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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

New Law Expands Scope of Iran Sanctions In New Ways

by Scott Maberry, Matthew Riemer | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/15/2013

As the new year brings in a new term for the Obama Administration, the pace of Iran sanctions shows no sign of slowing. As we reported in October and November, Washington’s commitment to denying Iran the ability to advance...more

New Iran Sanctions Enacted

by Sammi Malek, Melvin Schwechter | BakerHostetler on 1/16/2013

Satellite Export Controls Now Eligible to be Returned to Commerce Department Jurisdiction - On January 3, 2013, President Obama signed into law Public Law No. 112-239, the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of...more

Sanctions Update Part 2

by Reed Smith on 5/13/2011

This is a two part sanctions update. In Part One we look at a Court of Appeal judgment delivered last week which has implications not only for the insurance market, but also for any industry which trades or transacts with a...more

INCOTERMS 2010 – What you need to know (Part 2)

by Reed Smith on 11/3/2010

Our previous client alert, "INCOTERMS 2010 - What you need to know (part 1)" gave a brief overview of the main changes to INCOTERMS 2010, which comes into effect on 1 January 2011. We mentioned in that alert that, in addition...more

La navegabilidad del buque en el régimen jurídico de la seguridad marítima

by Max Navas on 9/27/2010

Presentación de la exposición y defensa del trabajo de Suficiencia Investigadora en Derecho de los transportes y de la navegación, realizada ante el Tribunal de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de...more

Extrapolations Can Spur Dangerous Conclusions

by John A. C. Cartner on 8/18/2010

Snippets from the smoke-and-mirrors intelligence sources will not help the industry get to the bottom of what happened to the M. Star. ...more

Calificación jurídica de los contratos atípicos por la Corte Suprema de Chile

by Rafael Durájn on 7/1/2010

Comentario sentencia dictada por la Corte Suprema que versa sobre la naturaleza jurídica del vínculo que unió a un importador de determinadas mercancías, quien actuó subrogado por su...more