On 26 May 2023, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) released its Annual Casework Report for the year 2022 (Report). The Report provides some insight into the LCIA’s work over the past year and reveals a solid...more
In autumn last year, the Law Commission of England and Wales published its review of the U.K. Arbitration Act 1996 (the First Paper). We outlined some of the Law Commission’s proposals in the First Paper in our update from...more
In this continuation of updates on international arbitration trends in 2022, several additional arbitral institutions have published their annual reports, confirming a busy recovery year in the international arbitration...more
This week, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak unveiled a new deal on the trading arrangements between the United Kingdom and European Union which —...more
In this edition of Faegre Drinker’s State Attorneys General Update, we discuss:
• The Colorado AG’s $4 million settlement with two credit unions related to auto loan GAP fees...more
Hong Kong -
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has recently released their statistics for 2022, providing an interesting glimpse into the state of international arbitration in Hong Kong....more
On the 22nd of August 2022, the U.K. government launched a new immigration route, the Scale-Up Worker visa. This route has been designed to provide growing businesses and organisations a cheaper, streamlined process to...more
The Arbitration Act 1996 came into force on 31 January 1997. Twenty-five years later it is still the gold-standard legal framework for arbitration.
On 22 September 2022, the Law Commission of England and Wales published...more
The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) in May 2020. This was a relaunch of the chamber of commerce’s original London Chamber of Arbitration, founded in...more
In our recent update Assessing the LCIA’s 2021 Annual Casework Report we reported that there had been a dip in the number of cases referred to international arbitration institutions in 2021. Further, the London Court of...more
On May 17, 2022, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) released its Annual Casework Report, which provides an insight into the LCIA’s caseload in 2021. This follows statistics released by the International...more
On March 22, 2022, the United States and the United Kingdom announced a bilateral deal to resolve a three-year dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs.
The announcement follows another bilateral deal reached in October...more
On February 7, 2022, the United States announced actions to ease Section 232 tariffs on Japanese-origin steel products in exchange for Japan’s commitments in several key trade areas.
The announcement comes on the heels...more
On January 4, 2022, a three-member dispute panel — established per the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) — announced a significant decision in the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada, finding that...more
The United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently launched a consultation regarding the transfer of personal data outside of the U.K. The ICO is seeking comment on its draft international data transfer...more
Last year’s European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland LTD, Maximillian Schrems, C-311/18 (Schrems II) continues to have ramifications for cross border data transfers. The...more
Hailed as a “new chapter” in the bilateral trade relationship between the U.S. and the European Union (EU), both sides announced on Tuesday during a U.S.-EU summit in Brussels that a deal was reached to suspend (for five...more
Viewed by many as a crucial step in the Biden administration’s effort to “rebuild” the trade relationship with traditional U.S. allies in Europe, on March 4, 2021, the United States and the United Kingdom announced a...more
On March 5, 2021, the United States and the European Union announced a four-month suspension of tariffs emanating from the decades-long trans-Atlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies. The move comes just one day after a the...more
Negotiations between the United Kingdom (U.K.) Government and the European Union (EU) on their post-Brexit relationship will continue into their fourth round on 1 June, following three negotiating rounds that have so far been...more
Between April 20 and 24, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (U.K.) conducted the second round of negotiations on their future trading relationship. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the EU's chief negotiator,...more
The United Kingdom (U.K.) Government has announced a new partnership with airlines to return to the U.K. tourists and other British nationals who are stranded overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The plan consists of...more
The coronavirus pandemic has led to unprecedented changes and challenges for employers. In response, the U.K. Government has announced various measures to assist U.K. employers, who must now navigate a new array of U.K....more
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many unprecedented challenges for both governments and businesses in the past few weeks. One of the most pressing issues for the National Health Service (NHS) and the United Kingdom (U.K.)...more
Statutory Changes to U.K. Employment Law -
National Minimum Wage 2020 -
The minimum hourly wages will increase from 6 April 2020:
•The National Living Wage for those aged 25 and above will increase from £8.21 to...more