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Key business messages on Internet issues
The London Conference on Cyberspace starts on 1 November, with over 100 companies participating at the invitation of the ICC UK. This is an important event. As we’ve highlighted in previous posts, this...
View ArticleLaunch of ICC UK Cookie Guide
Following an almost year-long process, ICC UK has today launched its guidance to help companies comply with new EU rules on the use of cookies. Changes in European law mean that web site operators must...
View ArticleThe A to Z of ICC arbitration
Our Arbitration and ADR Consultant, John Rushton, delivered a talk on workings of ICC arbitration at CIArb seminar last week entitled the “A to Z of ICC”. A copy of John’s paper—which provides a review...
View ArticleWhat’s new in trade finance?
Registrations for our flagship trade finance event of the year—the ICC UK Winter Trade Finance Conference—are coming in fast. Responding to customer feedback, this year’s event places a strong emphasis...
View ArticleICC engagement in global climate change talks
The 18th Conference of Parties (COP18) to the UNFCCC, which drew to a close last week, was largely characterised by compromise. The process inched slowly towards the 2015 goal where governments hope to...
View ArticleIndustry support for EU-US trade deal
Today’s Financial Times carries an industry letter coordinated by ICC UK underlining business support for a mooted transatlantic trade agreement. The letter comes ahead of an official report on a...
View ArticleUCP workshop: commodities trade finance
The next event in our well-attended UCP workshop series on 14 March will take a look at issues in commodities trade finance. According to UN estimates, around 60 per cent of commodity trading is...
View ArticleICC Trade Register – understanding the risk in trade finance
ICC has just released the latest results of its Trade Finance Register—the first performance database for trade finance assets, such as letters-of-credit. The new data set—which comprises data provided...
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Antitrust Risk Assessment
Following the launch of the ICC Antitrust Toolkit in April, ICC UK held a well-attended workshop at Unilever House late last month on the issue of risk assessment. Why is risk assessment important?...
View ArticleFCA review of trade finance
As many in the banking community will know, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority recently consulted on new guidance to enhance banks’ control of financial crime risks in trade finance transactions. We...
View ArticleBusiness leaders call for new global trade deal
Business leaders from over 30 countries have today issued a statement calling on governments to conclude a new multilateral deal to cut customs bureaucracy at this week’s World Trade Organization...
View ArticleWTO Trade Facilitation Deal
Saturday morning brought good news with the agreement of the first multilateral trade deal in almost 20 years. Our press release is below. You can read just how important this deal is to business on...
View ArticleInternship opportunity
We are looking for an intern to join our London team from mid-January onwards. Responsibilities will include monitoring EU/UK policy activities, drafting briefings and developing our contact database....
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Free shipping on ICC Incoterms
We’re pleased to offer free shipping on all Incoterms orders until 7th of February 2014. This offer applies to all our Incoterms 2010 products, including the Incoterms Q&A, Wallchart, and the...
View ArticleTime for a balanced debate on BITs
As many trade-watchers will know, the issue of investment protection has—surprisingly—taken centre stage in the ongoing negotiations to establish a new transatlantic trade deal. This is strange for two...
View ArticleICC UK Competition Group Spring Meeting – Adequate procedures: can Antitrust...
Earlier this month, participants in our Competition Group’s Spring Meeting explored potential parallels between anti-bribery and antitrust compliance programmes, and considered what competition policy...
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ICC UK Compliance Culture Workshop
Following our first ICC UK Competition Group Workshop on risk assessment in May last year, this year’s Workshop focused on Behavioural aspects of antitrust compliance. This second Workshop took place...
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Setting the record straight on BITs
The debate on investment protection—and, more specifically, investor–state arbitration—continues to receive unprecedented attention from commentators, politicians and policy-wonks across the EU....
View ArticleICC calls for end to WTO block on trade facilitation
ICC has today issued a statement calling on governments to reach a deal to implement the WTO’s landmark Trade Facilitation Agreement this week. Under the terms of the Bali package—agreed by all WTO...
View ArticleSupreme Court judgment in Jivraj v Hashwani
The English Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in Jivraj v Hashwani, overturning a controversial decision of the Court of Appeal which had led to a change in the approach of commercial parties...
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