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Disponent owners denied indemnity from charterers for US freight tax paid to head owners

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 8 2013

The vessel was the subject of a head and sub charter, both of which provided at clause 83 as follows: “All taxes andor dues on cargofreight andor

President Obama enacts new Iran sanctions

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 30 2013

On 2 January 2013, President Obama signed into law an act that imposes new sanctions on Iran. The new sanctions target certain entities and

President Obama follows CFIUS recommendation, orders divestiture on ralls wind farm deal

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 28 2012

As many expected, today President Obama issued an Order exercising his statutory authority to block foreign investment in the United States that he finds to impair national security in this case, the acquisition of wind farms in Oregon by Ralls Corporation, a firm owned by Chinese nationals

Can public agencies and private developers work together to help fix Pennsylvania's transportation infrastructure? The promise of P3 legislation

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 6 2012

Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure needs far surpass the Commonwealth’s ability to fund them

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court strikes down department of revenue's narrow interpretation of the wrapping supply exemption from sales & use tax

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 14 2011

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued its decision in Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company, holding that returnable shipping pallets are not subject to the state's sales and use tax

Federal Maritime Commission eases rate filing requirements

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 8 2011

Matt Thomas, a Partner in the Washington D.C. Shipping Group, considers the recent regulations published by the US Federal Maritime Commission relating to rate-filing requirements

Sanctions targets

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Global, Iran, Ivory Coast, Libya, USA
  • -
  • July 18 2011

The last eighteen months have seen numerous new sanctions regimes introduced by the EU, UN and the U.S. Reed Smith has issued a series of Client Alerts already this year as and when new or changed sanctions regimes have been introduced

European Union and United States update Iran sanctions

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Iran, USA
  • -
  • June 10 2011

Council Regulation (EU) No. 5032011 came into force on 24 May 2011, and added over 100 entities and individuals to the list of designated persons and entities already in existence

DOE grant announcement: $184 million available for the next generation of cars and trucks

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 6 2011

The Department of Energy ("DOE") has announced the availability of $184 million "to accelerate the development and deployment of new efficient vehicle technologies."

Ports and terminals

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 21 2010

In many industries, including the ports and terminals sector, one of the key trends emerging as the global recovery begins is that the customer is king