An Australian litmus test of the UK National Security and Investment Act
Quite how the UK's National Security and Investment Act 2021 will impact investment levels remains to be seen, but lessons…
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Judge the UK’s free ports on their merits, not the echo chamber
The UK government's announcement of eight free ports in England was met with both celebration and suspicion. Phoebe Warneford-Thomson of…
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Opinion: A TRIPS waiver won’t stop pharma lawsuits
Any TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines is a welcome move, but the terms of many bilateral investment treaties will render…
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Win, lose and draw: How Covid has affected the cannabis industry
The Covid-19 pandemic has provided a mixed bag for the cannabis industry, with demand soaring, regulation stagnating, and investment showing…
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Jeddah hopes to benefit from Riyadh’s rise
Little of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 focuses on investment into Jeddah, but if the plan is to come to fruition…
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UK moves one step closer to ‘equivalence’ with the EU
The EU’s ratification of the Brexit trade agreement is the latest move towards a potentially more positive relationship between the…
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Opinion: Wuhan’s freedom brings allure to lockdown brutality
Wuhan’s lockdown was brutal in the extreme but effective, allowing the city to reopen relatively quickly. Companies in the West…
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Designing a new post-Brexit subsidy regime for the UK
The UK has begun its approach to establish a new subsidy control regime. Dr Leigh Hancher and David Gabathuler of…
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