In a landmark decision for international arbitration in Australia, the High Court has affirmed that the autonomy of parties to agree the law and process under which their contractual disputes will be resolved is paramount.

The TCL case confirmed the constitutional validity of the IAA, which applies to international arbitration in Australia.

Two recent attempts to dilute UK requirements for the enforcement of foreign judgments in insolvency have been rejected.

It is tailored to meet the specific needs of cross-border transactions, and has become a well tested and highly regarded body of law in both arbitral and court proceedings.

When dealing with seized goods, customs powers can now result in greater protection of trade mark and copyright rights.

The Government announced a restructure to the IPC to recover the cost of all import related cargo and trade functions.

Direct trading of the Australian Dollar and the Chinese Yuan Renminbi commenced on 10 April 2013, pursuant to an agreement between the Australian Government and the People's Bank of China.

This is an analysis of the AAT case which led to the reinstatement of a customs brokers' licence cancelled by Customs.