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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a trademark suit against a charter school operator and public school district in Texas but explained that the charter school was not automatically immune from lawsuits based on sovereign immunity.

The European Commission has recently published a report detailing the additional customs duties it proposes to impose on imports of certain products originating in the US. If the Commission’s proposal is accepted and the US fails to bring its legislation in line with the WTO rules, from 1 May 2005, these additional duties will be applied.

G sold a cargo of butane to B to be used as feedstock by B in its plastics production plant.

Novasen (the Seller) was a trading company based in Senegal. Alimenta (the Buyer) was a company based in Switzerland trading in groundnut and other vegetable oils.

The UK Government has recently consulted on a revised approach to sovereign immunity from direct taxation.

We look at a recent Court of Appeal decision in relation to GP partnership disputes.

The United Kingdom Supreme Court has held that Contracting States to the ICSID Convention cannot claim sovereign immunity to resist enforcement of ICSID awards against them.

was the seller and C the buyer under an FOB Port Harcourt sale of naphtha.

The UK Supreme Court has laid down important principles for the enforcement of international arbitral awards and, specifically, for the interception ...

In recent years, changes to employment legislation have generally been scheduled to come into effect either in April or October every year. With 1 October 2005 approaching, this month's briefing will highlight the main legislative changes, which will take effect from this date.

The English Court (the "Court") has dismissed an application by Ukraine to set aside a court order permitting Russian investor, PAO Tatneft, to enforce an arbitral award against Ukraine.

The claimant, Walter Tzvi Soriano, resident in London, issued proceedings against the sixth defendant, Richard Silverstein, resident in the USA, for defamation.

The Inland Revenue is to increase substantially the number of reviews it conducts into the employment status of construction workers. Yet it is not just the construction industry that is affected by the news. Dominic Haslam explains why all companies spending on ‘construction operations’ need to check whether they are affected by the Construction Industry Scheme and what their obligations might be.

It was announced on March 15th that the Government will not proceed with the proposals discussed in this briefing. In his 2023 Spring Budget, the Chancellor confirmed that the sovereignty immunity exemption "will continue to operate as it does now."

Sovereign States have, for a long time, enjoyed a degree of protection from the English courts under the State Immunity Act 1978.