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Updates on Environmental Criminal Law in France

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Environmental criminal law in France has developed steadily over the past several years. Recently, however, there has been a shift of the political narrative — both in Europe and domestically — toward simplification rather...more

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Deep Sea Mining Uncovered: Part Three - Navigating the Deep Blue Sea: To Pause or Proceed?

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Key takeaways - Having missed the deadline to finalise exploitation regulations by 2023, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is targeting Part Two of its 30th session being held this month from 7 to 18 July 2025 for the...more

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Deep Sea Mining Uncovered: Part Two - Diving into the Deep Blue Sea: From Exploration to Exploitation

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Key takeaways - The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of UNCLOS (Implementation Agreement) established a general framework for Deep Sea...more

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Deep Sea Mining Uncovered: Part One - Digging into the Deep Blue Sea: The Basics of Deep Sea Mining

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Deep Sea Mining (DSM) involves extracting mineral deposits from the seabed (at depths below 200 metres). The deep seabed covers approximately two-thirds of the total seafloor and is rich in deposits of critical minerals...more

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Box overboard! World Shipping Council’s 2025 report shows increase in lost cargo with conflict around major shipping lanes

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The World Shipping Council (“WSC”) recently released its Containers Lost at Sea Report 2025 compiling global data on cargo lost at sea from the previous year and promoting loss prevention recommendations for the maritime...more

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Update to the Inter-Club Agreement

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The International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) has announced an amendment to the Inter-Club New York Produce Exchange Agreement 2011 (ICA). The ICA 2025 amendment will take effect on July 14, 2025 and represents only the fourth...more

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Le Canada annonce le plus important ensemble de sanctions contre la Russie depuis 2022

Le 17 juin 2025, le gouvernement fédéral canadien a annoncé l’imposition du « plus vaste ensemble » de sanctions liées aux navires et au commerce contre la Russie depuis l’invasion à grande échelle de l’Ukraine par la Russie...more

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Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of June 2025

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I. U.S. SANCTIONS - Politico Reports President Trump Will Not Increase Sanctions on Russia to Maintain Peace Talks: On June 25, Politico reported that during an interview with Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, Secretary...more

White & Case LLP

Diving in for critical minerals? Is the era of deep sea mining upon us?

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Mining and mineral resources have always been a lightning rod for economic and political power, and the modern era is no different – 2025 has seen a market acceleration in states and private companies vying for the world's...more

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“No-poach” class actions: Fourth Circuit reinstates naval engineers’ Sherman Act claims against shipbuilders

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Takeaway: We have written about “no-poach” class actions, in which employers allegedly conspire not to recruit or hire each other’s employees with the intent of driving down wages. See Eleventh Circuit reinstates no-hire...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

No “Wait and See,” Says Supreme Court of Canada: Statutes May Be Constitutionally Inapplicable on the Basis of Potential Effects...

In Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 17 (Opsis), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) held that a statute can be declared constitutionally inapplicable to an enterprise carrying on activities...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Canada Unveils Sweeping New Russia Sanctions Targeting Trade, Sanctions Evasion and Key Industries

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On June 13, 2025, the Government of Canada registered three significant packages of amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the Regulations) under SOR/2025-141, SOR/2025-142 and SOR/2025-143....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Announces Biggest Package of Sanctions Against Russia Since 2022

On June 17, 2025, Canada announced its “biggest-ever” package of vessel- and trade-related sanctions against Russia since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The amendments to the Special Economic...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Doctrine de l’exclusivité des compétences : La CSC statue qu’une loi du Québec est inapplicable aux entreprises fédérales

Dans l’affaire Opsis Services aéroportuaires inc. c. Québec (Procureur général) (l’« affaire Opsis »), la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a statué que la doctrine de l’exclusivité des compétences demeure une composante...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Fast-Tracking Federal Natural Resource Approvals: Seabed Exploration and Mining

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has issued a slew of executive orders and other directives aimed at expediting certain land use authorizations and approvals on federally managed land, primarily...more

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China Shipbuilding - Industry and Shippers Prepare for Tariffs

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Domestic U.S. shipping interests are closely monitoring a United States Trade Representative (USTR) proposal for import and export trades involving Chinese vessels. There is a Section 301 investigation prompted by domestic...more

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A Primer on U.S. Non-Continuous Domestic Trade

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The U.S. inland waterway system is a critical and underutilized component of the domestic supply chain that serves intrastate commerce and non-contiguous markets originating in or destined for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S....more

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Norway Bulletin 2025

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We are pleased to present the Conyers Norway Bulletin for 2025. This edition highlights key developments impacting Bermuda-incorporated companies in the Norwegian market over the past year. The Euronext Oslo Børs...more

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Evasive maneuvers: How US courts sidestep the Hague Service Convention and effects on foreign defendants

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Despite recent fluctuations in trade policy in the US, companies engaged in international shipping find US courts are increasingly familiar territory. But when a foreign shipping company is sued in the US, how that company is...more

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SCC Finds Quebec Law Inapplicable to Federal Undertakings Under Interjurisdictional Immunity Doctrine

In Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General) (Opsis), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) affirmed that the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity (IJI) remains an essential feature of Canada’s federal...more

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EU adopts 17th sanctions package against Russia; makes new designations relating to other regimes

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On 20 May 2025, the EU adopted its 17th package of sanctions against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The package expands the products included in the export ban on advanced technology items, subjects more...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Enforcement of China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law Strengthens Through Private Cause of Action and New Implementing Rules

In November 2024, in the first successful private cause of action under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (AFSL), a Chinese court adjudicated a civil claim by a Chinese company against its overseas customer for failure to pay...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FMC to Examine Vessel Flagging Laws and Practices

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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) recently announced it was launching a non-adjudicatory investigation into whether foreign vessel flagging laws and practices create unfavorable shipping conditions for the U.S. trade. The...more

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ANTAQ Publishes New Guidelines on Transfer of Corporate Control in Port Contracts

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The Brazilian National Agency for Waterway Transportation (ANTAQ) published Resolution No. 128/2025 (RN 128/2025), revising the procedures for the transfer of corporate control under port authority concession contracts, lease...more

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2025 Global Shipping Digest

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If last year’s first ReConnect conference embodied a successful proof of concept, the second iteration has not only maintained momentum, but leveraged last year’s foundation to propel towards greater success. The total number...more

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