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UFLPA Enforcement Remains Work in Progress
US Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) remains a work in progress, as importers work to mitigate shipment detentions and respond to UFLPA reviews and enforcement actions. Emerging best practices may guide stakeholders as they navigate these uncertainties. Develop a Due Diligence System Due diligence systems allow […]
This Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 2nd May 2023 – UKSCBlog
On Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th may the Court will hear the case of R (on the application of Imam) v London Borough of Croydon, on appeal from [2022] EWCA Civ 601. The Court will consider when should a mandatory order against a local housing authority be made to enforce a duty owed to a […]
Unger and another (in substitution for Hasan) v Ul-Hasan (deceased) and another [2023] UKSC 22. – UKSC Blog
Nafisa Hasan (“the wife”) and Mahmud Ul-Hasan (“the husband”) married in 1981. In 2012 in Pakistan the husband obtained a divorce. The wife applied to the courts in England and Wales for financial relief under section 12(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”) on the basis that the divorce was […]
Aluminum Is Now A Hot Topic In Supply Chain And Trade
Last Friday, February 24, 2023, the Biden Administration issued a Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States. You can read the full proclamation here. The Proclamation states that, beginning on March 10, 2023, a 200% ad valorem tariff will be imposed on all aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles produced in Russia. […]