News & Analysis as of

Australia Canada United Kingdom

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2024 - Australia and United Kingdom License Exemptions on the Way!

Canada has long enjoyed International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) license exemptions and minimal controls for items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). What about some of our other friends, such as...more

Knobbe Martens

UK Proposes Approving Medical Devices Based on Approval in Other Countries

Knobbe Martens on

Device manufacturers may soon have access to a new framework for marketing and selling medical devices in the United Kingdom.  On May 21, 2024, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) published...more

Dechert LLP

Multiple Governments Impose Joint Sanctions on Russia

Dechert LLP on

On the second anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine and in response to the death of activist Aleksey Navalny in a Russian prison, the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom, along with Australia and...more

BakerHostetler

DSIR Deeper Dive: Absent Legislation, Privacy Regulators Offer Guidance on AI

BakerHostetler on

By now, many of us are using AI, advising others about how to use AI, and waiting for some legislative miracle to give us some guardrails for what we can or cannot be doing with AI. A lot of effort has been put into tracking...more

White & Case LLP

Overview of Switzerland’s 10th sanctions package in relation to Russia

White & Case LLP on

On 29 March and 20 April 2023, Switzerland adopted new measures against Russia, following those recently adopted by the EU as part of a tenth sanction package. More industrial, high-tech and aviation goods are now banned for...more

White & Case LLP

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

White & Case LLP on

Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFIUS Formally Determines United Kingdom and New Zealand Will Remain Foreign Excepted States

Key Points - On February 10, 2023, CFIUS formally determined that the United Kingdom and New Zealand have established and are effectively utilizing robust processes to screen foreign investments for national security...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Canada Introduces Legislation to Combat Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

Canada is considering implementing new laws regarding supply-chain due diligence and other obligations relating to forced labour and child labour. In late 2021, Canadian Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne introduced Bill S-211, An...more

ArentFox Schiff

Two New ITAR Open General Licenses: Five Stars for Effort but Can We Really Use Them for Anything Other than Repair and...

ArentFox Schiff on

In an exciting turn of events in the world of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the US Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued two open general licenses (OGLs) authorizing the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

DDTC Issues Open General Licenses Authorizing Retransfer, Reexport of Unclassified Defense Articles to Australia, Canada, UK

Wiley Rein LLP on

On July 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published two open general licenses (OGLs) authorizing certain retransfers and reexports of defense articles as part of a new pilot...more

Goodwin

U.S. Government Authorizes Transactions Related to Patent Protection in Russia

Goodwin on

On May 5, 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued General License No. 31 (“GL31”), which authorizes transactions in connection with the filing and prosecution of patent...more

A&O Shearman

US, EU And UK Expand Russian Sanctions Amid Ongoing Ukraine Conflict

A&O Shearman on

Since late February 2022, the United States (U.S.), the European Union (EU) and its member states, the United Kingdom (U.K.), and many others — including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Canada — have imposed...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Review of Sanctions and Export Controls Imposed in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Foley Hoag LLP on

As we had reported in our earlier client alert and 2022 Year in Preview, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a new wave of sanctions and export controls on Russia, including sanctions on key sectors of the Russian...more

Snell & Wilmer

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Additional Sanctions and Impact on Global Trade

Snell & Wilmer on

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, the United States and other countries have intensified economic sanctions against the Russian Federation. These sanctions ride on the heels of initial sanctions issued prior to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CFIUS Updates the List of Excepted Foreign States

Holland & Knight LLP on

During the first week of January, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), chaired by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), published a series of rules and notices regarding the definitions...more

Dechert LLP

Increased regulatory scrutiny of foreign direct investments in the healthcare sector

Dechert LLP on

Key Takeaways - - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) controls are proliferating around the globe. Since the pandemic, “health” has become a particular focus.  - Several countries have adapted their existing FDI rules, or...more

Bennett Jones LLP

COVID-19: What Deadlines Apply for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Now

Bennett Jones LLP on

Among the many matters the COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted, it has become more challenging for some IP-owners to abide by the strict procedures and deadlines for protecting their intellectual property rights, including...more

International Lawyers Network

Harry and Meghan’s trade mark problem – third party jumps on the bandwagon and applies to register same mark in the EU to cover...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex submitted a trade mark application with the World Intellectual Property Office last year to register “SUSSEX ROYAL” in the UK, EU, Australia, Canada and the US. The application covers a range of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

CFIUS Expands Foreign Investments Subject to Scrutiny with Significant Carve-out for Canadian, Australian and U.K. Investors

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

On January 17, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) published two new rules that will greatly expand the scope of minority investments by foreign persons in U.S. businesses that are subject...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

From CFIUS, With Love: The FIRRMA Regulations

The most pressing question around the new FIRRMA regulations is “Will my transaction be covered?” To provide a bit of guidance on that point, we present an illustration from our upcoming Second Edition of The CFIUS Book due...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Final Rules Issued on Reviews of Foreign Investments in the United States – CFIUS

McDermott Will & Emery on

The US Treasury Department published final regulations to implement FIRRMA, which greatly expanded the scope of CFIUS to review foreign investments in US businesses. The new rules clarify and revise proposed regulations...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Final CFIUS Regulations Implementing FIRRMA Take Effect in February 2020: 10 Key Questions Answered

Latham & Watkins LLP on

Under the final regulations, CFIUS filings for certain transactions will be required, and CFIUS will have broader jurisdiction to review certain foreign investments. On January 13, 2020, the US Treasury Department published...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Bill C-423: Private Member’s Bill Targets Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

Bennett Jones LLP on

On December 13, 2018, John McKay, the Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Guildwood, introduced private member's bill, Bill C-423: Modern Slavery Act (the "Bill"), which aims to implement Canada’s international commitment to...more

Jones Day

Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 19

Jones Day on

On the heels of the European Union's General Data Protection law, which went into effect in May 2018, California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")—the result of an 11th-hour compromise between...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Global Patterns and Risks in Cybersecurity

Bennett Jones LLP on

What are the emerging patterns and risks for cybersecurity in Canada, the United States, European Union and Australia? A global panel shared their views and predictions at last week’s 64th Pacific Rim Advisory Council (PRAC)...more

32 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide