Commercial

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

Ever Given & beyond: Michael L Nash takes a voyage through the history of troubled ships at sea

Defining provenance post-Brexit: Paul Henty charts the often-painful experience of tackling rules of origin

Lawyers' hopes for the Lugano Convention crumbled to disappointment this week, amid reports the European Commission is opposed to the UK's accession.

What now for COVID-19 business interruption claims? Celso De Azevedo discusses the Supreme Court’s judgment & the issues likely to drive future litigation

A new regime for examining business transactions from a national security standpoint is on the way: Sophia Purkis & Judith Davidge provide an overview

Cross-border cases became more complex this year after the Brexit transition period ended without a deal on civil justice.