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Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.23.26

US Section 301 Investigations: The UK Is in the Crosshairs on Forced Labour — Act Now

On 12 March 2026, the USTR self-initiated Section 301(b) investigations against 60 of the United States' largest trading partners, including the United Kingdom. The investigations will examine whether each economy's acts, policies, and practices relating to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a ban on goods produced with forced labour are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.11.26

Civil Litigation as a First-Response Strategy: The UK Government's Fraud Strategy 2026–2029

In March 2026, the UK Government published its Fraud Strategy 2026–2029, part of a broader economic-crime policy package building on the Economic Crime Plan 2 (March 2023) and the Anti-Corruption Strategy, published in December 2025. The strategy's headline message for fraud victims is striking: do not wait for the state to act, but rather, seek redress from the court yourself.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.24.26

Section 70 Transparency Is Almost Here: What Suppliers Need to Know About Significant Payment Notices Under the Procurement Act 2023

From 1 April 2026, a major new transparency requirement under the Procurement Act 2023 will take effect pursuant to the Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025.
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 02.23.26

UK Government Seeks Evidence on Ownership and Control in Financial Sanctions Regulations

The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has launched a call for evidence concerning the "ownership and control" test within UK financial sanctions. The call for evidence, running until 11:59 p.m. on 13 April 2026, seeks stakeholder views on the challenges and implementation of the "control" limb, with particular focus on its hypothetical element.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 01.15.26

Access to Public Domain Documents Pilot: Practice Direction 51ZH

The Pilot codifies the position at common law, set out by Lady Hale in Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring [2019] UKSC 38, which permits the public the right of access to documents placed before a court and referenced in a public hearing[4]. This Pilot will apply to cases heard in the Commercial Court, the London Circuit Commercial Court (King’s Bench Division), and the Financial List (Commercial Court and Chancery Division)[5].
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.01.25

Facing the Fraud Challenge: How UK Charities Must Adapt to the New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence

A charity will be in scope of the new failure to prevent fraud offence if they meet two of the three following criteria:
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.11.25

The U.S.-UK Trade Deal – So Far

On this 4thof July, Britain was also celebrating. The first country to secure a trade deal with the Trump Administration, the U.K. can indeed celebrate the so-called Special Relationship.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.09.25

UK Strategic Defence Review 2025: Implications for Defence Contractors

The UK’s 2025 Strategic Defence Review (SDR)[1] marks a significant shift in national defence policy, emphasising enhanced military readiness and domestic industrial growth. This comprehensive plan is poised to reshape the landscape for defence contractors across the country. This follows the enactment of the UK’s new Procurement Act 2023, which took effect on 24 February 2025, also impacting defence contractors. More information on this can be found in our alert: What Defence Contractors Need To Know About the New UK Procurement Act.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.04.25

English Court of Appeal Clarifies Law Regarding Negligent Valuations

The English Court of Appeal has recently handed down a helpful judgment, clarifying the test for breach of duty in cases of alleged negligence by valuers. In short: (i) the valuation must fall outside a reasonable margin of error of the ‘correct’ valuation; and (ii) the valuer must have carried out the valuation in a way that no reasonably competent valuer could have done (the Bolam test).
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.22.25

Opportunities for Procurement on the Horizon as UK Concludes Free Trade Agreement With India

On 6 May 2025, the UK government announced it had concluded a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India. A summary of the deal has been published by the Department for Business and Trade. With widespread uncertainty concerning global trade policy and tariffs, the conclusion of the deal is being celebrated as a triumph.
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Client Alert | 8 min read | 05.15.25

What Defence Contractors Need To Know About the New UK Procurement Act

The UK’s new Procurement Act 2023 (the “Act”) took effect on 24 February 2025. More information on this can be found in our alerts: Understanding the UK’s New Procurement Regime in 2025 and Changes to the UK Procurement Regime in 2025: An Introduction to the Debarment List.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.08.25

UK Corporate Confessions: The SFO's New Playbook

On 24 April 2025, the UK Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) unveiled its new External Guidance on Corporate Co-Operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate Criminal Offending (the “Guidance”)[1]to enhance corporate compliance, transparency and cooperation in combatting fraud, bribery and corruption in the UK. This comprehensive guidance is critical for both UK-based entities and international companies operating under UK jurisdiction.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 03.10.25

Changes to the UK Procurement Regime in 2025: An Introduction to the Debarment List

As a result of the Procurement Act 2023, the UK procurement regime  changed on 24 February 2025. To read about the key changes, please see our article Understanding the UK’s New Procurement Regime in 2025.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 03.04.25

Coalition of the Willing: EU and UK, but Not the US, Impose New Russia Sanctions

As they have on each previous anniversary, the EU and UK released new sanctions against Russia on February 24, 2025, to mark the three-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For the first time, the United States did not do the same, electing to issue a limited set of Iran-related sanctions on the anniversary instead. The EU package was more fulsome than the UK package, including new port and airport restrictions, additional trade restrictions (including an aluminium ban), enhanced military end-user restrictions, and additional asset freezes and vessel designations.
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 02.13.25

Understanding the UK’s New Procurement Regime in 2025

The UK’s new Procurement Act 2023 (the “Act”) takes effect from 24 February 2025. Our view is that while there are a small number of important differences, which we discuss below, the majority of the processes outlined in previous legislation, remain unchanged, despite some changes in terminology.
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Client Alert | 10 min read | 06.28.24

EU Implements Long-Awaited “14th Round” of Sanctions Against Russia, Further Targeting Circumvention, LNG and the Transportation Sector

In response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and to exert further pressure on Russia, the EU enacted its 14thsanctions package against Russia on June 24, 2024. The new package comes after months of negotiations between Member States, and follow, but in many ways expand upon, those passed by the United States and the UK last week (see Crowell’s Alert on those developments here). 
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Client Alert | 8 min read | 08.01.23

Re-Examination of UK Litigation Funding Agreements Now Necessary While Winds Blow Fickle for UK Competition Opt-Out Class Litigation

In R (on the application of PACCAR Inc & Ors) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors [2023] UKSC 28, the U.K. Supreme Court has declared litigation funding agreements based on a cut of damages to need to comply with the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013, while the Court of Appeal in Evans & O’Higgins v Barclays [2023] EWCA Civ 876 expands the scope of likely competition opt out litigation approval.
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Client Alert | 1 min read | 05.25.23

Pressure Mounting: United States and United Kingdom Impose New Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia

Following a meeting of the G7 Summit Leaders, on May 19, 2023, the United States and the United Kingdom announced a new round of sanctions and export controls against the Government of the Russian Federation (“Russia”) to continue their efforts against key sectors of Russia’s military-industrial base. These actions target procurement and evasion networks to curtail the flow of necessary resources Russia needs to maintain and fund its campaign against Ukraine. In this alert, Crowell & Moring attorneys based in our U.S. and UK offices provide a comprehensive overview of the recent multi-jurisdictional actions taken by the respective countries’ government agencies.
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.26.22

UK Supreme Court Decisions on Arbitration Agreements and Procedure in 2020-2021

The last two years have seen three landmark decisions of the UK Supreme Court on arbitration agreements and procedure. This alert summarizes those decisions and their implications.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 12.10.20

U.K. Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Judgment on Apparent Bias of Arbitrators

Shortly after its important decision on the governing law of arbitration agreements in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 (as covered in our recent alert here), the U.K. Supreme Court has handed down another judgment long awaited by arbitration participants and practitioners – namely, Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48, which is set to become the leading authority on arbitrators’ duties of impartiality and disclosure. 
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