Commercial

Profession remains resilient in the face of COVID-19

Proposals to allow electronic versions of bills of lading, bills of exchange and other documents have been launched by the Law Commission.

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council—Assessment on the application of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to accede to the 2007 Lugano Convention, has been published in the Official Journal.

The EU Commission has confirmed rumours that it opposes UK accession to the Lugano Convention, in a blow to UK businesses and consumers.

Art, antiques, & antiquities: Racheal Muldoon reviews the key changes to UK-EU trade post-Brexit

Restoring competition in the digital market is essential for enhancing consumers’ confidence in e-commerce, says Dr Jing Wang

47% more judgments handed down than previous year

The Conference on European Restructuring and Insolvency Law (CERIL) has reported that a CERIL Working Party conducted a survey on issues of international jurisdiction for individual legal cross-border actions that ‘derive directly from public collective insolvency proceedings and are closely linked with them’. 

Rules of origin complicates trade after Brexit

The Law Society has commented on the National Security and Investment Bill (the Bill) in a Parliamentary Briefing