Effective management of subsidies and countervailing measures is crucial for maintaining fair trade practices and compliance with international regulations. Stay ahead with expert advice on addressing government financial assistance that can impact competition in the global market. Equip yourself with practical legal strategies to navigate disputes and enforcement actions, ensuring your clients adhere to WTO rules and avoid punitive measures. From understanding subsidy classifications to handling complex litigation, gain the insights needed for proficient advocacy in this challenging aspect of international trade law.
The following International Trade news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on International Trade weekly highlights—15 May 2025
An introduction to the basic principles of tradeStructure of the WTO agreementsThe Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization...
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes the WTO announcing that the 12th Ministerial Conference will be hosted on 12—15...
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes the WTO announcing that the chair of the fisheries subsidies negotiations,...
International Trade analysis: The House of Lords International Agreements Committee (IAC) has welcomed the government’s undertaking to increase...
An introduction to the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing MeasuresThis Practice Note introduces the basic concepts of subsidisation and countervailing measures as contained in the WTO’s Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement. It covers the main aspects relevant to subsidy matters,
Micklefield clausesWhat is a Micklefield clause?It is common for employee share plans to provide that, on termination of employment (or when an employee is given or receives notice of termination of employment), subsisting share awards will be forfeited and subsisting share options will lapse.It is
Financial clean break orders in family proceedingsDuty of the court to consider a clean breakAlthough there is no presumption in favour of there being a financial clean break between parties on divorce, the court is under a duty to consider whether it would be appropriate to exercise its powers so
Brussels I (recast)—domicile (Arts 4 and 63) [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note considers the general rule set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012, Brussels I (recast) when determining the relevance of a defendant’s domicile to
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