International Trade

The international trade landscape is increasingly dynamic and complex. We help clients to navigate the associated legal challenges and get the best out of cross-border trade opportunities.

Our international trade practice brings together our team’s experience working in government, private practice and international organisations. We apply this experience to find innovative solutions to our clients’ trade-related legal issues. We advise on all areas of international trade, including international agreements (including free trade agreements), World Trade Organization (WTO) law and tariffs, subsidy control, regulatory barriers to trade, supply chain risks, trade remedies, export controls, sanctions, international regulatory due diligence, and investment structuring.

TLT is a member of the UK Government’s Trade Law Panel, and we have been appointed as external advisers for a number of free trade agreement negotiations.

Our team has played a proud role supporting the UK Government in pioneering a new trade landscape post Brexit. We have unprecedented insight into UK trade and negotiation practice and its interdependence with policy and regulation.

Experience

Advising the UK Government on the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Advising the UK Government on its negotiation of FTAs with Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, India, and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Advising a sovereign state on a multilateral climate finance project to leverage private sector investment for the benefit of developing forest nations across the world.

Advising multiple clients, both UK Governmental departments and private entities, on new legislation in response to Brexit and how to adapt to changes in the post-Brexit UK internal .

Advising sovereign governments on trade disputes, including a long-standing dispute at the World Trade Organization concerning complex industrial subsidy issues.

Advising private sector clients on the export controls applying to dual-use technologies.