This blog reports on developments in the areas of commercial litigation, arbitration, tax litigation, EU sanctions and injunctions. Its goal is to provide timely and expert analysis of key cases and legislation as well as news reporting in each of the focus areas.
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EU Commission Tax Transparency Package against corporate tax avoidance
European Union - March 24 2015 On 18 March 2015 the European Commission presented a package of tax transparency measures as part of its agenda to tackle corporate tax avoidance and…
Supreme Court sets standard of review of contractual decisions
United Kingdom - March 23 2015 On 18 March 2015 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Braganza v. BP Shipping, holding that contractual decisions affecting both parties would…
Chagos Marine Protected Area Arbitration (Mauritius v. United Kingdom)
Mauritius, United Kingdom - March 20 2015 On 18 March 2015 the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague (PCA) handed down its award in the matter of the Chagos Marine Protected Area…
Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill passed in the Lords
United Kingdom - March 19 2015 On 17 March 2015 the House of Lords passed the Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill 2014-15. The government aims to pass the law before the…
Update - Budget 2015 - Diverted Profits Tax
United Kingdom - March 18 2015 In the 2015 Budget, George Osborne confirmed that legislation will be introduced in the Finance Bill 2015 for a new tax on diverted profits coming…
First states sign UN Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration
Global - March 18 2015 The UN Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (the "Mauritius Convention on Transparency") gained its first seven…
Belhaj and legal privilege: IPT holds open hearing
United Kingdom - March 17 2015 On 12 March 2015 the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) held a rare open hearing to consider any remedies it should provide on the hypothetical…
DenizBank sanctions annulment action: pleas published in the OJ
European Union - March 16 2015 The pleas in law of DenizBank in its annulment application against the sanctions in view of Russia's actions in Ukraine have been published in the OJ…
Iran sanctions: EU court rejects Europäisch-Iranische Handelsbank appeal
European Union - March 13 2015 On 5 March 2015 the CJEU handed down its judgment in EIH v Council. This was an appeal brought by Europäisch-Iranische Handelsbank (EIH) against…
EU court rejects Ezz appeal against Egypt sanctions listing
European Union - March 12 2015 On 5 March 2015 the CJEU handed down its judgment in the appeal brought by Ezz following the General Court's refusal to annul his sanctions listing…
