International

James Clark, Ian Hargreaves & James Philippsohn explain both countries’ approach to sanctions on Russia & how businesses should navigate the systems

The UK and US sanctions regime against Russia have notable differences, and President Trump has indicated he may lift certain sanctions. In this week’s NLJ, James Clark, partner, Ian Hargreaves, partner, and James Philippsohn, associate, of Quillon Law, discuss the sanctions landscape and how it applies to businesses and individuals

Masood Ahmed & Osman Mohammed consider whether states must give express consent to waive their immunity

Michael L Nash reflects on collisions, causes & consequences

Do states need to give express consent to waive their immunity where an arbitral award is made against it? Yes, according to a recent case discussed in this week’s NLJ by Masood Ahmed, associate professor, University of Leicester, and Osman Mohammed, BA political science and international relations, University of Birmingham

As the International Law Book Facility celebrates 20 years of supporting the rule of law across the world, Katrina Crossley reflects on its achievements—& looks to the future

Dr Ping-fat Sze is perplexed by the treatment of irrational prosecutorial decisions

The Supreme Court recently re-examined the dual criminality rule ‘in a judgment that is reckoned to have caused consternation within the US Department of Justice’, David Walbank KC, Red Lion Chambers, writes in this week’s NLJ

In two places at once? David Walbank KC considers requests for extradition & the double criminality rule

The Home Office will regain access to Europol DNA and criminal records, while export checks will be simplified for food, fish and farm products, under the UK-EU deal