International

The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has published the second report of session 2022-23, entitled ‘The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine’. The report welcomes the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (EC(TE)A 2022), but concludes that the measures do not go far or fast enough and do little to address the fundamental mismatch between the resources of law enforcement agencies and their target

Ping-fat Sze questions whether parties involved in small claims proceedings are fairly treated

An Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA) for Ukraine has been set up by the EU, US and UK to help hold accountable those who commit war crimes during the Russian invasion

The world acted quickly when the conflict in Ukraine started in February 2022

James Halsted & Marcin Durlak on the legal dangers of getting lost in translation

Tom Bedford & Chris Dyke examine the regulatory consequences for firms arising from the war in Ukraine

Roe v Wade: the situation in the US highlights a gross lack of understanding of law and process, and its exploitation for political purposes, says David Locke

The leaked Dobbs draft judgment, in which the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey, has created widespread alarm in the US

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced a new package of sanctions on Russia and Belarus targeting £1.7bn worth of trade, including platinum and palladium

In the first of a three-part series on Jersey & Guernsey law, Simon Hurry provides an overview of insolvency in the Channel Islands & the options available