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UK-Singapore digital economy deal enters into force
14-Jun-2022 The Straits Times
A landmark digital trade deal establishing rules and standards for cross-border data flows and data protection between Singapore and the United Kingdom came into force.
Britain defies EU with ’relatively trivial’ Northern Ireland law
14-Jun-2022 Reuters
Britain published plans to override some post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland by scrapping checks and challenging the role played by the European Union’s court in a new clash with Brussels.
Oman-UK FTA likely soon
9-Jun-2022 Zawya
A Free Trade Agreement between the Sultanate of Oman and Britain is likely to be entered into by both parties and discussions are currently under way for a region-wide FTA.
Fourth round of India-UK free trade agreement to take place next week: British envoy
7-Jun-2022 The Print
The next round of the India-UK free trade agreement will take place next week and both Prime Ministers have asked the negotiators that it will be done by Diwali.
UK, Texas and other US states should proceed carefully, but not abandon, trade deals
2-Jun-2022 IELP
These agreements are not legally binding and do not create any legal, equitable, or financial rights, obligations, or liabilities for the participants.
UK-Mexico deal: Safeguards needed for agri sectors, NFU says
31-May-2022 FarmingUK
The government must install safeguards for sensitive sectors such as horticulture, beef and sugar as the UK opens trade talks with Mexico, the NFU has said.
India-UK FTA could be ready by Diwali: Piyush Goyal
30-May-2022 Eastern Eye
The way things are progressing between the two negotiating teams, a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK could be ready by Diwali without the need for an interim early harvest agreement
Cheese not on the table in Canada-UK trade talks as Britain seeks market access
27-May-2022 CBC
’We will not provide access to our supply-managed sector,’ says Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng.
With US trade deal stalled, UK pairs up with Indiana
27-May-2022 Reuters
Britain will sign its first state-level trade agreement with the US corn belt state of Indiana, as London eyes ways to expand commercial ties despite Washington’s decision to halt talks on a national-level free trade deal.
UK-wide protests over £11bn legal threat to climate goals
23-May-2022 Global Justice Now
UK government urged to exit controversial Energy Charter Treaty, dubbed ‘the fossil fuel industry’s secret weapon’.
Britain launches free trade deal talks with Mexico
23-May-2022 Reuters
Britain is launching talks over a free trade deal with Mexico, looking to add services to its current agreement as well as aiming to increase trade in the financial and digital sectors.
A protest is taking place in Salisbury city centre today
19-May-2022 Salisbury Journal
Protestors will be gathering to march to the Rockhopper Exploration headquarters. The company is suing the Italian government for £236 million due to its refusal to allow oil drilling off the Adriatic Coast.
The danger of corporate courts to green transition
19-May-2022 Brig Newspaper
Global Justice Stirling is holding a rally against corporate courts in front of Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow.
Colombia has formalized its free trade agreement with the United Kingdom
19-May-2022 SmallCapNews
High-level sources revealed that Colombia has completed all its internal constitutional and legal procedures for the entry into force of the free trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
In risky move, UK signals it may scrap Northern Ireland trade rules
17-May-2022 The New York Times
The decision sets Britain on a collision course with the European Union, 18 months after a trade deal that was meant to have completed Brexit.
UK rejects EU proposals to resolve N.Irish trade dispute
12-May-2022 Euronews
The EU will launch legal action and possibly impose countermeasures if London takes unilateral action.
India-UK FTA on fast track as third round of talks covers most policy areas
12-May-2022 CNBC TV18
The free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between India and the UK have resulted in the draft treaty text advancing across the majority of chapters at the end of the third round of talks.
Key human rights tests for UK free trade agreements
9-May-2022 Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Without adequate rules and the right business incentives to protect workers and communities, trade deals can contribute to a ‘race to the bottom’.
Meat from cows kept in cruel conditions to be imported from Australia under UK trade deal
9-May-2022 The Independent
Cattle transported for up to 48 hours without eating and drinking included in post-Brexit deal hailed by Boris Johnson.
India-UK conclude third round of FTA talks
9-May-2022 Live Mint
India and the UK concluded the third round of talks for the proposed free trade agreement in New Delhi covering ground on key areas. The two sides hope to sign the interim deal by October.