European Commission has announced the initiation of a safeguard investigation to assess whether measures are needed to protect EU manufacturers of...
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes: the UK Mission to the World Trade Organization announcing £14m Aid for Trade...
MLex: Tariff cuts included in the EU-Mercosur trade agreement will apply provisionally from 1 May 2026 after the European Commission completed...
The UK Mission to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), UN and other international organisations in Geneva announced a £14 million Aid for Trade package...
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 MeasuresThis Practice Note introduces the basic concepts of subsidisation and...
How to import goods into the UKThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on importing goods into the UK or Northern Ireland from any country...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has reported that the Philippines has submitted a notification that it has initiated a preliminary safeguarding...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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