United Kingdom: International Law

On 4 November 2024, HMRC published a Notice to Exporters regarding a compound penalty of £58,426.45 imposed for breaches of Russian trade sanctions.

Four years ago we commented upon the introduction of a Russian counter-sanction known as the "Lugovoy Law", which permitted Russian parties to seek to have disputes...

The UK Court of Appeal has upheld the enforcement of a US$64 million Hong Kong arbitration award against Mrs. Zhang, rejecting her claim that the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) should override the award. Lord Justice Males clarified that if the CRA applied and was breached, it could nullify an arbitration award on public policy grounds. This highlights the importance for consumer-facing businesses to carefully consider contract terms, dispute resolution clauses, and local laws, particularly i

Increasingly, contracting parties are including an express duty of "good faith" in their contracts.

The value of bilateral investment treaty ("BIT") protection should not be underestimated in today’s turbulent economic times.

Continuing unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, the on-going crisis in Syria and increasing tensions between Iran and the West over Iran’s nuclear programme are resulting in a number of far-reaching trade sanctions, the implementation of which is patchy and the impact often unpredictable.

In December of last year, the Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") handed down its ruling in the joined cases of Philips (C446/09) and Nokia (C495/09).

Business Development Partner Richard McNeilly shares his views.

The European Commission has been considering various alternatives aimed at, to a greater or lesser extent, harmonising the various systems of European contract law.

On 18 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on future measures to protect the European Union (EU) steel sector from unfair trade practices.

On this 4thof July, Britain was also celebrating. The first country to secure a trade deal with the Trump Administration, the U.K. can indeed celebrate the so-called Special Relationship.

The last 12 months have tested the resilience of European businesses as elevated interest rates, waning consumer confidence and political instability weighed heavily on corporate performance.