by Editor | Nov 4, 2024 | Commercial Issues, Environment, National Issues
Christian Liu, Legal Director, Clyde & Co Investors have previously been wary of entering the energy market in China, and for good reason. China’s energy sector is highly regulated, with rigid licensing regimes and exclusive rights for state-owned enterprises....
by Editor | Oct 16, 2024 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
María Elena Sierra Díaz, CEO, AS Consultores, Mexico In 2024, Mexico faces significant economic, political, and security challenges that have affected its stability and growth. Disregard for judicial mandates, recurring logistics crises at ports, and increasing...
by Editor | Sep 5, 2024 | Carriage by Road, Carriage by Sea, National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Ref: Judgment of the Rotterdam District Court dated 26 June 2024 in the proceedings between FN Global Meat B.V., claimant and DLG Overseas Logistics & Services B.V., defendant. The Netherlands...
by Editor | Jun 7, 2024 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. On 20 September 2023 ,the Electronic Trade Documents Act came into force. It is groundbreaking legislation. The driver behind the legislation was to ensure that certain trade documents, in electronic form, if they satisfied the...
by Editor | Feb 29, 2024 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, Multimodal, National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued its final rule on carrier detention and demurrage practices under the Ocean Shipping Reform Act 2022....
by Editor | Nov 26, 2023 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Maurice Lynch and Jason Symons, Mills Oakley, Australia Australia is amid a tumultuous period of cyber upheaval. Last weekend, another large Australian business was exposed to a cyber-attack. Australian businesses must now be thinking “If not now, when?” The attack...
