A recent Alberta court decision provides critical guidance on Canadian sanctions compliance, examining how businesses must assess whether counterparties are controlled by sanctioned entities through voting power, board composition, and governance structures. The case demonstrates that sanctions screening extends far beyond checking names on official lists, requiring deeper analysis of corporate ownership chains and practical control mechanisms.

Yesterday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative requested public input for the next edition of its annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers to U.S. competitiveness.

The United States and the United Kingdom's May 8 announcement of the "General Terms" of a U.S.-UK Economic Prosperity Deal ("EPD") focused on enhancing trade between the countries...

Effective November 1, 2025, tariffs will be applied to U.S. entries of certain medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, parts, and buses, pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

In recent weeks the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published several new and proposed rules that apply to the technology sector...

Canada recently announced new measures to protect the Canadian steel industry, with measures to take effect before the end of the year.

On 23 October 2025, the European Union ("EU") adopted its 19th package of sanctions against Russia. The new package is amongst the EU's most assertive to date...

On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed H.R. 815 into law, enacting long-awaited Congressional action on the provision of aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election cycle has seen renewed discussion of just how much tariff-making authority Congress has delegated to the executive branch.

The European Union is reshaping its regulatory and strategic framework to address a world marked by geopolitical tension and supply chain vulnerabilities.

The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on June 28, 2024, overturning four decades of judicial deference to federal agencies' "permissible" interpretations of ambiguous law.

In this third edition of the Canadian Trade Law Year in Review, the team at CLK Canada has reviewed key judicial and administrative decisions from 2024...

On Thursday, the United States and European Union published a joint statement, dubbed a "Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade."

Last Friday, February 20, 2026, a majority of the United States Supreme Court held that tariff regimes imposed by the Trump Administration in reliance on IEEPA are unlawful because IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.

The United States and Cambodia signed one of the first legally binding trade "deals" resulting from negotiations that have followed the Trump Administration's imposition of "reciprocal" tariffs (the other being an agreement with Malaysia).

The United States has concluded an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with Malaysia, signed during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Order that modified the existing U.S. regime of "Reciprocal" tariffs established pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

The weekend saw significant shifts in U.S. semiconductor tariff policy. First, late Friday, the list of products excluded from "reciprocal" tariffs was expanded to include certain consumer electronics