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Brexit Blog launches with Brexit Q&A
As formal Brexit negotiations have now started, Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce the launch of its new Brexit Notes blog, where you will …
The UK Government announces consultation on sanctions post-Brexit
The two year process of the UK's exit from the EU formally began on 29 March 2017 with notice being given under Article 50 of the Treaty on the European …
Trade Post-Brexit: What would a hard Brexit mean for international trade?
The UK’s vote to leave the EU brings with it the possibility of so-called 'hard Brexit'. Business needs to understand what Britain leaving the EU without …
Brexit - future UK trade relations with the EU and with third countries
As an EU member state the UK is currently part of the EU internal market, which is one of the most advanced trade areas in the world and has been …
High Court rules that the principle of non-justiciability, unlike state immunity, cannot be waived
In a recent judgment of 21 June 2016 on a number of summary judgment applications in the case of High Commissioner for Pakistan in the United Kingdom …
UK Supreme Court: Secretary of State decision to remove the hold on an individual's listing on the UN Security Council's Consolidated List of members of Al Qaida and its associates was lawful.
This UK Supreme Court judgment signals the end of lengthy court proceedings concerning the legality of the decision of the UK's Secretary of State for …
UK's ratification of ILO Forced Labour Protocol
On 22 January 2016, the United Kingdom ("UK") became the third member State of the International Labour Organisation ("ILO") to ratify a Protocol to the …
English High Court orders payment of $100m arbitral peremptory order, denying KRG claim to immunity
Summary In its recent judgment of 20 November 2015, the High Court of England and Wales (the "Court") enforced a US$100m peremptory order made in …
English Court of Appeal confirms that the estate of a head of state who dies in office enjoys immunity only in respect of official acts
In the recent decision of Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz [2015] EWCA Civ 481, the English Court of Appeal (the Court) confirmed …
The EU publishes amended guidance on financial sanctions
The Council of the European Union recently published a revised version of the EU Best Practices for the effective implementation of restrictive …
SFO brings first Bribery Act charges
The Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") had its first day in court in a Bribery Act prosecution on 24 September 2013, with three of four defendants connected …
New EU Directive: Reporting by Extractive Companies on Government Payments
The European Parliament and Council of Ministers have agreed the final form of the new EU rules for the disclosure, on a project by project basis, of …
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