Published on: 16 January 2025
Published by a LexisNexis International Trade expert
The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently released a panel report concluding that specific EU actions relating to palm oil and biofuels derived from oil palm crops breach global trade disciplines. It also found the EU’s elevated indirect land use change (ILUC)-risk cap and phase-out to be materially at odds with the Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1994), referencing overdue data reassessments and flaws in putting low ILUC-risk criteria into practice. The panel also held that France’s TIRIB scheme unlawfully discriminated against palm oil-based biofuels contrary to GATT 1994. Although certain steps qualified under Article XX of GATT 1994 exceptions, their execution and administration was judged arbitrary or unjustifiably discriminatory in practice. See: LNB News 14/01/2025 9.
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When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...
This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
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