The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an “impending global recession” as governments have been forced to suspend much economic activity in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. Economic and political uncertainty, coupled...more
5/5/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Exchange Rates ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Institutions ,
Global Economy ,
International Banks ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Relief Measures ,
Sovereign Debt ,
State of Emergency
On January 29, President Donald Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law, completing the ratification procedure within the United States. The USMCA is now expected to come into force in the...more
2/1/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Canada ,
Corporate Counsel ,
CPTPP ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dispute Resolution Clauses ,
Federal Contractors ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Investor Protection ,
Mexico ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Multinationals ,
NAFTA ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
The UK House of Commons has rejected the government’s proposed Withdrawal Agreement. Unless the Agreement (or an amended version of it) is approved by the House of Commons, or the Brexit date of 29 March 2019 is postponed or...more
1/16/2019
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Free Movement ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
MiFID II ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Treaty ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
Businesses and consumers need certainty over the laws that underpin trading across the borders of the EU and the millions of contracts they make each day which currently benefit from the legal certainty membership of the EU...more