Appleton Luff International Lawyers, represented by David Luff and Marta Ledwos, has obtained a victory in Case T‑383/24: MNFPUG’s Sustainable Cashmere Market Place Srl vs European Commission.
MNFPUG’s Sustainable Cashmere Marketplace is an initiative aimed at promoting and marketing Mongolian cashmere, produced in a sustainable and fully traceable manner.
They demonstrated that the EU Commission erred in interpreting the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs in light of the TARIC nomenclature. The General Court confirmed that the term "wool" mentioned in the regulation includes cashmere wool.
The Court's Judgment is available at: EUR-Lex - 62024TJ0383 - EN - EUR-Lex
Ed Sim was interviewed on Channel News Asia on Monday morning on the US Supreme Court IEEPA ruling and the Trump Administration's current and potential replacement legal foundations for imposing tariffs, including Sections 122, 201, 232, 301 and 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
Frank Morgan provides analysis of the practical effects of today's Supreme Court ruling striking down the IEEPA tariffs: (1) when can companies expect refunds and (2) how will the Trump administration reimpose tariffs?
Ed Sim and Claudio Dordi presented an ADB-sponsored workshop on trade remedy implementation by the Royal Cambodian Government, hosted by Secretary of State for Commerce Sok Sopheak. They are finalizing the draft government sub-decrees for AD/CVD/SG measures.
Our partner Sylvain Poitras gave a talk this week at the University of Montreal Law School as part of a course by Professor Pierre Larouche, explaining some of the challenges of an interdisciplinary approach in life science legal practice.
With the US Supreme Court possibly ruling as soon as this Friday on President Trump's IEEPA tariffs, we take a look at a 100+ year old alternative basis for the reciprocal tariffs, Section 338.
Appleton Luff partner Marta Ledwos delivered on-site training on international Rules of Origin practices to customs officials of Uzbekistan in September 2025.
Appleton Luff is honored to be highly rated by Chambers for international trade in Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia. Our partner Ed Sim has been ranked for 19 years, the most of any individual lawyer in the ratings.
On 4 December 2025 Arthur Appleton was invited to discuss the economic implications of WTO Membership for Uzbekistan at a meeting of Uzbekistan's Liberal Democratic Party (UzLiDeP).
On 3-4 December, Arthur Appleton participated in the WTO Chairs Program in Tashkent sponsored by the University of World Economy and Diplomacy. Many thanks to UWED for the gracious hospitality and the lively participation! With so many talented students, Uzbekistan's future looks good.
Our partner Sylvain Poitras participated in the 20th annual Bohemian Medical Device Summit in Prague on 4-5 December with several top-notch panels and multiple discussions assessing medtech industry trends.
Arthur Appleton presented at Dhirubhai Ambani University on international trade policy and strategies, November 12-14. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gpMeuzDDmP0
Our partner, Arthur Appleton, spent three days at Kalutara on behalf of UNDP and the Graduate Institute conducting an Executive Education program for Sri Lanka's Attorneys General.
Arthur Appleton presented at a Senior Executive Development Program on Global Trade Strategies in a program organized by Dhirubhai Ambani University, the International Law Institute, and the ELP Law Firm on November 12-14.
Arthur Appleton provided executive education courses on Trade in Serivces and on EU Investment Law to European corporate executives and diplomats at the College of Europe.
Arthur Appleton chaired a panel at the 2026 World Trade Forum: Coping with Chaos: Sustainnig the Rules-based Trade Order. The panel members who explored plurilateral cooperation were: Bernard Hoekman, Rohit Ticku, Axel Berger and Yang Guohua.
