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KNOWLEDGE & INSIGHTS

Expert perspectives on the latest developments across our sectors and services.
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The UK Government’s Sanctions Review – A Path to Better Sanctions Implementation and Enforcement?
On 15 May 2025, the UK Government published a policy paper from its cross-government review of UK sanctions implementation and enforcement. The…
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Sea Freight – Weathering the Storm of Uncertainty
The past six months in the containerised sea freight market have been marked by significant uncertainty. The unpredictable geopolitical landscape…
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Compliance with the Revised Port Marine Safety Code – Navigating the New Requirements
The PMSC, the guide to Good Practice on Port and Marine Facilities and Port Good Governance Guide are the standards to which all UK ports and…
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OFSI: 2023-24 Year in Review – What Have We Learnt?
On 21 March 2025, the UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation published its 2023-24 Annual Review, entitled Engage, Enhance, Enforce…
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GAC’s updated Economic Concentration Review Guidelines: Impact on M&A & Joint Ventures
In April 2025, the Saudi General Authority for Competition released a new version of its Economic Concentration Review Guidelines, introducing a…
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Moth-representation: The dramatic consequences of a successful claim for fraudulent misrepresentation
The case of Patarkatsishvili v Woodward-Fisher [2025] EWHC 265 (Ch), concerning moths and an expensive London property, has attracted much…
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Recent Court of Appeal decision – a reminder of the power and perils of exclusion clauses
The recent case of EE Ltd v Virgin Mobile Telecoms Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 70 serves as a crucial reminder to draft exclusion clauses with clarity to …
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Navigating the Trump Effect: Container Shipping in Troubled Waters?
This article provides a high-level analysis of the possible range of outcomes carriers and shippers alike might expect over the coming months …
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UK sanctions enforcement: challenges and developments
Despite the increasing scale and prioritisation of UK sanctions as a foreign policy and security tool over the past two years, instances of public …
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Latest UK investigations update
In respect of the changes to Companies House powers, the government website is committed to ensuring that Companies House …
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New Year resolution: double check existing anti-fraud policies and training
The guidance for the new failure to prevent fraud offence was published in November. Here is how businesses can get prepared …
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Re-Evaluating Force Majeure in Container Contracts
Shippers and carriers both have an interest in re-evaluating their force majeure provisions to consider how their carriage contracts respond to extern
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