Internet platform providers rely upon developers of applications to populate their application stores. Some platform providers mandate app developers to use the platform’s in-app purchasing system as a condition to sell the...more
With the COVID-19 pandemic changing the way we live, shop and work, as of June 1, 2020, the Global Aviation Trading System (“GATS”) aims to bring into the 21st century the way we trade and finance aircraft equipment. GATS is...more
Every aircraft owner, leasing company and airline should be looking into GATS and how it can (will) change the way in which they will acquire, own, lease and trade aircraft. GATS is the new Global Aviation Trading System...more
On May 10, 2017, the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) published a Brexit quick brief: “External trade policy and a UK exit from the EU – the UK’s WTO profile and beyond”. The UK’s decision to leave the EU means that...more
- Recent amendments to Russia’s data processing rules require that databases used to process personal information of Russian citizens be located in the Russian Federation, even if the data is maintained by foreign...more
The business networking platform LinkedIn is the first major international player to fall victim to the implementation of Russia’s “data localization” law, with effect from September 1, 2015, which requires all parties...more
With Congress preoccupied with the debate over whether to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) (so-called "fast track" authority) and the merits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the negotiation of the Trade in...more
The Obama Administration has recently announced its intention to begin negotiating a new agreement aimed at promoting international trade in services. These negotiations, which have received strong backing from both the...more
International trade and investment in the energy sector takes place in a framework of treaties based on the conviction that all boats rise on the tide of free trade and underpinned by legal obligations, including the...more