by Editor | Nov 18, 2025 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, Insurance
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. Ref: Amlin Marine Nv v King Trader Limited and others – Court of Appeal “Pay to be paid” clause in policies of marine insurance are ancient and widespread and recently were the subject of scrutiny by the Court of Appeal in a...
by Editor | Nov 10, 2025 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai US-China maritime trade relations continue to evolve rapidly. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a series of notices (covered in our article, USTR Section 301 Fee and Tariff Measures and Their Impact to...
by Editor | Oct 27, 2025 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Countries around the world are scrambling to respond to a global trade war launched by Donald Trump, but the US-Canada relationship stands out as one of the most chaotic. Canada is one of America’s...
by Editor | Oct 27, 2025 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, Principal + Agent
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd; Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd and Wrench v FirstRand Bank Ltd [2025] UKSC 33 The outcome of this recent Supreme Court decision turned on the question whether the law recognised a duty owed by a motor...
by Editor | Feb 26, 2025 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, Jurisdiction + Forum
Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Ref: Judgment of the Rotterdam District Court 14 November 2024, ECLI:NL:RBROT: 2024:11505 in the interim relief proceedings between Intertoys B.V., claimant and Flexport International LLC,...
by Editor | Feb 6, 2025 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Trade Tensions Between Mexico and the U.S.: Impact on Foreign Trade and Global Logistics María Elena Sierra Díaz, AS Consultores, Mexico Introduction The trade relationship between Mexico and the United States is facing uncertainty following President Donald Trump’s...
