The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published its intended recommendation to revoke a countervailing measure on imports of continuous filament glass fibre products from Egypt. The recommendation follows a transition review initiated on 20 March 2025 to assess whether the measure, inherited from the European Union following Brexit, remained necessary. In its Statement of Essential Facts, the TRA determined that revocation is appropriate given the absence of current UK production of glass fibre, meaning no UK industry can suffer injury from imports. The UK imported over £35m worth of glass fibre in 2024, with 7.5% originating from Egypt. Glass fibres are used in wind turbine blade creation and across marine, automotive, building and construction industries. Interested parties have until 11:59pm GMT on 10 November 2025 to comment on the Statement of Essential Facts through the Trade Remedies Service. The TRA estimates that removing this measure could reduce import costs for UK users of glass fibre reinforcements.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published its initial findings, following a transition review, which recommend the revocation of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on electric bicycles (e-bikes) from China. The TRA found that it would not be in the economic interest of the UK to keep the measures in place. With the measures revoked, the UK economy could benefit by an average of £51m per year, consumers could save an average of £260 per e-bike and an average of 31,000 more e-bikes could be bought per year in the UK. Alternative measures recommended in the event that the TRA believes a measure to not be in the economic interest of the UK will only apply to folding e-bikes.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published findings recommending the extension of UK steel safeguard measures until 30 June 2026, covering all 15 current steel product categories. The recommendation follows TRA's extension review which found imports would likely increase and serious injury would recur to UK producers if measures expired. The safeguards protect five UK producers with £5bn turnover, employing 15,000 staff and contributing £595m to the economy. Under World Trade Organisation rules, no similar safeguard could be implemented for eight years after 2026. The Secretary of State for Business and Trade will make the final decision following a consultation period ending 7 March 2024.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has initiated a transition review of anti-dumping measures on bicycles and certain bicycle parts from China, consigned from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Tunisia. The review aims to determine if the measures, inherited from the EU and due to expire on 30 August 2024, are still suitable for the UK's needs. Businesses can register interest by 6 September 2024 to participate in the review.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has conducted a transition review and recommended that the Secretary of State for Business and Trade revoke the countervailing duty on imports of continuous filament glass fibre products from Egypt, and the Secretary of State accepted this recommendation with effect from 26 June 2025, the date the measure would otherwise have expired. The review, initiated on 20 March 2025, assessed whether the measure, one of 43 retained from the EU following the UK’s withdrawal, remained necessary to prevent injury from subsidised imports, examining the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 and injury data from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2024. The TRA concluded that there is no current UK production of the goods concerned and therefore no domestic industry at risk of injury, making revocation appropriate. The products covered include chopped glass fibre strands of not more than 50 ml and certain glass fibre rovings, which are used in wind turbine blades and in the marine, automotive, building and construction sectors; in 2024, the UK imported over £35m of such products, 7.5% of which originated in Egypt.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published its reconsidered decisions, upholding two previous decisions on anti-dumping measures on aluminium extrusions imports from China following an application from a UK producer requesting the reconsiderations. The applicant claimed the anti-dumping duties imposed are not reflective of the level of injurious dumping and that large extrusions should not have been excluded. The TRA has upheld its decisions to recommend a new anti-dumping duty be applied to imports of certain aluminium extrusions from China to the UK, and to not apply duties on certain types of large aluminium exclusions ie to not extend the measure on these products.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published its final decision upholding its recommendation to impose anti-dumping measures on imports of excavators from China, following reconsideration requests by LiuGong Group and Caterpillar Group. The TRA concluded that there were no grounds to amend its original decision, and the anti-dumping tariffs—ranging from 18.81% to 40.08%—will remain in force in line with the notice effective from 14 May 2025.

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The Trustee Sustainability Working Group (TSWG) has published its 2026 objectives, aimed at accelerating sustainable investment practices across the pensions industry. The objectives focus on three key priorities: (1) developing proportionate sustainability reporting that transforms compliance requirements into meaningful impact; (2) addressing the perception gap, with an estimated 70–80% of trustees and consultants viewing sustainability as a ‘tick-box’ exercise and (3) providing scalable solutions that enable pension schemes of all sizes to engage in sustainable investing beyond basic reporting requirements.

Law360: The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said retired women receive £7,000 a year less from their pensions than retired men — a gender gap that it warns is closing far too slowly. This divide is reportedly even worse than the gender pay gap between men and women.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) analysis shows disabled workers earn £2.24 less per hour than non-disabled workers, creating a 15.5% pay gap and leaving them over £4,000 worse off annually. This disparity is even starker for disabled women, who earn 27.3% less than non-disabled men. Alongside lower pay, disabled workers face higher unemployment rates and are more likely to be in insecure jobs such as zero-hours contracts, which limit financial stability and flexibility.