Our team provide advice on private international law. We deal with cases involving multiple jurisdictions and the interaction of different legal systems. This includes the UK/EU interface, broader trade and international commercial law issues, and cross-border litigation. Our Brussels-based team also advise on EU law.
Examples of our work include:
- Acting for a shipping conglomerate by presenting arguments to the EU Commission about alleged subsidies provided to an Asian competitor in the context of its bid to acquire a European-based competitor.
- One of our lawyers was the lead lawyer author of the study requested by the EU Commission entitled, ‘Legal, economic, and regulatory aspects of ATM data services provision and capacity on demand as part of the future European air space architecture’, where our lawyer addressed the competition and regulatory aspects, including liability and insurance of changes to the structure of air transport navigation, in particular the data aspects of such changes, see the link here.
Trade law - Click here for a description of our services and examples of our work in relation to trade law and related subjects.
Public International Law. In addition to private international law, we also support our clients in relation to public international law, namely, the body of legal rules, norms, and standards that apply between sovereign states and other entities that are legally recognized as international actors. This covers many subjects on which we advise clients according to the issues at hand, such as the United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea, or the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
Examples of our work include:
- Advising Oxfam in relation to United Nations policies, laws and procedures and analysis of EU and Member States’ laws and policies, in relation to promotion of and adoption of the UN Arms Trade Treaty, and subsequent implementation measures of that treaty by the signatory States
- One of our lawyers was the lead author of a report for Huawei proposing a methodology to examine the government effects of removing Huawei’s products from the market as regards competition law and cybersecurity law. Read the report here.
