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This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes: the European Commission announcing a political agreement on an EU-US trade deal...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has reported that the Russian Federation notified the WTO Committee on Safeguards on 14 May 2026 of the initiation...
The European Commission has announced a political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on two Regulations implementing...
MLex: Chinese imports fueled a sharp increase in anti-dumping measures imposed by the European Commission last year, MLex has learned, highlighting...
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...
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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
Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements[Insert addressee details]Dear [insert name][It is our understanding that [insert name of prospective employee] [was an employee of yours between the dates of [insert dates as appropriate] OR is a current employee of
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