On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention of July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the “Convention”) came into force in the UK. The Convention allows civil and commercial...more
7/9/2025
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English High Court determines that ratification of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards does not constitute prior written agreement to waive sovereign immunity....more
The current worldwide focus on tariffs, paired with reciprocal tariffs from various affected states, is likely to have significant impact on the costs of cross-border trade. Businesses focused on importing and exporting goods...more
4/16/2025
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In its August 6, 2019, judgment in Lomax v Lomax [2019] EWHC 1467, the English Court of Appeal (“CA”) reversed a High Court decision holding that the courts lack the power to compel parties to engage in early neutral...more