United Kingdom: International Law

The UPC Court of Appeal has issued guidance on exercising international jurisdiction over European Patents from non-UPC countries, establishing that principles of comity must govern how validity and infringement issues are determined.

As multilateral systems face growing strain and institutional legitimacy faces fundamental challenges, this session examines how international law is made, contested and enforced when major powers selectively invoke norms and traditional governance anchors lose influence. The discussion maps structural challenges confronting international law and asks whether states should rebuild institutions, create new ones or rethink the foundations of global governance.

The session was supported by the UK Ministry of Justice's GREAT Legal Services campaign and featured a keynote address from Mark Evans, President of the Law Society of England and Wales.

British armed forces have detained the shadow fleet oil tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel, marking the UK's first independent seizure of such a vessel.

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As multilateral systems face growing strain and institutional legitimacy faces fundamental challenges, this session examines how international law is made, contested and enforced when major powers selectively invoke norms and traditional governance anchors lose influence. The discussion maps structural challenges confronting international law and asks whether states should rebuild institutions, create new ones or rethink the foundations of global governance.

The UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has imposed a £1 million penalty on Sabre Global Technologies Limited for continuing to provide services to a designated Russian airline after sanctions were imposed.

The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) announced on 17 June its largest penalty since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022...

On June 17, 2026, HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) published details of a £1,000,920.59...