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Waiting for the Supreme Court Ruling on IEEPA Tariffs – What Next?

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain
Please contact: Sam B. Ballingrud, D. Michael Kaye, Ludmilla L. Kasulke, Jeremy W. Dutra, Christopher J. Duncan, or Keith Bradley with any questions. On November 5, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections on President Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs, and we expect the court will … Continue Reading

New Podcast Series: Supply Chain Reaction – Navigating the Legal Landscape of Supply Chains

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Podcast, supply chain
Our industry experts have come together for our recent podcast series, Supply Chain Reaction, to explore the latest issues facing supply chains worldwide, including risk management, new regulations, supply chain strategy and how to manage different types of contracts. Join our panel of lawyers from a variety of practices as they discuss a specific topic … Continue Reading

Sharpening the Stick: Expanding the UFLPA to Fight Unfair Trade and Unethical Imports

By Shawn Harwood and C. Bradford Ellison on Posted in supply chain
BACKGROUND The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was enacted on December 23, 2021, and implemented on June 22, 2022. The UFLPA was designed to prevent the importation of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in China. The multi-agency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) monitors and develops the … Continue Reading

A guide to product liability in the UAE – Do you know your obligations?

By Agnieszka Wawrzyniak on Posted in supply chain
The product liability law of the United Arab Emirates is still relatively new. It was first introduced in 2006 as Federal Law No. 24/2006. This law has been superseded by a more comprehensive legal regime in 2020, the Federal Law No. 15/2020, as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 5/2023 (“Consumer Protection Law”).[1] The existing legal … Continue Reading

Update: Top 10 Legal and Policy Issues for GCs in the Automotive and Transportation Industry in 2025

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Legal Analysis, supply chain
Please contact Kate Kim Tuma, Francesco Liberatore, Rodney E. Slater, or Daniel F. Roules with any questions. As the automotive and transportation industry continues to evolve, legal departments are navigating complex challenges around technology, regulation and globalization. This updated list highlights 10 key legal and policy issues currently shaping the industry and expected to remain … Continue Reading

The new European Product Liability Directive – Are you prepared?

By Agnieszka Wawrzyniak on Posted in supply chain
After 40 years, the European Union has finally replaced the “old” law on liability for defective products, Council Directive 85/374/EEC, by a “new” Product Liability Directive 2024/2853 (PLD). The PLD harmonizes and increases the level of protection of natural persons within the internal market and provides for a much-needed adaptation of the law to the … Continue Reading

Made in the Emirates – All you need to know about the UAE’s incentives for the manufacturing sector

By Agnieszka Wawrzyniak on Posted in supply chain
In a time defined by global disruptions, rising geopolitical tensions, and rapid technological change, manufacturers are increasingly challenged to reconsider where they manufacture. The traditional model of centralized, low-cost manufacturing, often anchored in Asia, is giving way to more diversified, resilient strategies. In line with this development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have embarked on … Continue Reading

Supply Chain Transparency: Updates on UK and EU Provisions on Forced Labour and Modern Slavery

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain
Please contact Hannah Laming, Francesco Liberatore and Francesca Puttock with any questions. Forced labour and modern slavery have been the subject of renewed focus across the UK and EU in recent months. While not changing the fundamental reporting requirements under the UK Modern Slavery Act, new guidance from the UK Home Office in March 2025 offers practical … Continue Reading

Court Of International Trade Halts Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs As Administration Appeals Ruling; What Is The Court Of International Trade?

By Sarah Rathke, Janine Little and Joel Berg on Posted in supply chain
On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) blocked President Trump’s tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”).[1]  The CIT held that the IEEPA does not authorize presidential tariffs for trafficking or for worldwide/retaliatory purposes.[2]  A day later, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary … Continue Reading

Supply Savvy Podcast Series – Episode 4: Exiting Contracts and Handling Suppliers in Distress

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Podcast, supply chain
In this final episode of Supply Savvy, our podcast series with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), partners Nicola Smith, Simon Jones and Victoria Callicott and director Ollie Ward-Jones cover strategies for exiting contracts and dealing with supplier insolvency. The hosts discuss termination clauses, risks of incorrect termination, due diligence, contingency plans and red flags … Continue Reading

Supply Savvy Podcast Series – Episode 3: Navigating Regulatory Compliance Issues: A Case Study of Products Contaminated With Peanuts

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Podcast, supply chain
This latest episode of our podcast series with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), Supply Savvy, focuses on handling regulatory compliance issues, using a case study of peanut contamination in products. Partner Nicola Smith leads the discussion with partner Simon Jones, partner Victoria Callicott and director Ollie Ward-Jones on immediate actions, communication with stakeholders, legal … Continue Reading

Supply Savvy Podcast Series – Episode 2: Navigating Daily Challenges in Supply Agreements

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Podcast, supply chain
In the second episode of our Supply Savvy podcast series, partners Nicola Smith, Simon Jones and Victoria Callicott and director Ollie Ward-Jones explore common day-to-day issues in supply agreements, such as delivery delays, quality discrepancies and communication breakdowns, as well as how these issues should be handled. They emphasise proactive approaches, clear communication channels, detailed … Continue Reading

Supply Savvy Podcast Series – Episode 1: The Recipe for Perfect Contracts

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Podcast, supply chain
In collaboration with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), we have launched a new four-part podcast series, Supply Savvy, aiming to provide valuable insights into supply chain risk management in the food and drink industry. Hosted by partner Nicola Smith, who specialises in regulatory compliance, alongside supply chain risk management and litigation partner Victoria Callicott, … Continue Reading

Germany’s Supply Chain Law at a Crossroads: the Implications of the Proposed Shift to the CSDDD

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain
Please contact Andreas Fillmann   with any questions. In April 2025, CDU, CSU, and SPD – the coalition parties almost certainly forming Germany’s next federal government – announced their intention to repeal the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG)) as part of a broader initiative to reduce administrative and economic burdens. According to the coalition agreement, … Continue Reading

Understanding Force Majeure in an Uncertain World

By Victoria Callicott on Posted in supply chain
Please contact Max Rockall and Tim Flamank with any questions. Over the years, we’ve encountered numerous supply chain challenges, and one recurring issue is the incorrect application of force majeure of contract. Often, suppliers attempt to invoke these clauses to escape their contractual obligations when the contract becomes unprofitable or too costly due to rising … Continue Reading

Cross-Post from The Trade Practitioner – On March 14, 2025, the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced the initiation of a nonadjudicatory investigation into transit constraints at international maritime “chokepoints.”

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain
This is a cross-post from The Trade Practitioner. Please contact D. Michael Kaye,  Katie Pritchard,  Ruaridh Guy, Joel Cockerell, Michael J. Wray with any questions. The Federal Register notice initiating the investigation identified the following seven global maritime passageways that may be subject to such constraints: (1) the English Channel, (2) the Malacca Strait, (3) the Northern … Continue Reading

Territorial Supply Constraints

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain
Please contact Gerard McElwee and Oliver Geiss with any questions Territorial Supply Constraints (TSCs) refer to a range of practices used by brands and manufacturers that limit where retailers, wholesalers and distributors source their products – for example, preventing them from buying products from outside the country where they operate. EU competition law does not … Continue Reading

Copper Crisis?  The Economic Impacts of a Copper Import Tariff

By Shawn Harwood, Amjad Wakil and Jeremy Dutra on Posted in supply chain
On February 25, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Commerce to investigate an alleged national security threat to the copper supply chain under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act and to report his findings and remediation recommendations.[1] Why Copper? Copper is crucial for defense, infrastructure, electronics, and emerging technologies, … Continue Reading

Cross-Post from Trade Practitioner – Final Rule Implementing ICTS Supply Chain Executive Order 13873 In Effect

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain, US national security/supply chains
This is a Cross-Post from the Trade Practitioner Blog. On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued Executive Order 13873 – Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain (“EO” or “EO 13873”). After taking comments on a proposed implementing rule, the Department of Commerce (“DOC” or “Secretary”), on the very eve of the … Continue Reading

AirBoss II:  Michigan Court Awards Automotive Supplier $3.5 Million Based On “Unjust Enrichment”

By Janine Little and Sarah Rathke on Posted in supply chain
On December 13, 2024, an Oakland County, Michigan trial court awarded AirBoss Flexible Products Co. nearly $3.5 million dollars on an unjust enrichment counterclaim asserted against MSSC, Inc., a tier one U.S. automotive supplier.[1]  The ruling is the latest in a protracted battle between the two companies, which reached its well-known apex in July 2023 … Continue Reading

Bipartisan Push to Strengthen American Supply Chains

By C. Bradford Ellison, Shawn Harwood, D. Michael Kaye and Anya Bharat Ram on Posted in supply chain
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee have demonstrated an early bipartisan interest in continuing to promote U.S. supply chain resilience, highlighting an avenue for bipartisanship in the Trump Administration’s foreign policy agenda. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) has partnered with Democratic colleagues as an original cosponsor on the reintroduction of two pieces of legislation aimed at … Continue Reading

Forced Labor Update & Analysis – Fresh Names for the UFLPA Entity List

By Shawn Harwood, Anya Bharat Ram, C. Bradford Ellison, Ludmilla Kasulke and D. Michael Kaye on Posted in supply chain
I. Background The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act[1] (“UFLPA”) was enacted to address alleged forced labor and human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“XUAR”) of China. The Act relies on a rebuttable presumption that goods were made with forced labor if mined, produced, or manufactured, wholly or in part, in the XUAR or … Continue Reading

Cross-Post From Capital Thinking Blog – EU Publishes Regulation Banning Products Made With Forced Labour

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain
This is a Cross-Post from the Capital Thinking Blog.  Please contact Thomas Delille, Marion Seranne, Ludmilla Kasulke, D. Michael Kaye, Christina Economides or Guillermo Giralda Fustes with any questions. The Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) was published on December 12, 2024, prohibiting products made with forced labor on the EU market.  The ban—which will begin on December 14, 2027—will apply to any global company that … Continue Reading

Metal Surcharges Back in Antitrust Crosshairs

By Oliver Geiss on Posted in supply chain
On 12 December 2024, the Italian antitrust authority has launched an investigation into suspected cartel activity among low-voltage copper cable manufactures. According to the authority, the manufacturers allegedly agreed to standardize surcharges for metal procurement, evading competitive pricing practices as far back as 2005. Furthermore, since 2008, the manufacturers allegedly implemented a unified system, referred … Continue Reading
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