by Editor | Dec 18, 2014 | National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Section 17(1) of the 1838 Act, as amended, provides as follows: “Every judgment debt shall carry interest at the rate of 8 pounds per centum per annum from such time as shall be prescribed by rules of court until the same shall be...
by Editor | Dec 18, 2014 | National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai In March 2014, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”) launched the National Company Credit Information System (the “NCCIS”). This online database, once established, will bring China in...
by Editor | Dec 18, 2014 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Arbitration clauses can’t be unconscionable, at least within the Ninth Circuit. As with many other industries, shipping and logistics contracts quite frequently contain mandatory arbitration clauses designed to expedite and avoid...
by Editor | Dec 18, 2014 | National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Shmuel Grossman, Roy Gilad, Grossman, Cordova, Gilad & Co, Israel Is a customs agent liable for payment of storage fees that were not collected from the importer? An interesting judgment issued several days ago, discusses the relationship between the bonded...
by Editor | Nov 24, 2014 | International Conventions, National Issues
Arthur A. Nitsevych, Interlegal Ukraine nitsevych@interlegal.com.ua Association Agreement with the EU The Association Agreement between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part...