This Practice Note sets out different types of overseas pension plans and their features as well as valuation, procedural and enforcement issues that may be encountered by family practitioners when dealing with overseas pensions within financial proceedings. On an application for a financial remedy, practitioners may encounter a range of pension or pension-like arrangements, including those that have been built up or transferred overseas. Careful consideration should be given to the rules of any foreign pension scheme, which may be radically different from anything encountered in the UK. Some overseas pensions are liquid to a greater extent than UK pensions and can be regarded as another pot of capital for division, thus it might be possible to make a conventional lump sum order rather than a pension sharing/attachment order to share the available funds either immediately or on a deferred basis. Life insurance to cover the period before the lump sum is paid should be considered. The tax consequences of any withdrawals from such a scheme will need to be ascertained

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the UN‑related body that oversees international cooperation, standards and verification in the peaceful use of nuclear energy and nuclear materials. In UK and Irish legal practice it is most often encountered in nuclear regulation, export control, environmental law, sanctions, defence and public international law.The term is used descriptively but its role and functions are reflected in international instruments and in domestic legislation, including nuclear safeguards, safety and security regimes in the UK and Ireland. The IAEA conducts inspections and monitoring under safeguards agreements, issues binding and non‑binding standards, and provides the framework for verifying that nuclear material is not diverted to weapons.For England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the IAEA underpins obligations implemented through the Office for Nuclear Regulation, safeguards law and certain foreign affairs and security legislation. In Ireland, it informs regulatory oversight of radiological protection, nuclear safety and international commitments. Across all four jurisdictions, references to the IAEA in statutes, regulations, treaties and licences are generally consistent, signposting obligations on states and operators to comply with IAEA safeguards, reporting and safety standards.

Benefits which usually are awarded to individuals who come from one country, for a company based in a second country, for work done in a third country. These individuals are known as TCNs – third country nationals.

Law360 Expert analysis: Across 5–6 May 2026, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), together with its French and Swiss counterparts, the Parquet National Financier (PNF) and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, hosted its inaugural International Conference on Economic Crime.According to the analysis, with contributions from Nicholas Querée and Jörg Bielefeld, Partners at Addleshaw Goddard LLP, the conference provides an opportunity to assess the current state of international bribery and corruption enforcement. The authors conclude that, despite growing international cooperation, enforcement remains uneven across jurisdictions, requiring businesses to maintain robust anti-bribery compliance and internal controls while managing the increasing role of supranational agencies.

This practical guidance relates to the Procurement Act 2023 regime This practical guidance focusses on public procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). New in-scope procurements must be carried out under PA 2023. For background reading on the PA 2023 regime, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Procurements started before PA 2023 came into force (on 24 February 2025) remain governed by the previous legislation (the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, SI 2015/102, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, SI 2016/274, the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, SI 2016/273, and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011, SI 2011/1848). For background reading on the key differences between PA 2023 and the previous regime, see Checklist: Procurement Act 2023—key changes. For details of the transitional arrangements, see Practice Note: Procurement Act 2023 transitional and saving arrangements—PA 2023. International commitments underlying PA 2023 This Practice Note examines the international commitments underlying PA 2023, with particular

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While the use of arbitration in domestic construction disputes in the UK has waned due to the continuing popularity of adjudication, it remains a popular forum for resolving disputes arising from construction projects where the contracting parties are from different jurisdictions. The costs of international arbitration can be similar to those of litigation, but this is highly dependent on the circumstances of the case, such as the size and complexity. However, arbitration provides a number of advantages over litigation for parties, particularly for projects undertaken in jurisdictions where the local courts may not have sufficient experience or expertise, or where there are fears of local bias. The main advantages of international arbitration are: • the ability for parties to select a neutral forum and the laws that will govern the arbitration (seat) • the ability to select arbitrators and ensure they have the characteristics the parties desire, such as technical expertise, legal knowledge, or experience as an arbitrator • the ability to determine the rules that the arbitrators will apply to the arbitration and the option

This Practice Note identifies the key commercial, political and contractual issues that need to be considered when dealing with construction projects outside the UK, including language issues, local customs, the use of standard forms, funding, shipping/transport, force majeure issues, insurances, law of the jurisdiction and method of dispute resolution. Location of project—practical considerations When an organisation or individual is looking to undertake a construction project in a territory other than its home market, it should ensure it is fully aware of the practical considerations that could arise as a result of the location of the project. Parties need to be aware that positions or behaviour considered as market standard in their domestic market may be different in another jurisdiction. In particular, there may be: • significant differences in contracting practice between different areas. For example: ◦ contracts in civil code jurisdictions are sometimes shorter than those in common law jurisdictions, as the code will impose key provisions into contracts and onto the parties to them ◦ some jurisdictions place significant restrictions on the use or certainty

Arbitration analysis: This case involved a breach of contract claim between a Canadian seller and a US (Minnesota) buyer for the sale of hand sanitisers during the early stages of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Although the US buyer alleged that the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) constituted an ‘impermissible new theory of liability at the summary judgment stage’, the court held that the CISG applied because the sales contract had been executed between parties of contracting states, Minnesota law governed the contract, and the parties had (neither explicitly nor implicitly) opted-out of the CISG. The court further ruled that an invoice was not a condition precedent in a cash-on-delivery (COD) contract. Finally, repudiating from US case law, the court held that attorneys’ fees were recoverable as foreseeable damages under CISG Art 74. Written by Gizem Alper, independent international legal and ADR advisor.