1-Sep-2025
Global Justice Now
Lawsuit is the first known case under Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) against the UK since 2006 proceeding to arbitration, and the first ISDS case brought against it in response to a climate policy.
22-Aug-2025
Fibre2Fashion
British and South Korean officials yesterday agreed to speed up talks to upgrade a bilateral FTA as part of their efforts to expand trade and investment. Five rounds of negotiation are over and both sides pledged to complete the talks by the year end at a bilateral senior economic dialogue in Seoul.
14-Aug-2025
Focus on the Global South
The Forum for Trade Justice condemns the UK-India CETA for allowing India to make severe concessions that undermine its ability to maintain public health safeguards, control digital data sovereignty, and protect domestic industries, while the promised export gains are minimal or illusory.
31-Jul-2025
Trade Justice Movement
As the next US-imposed tariff deadline of 1st August looms, a coalition of trade justice campaigners are urging the UK Government to speak out against Donald Trump’s escalating tariff threats, warning that they will deepen economic hardship in Global South countries.
29-Jul-2025
Money Control
India’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom marks a historic milestone as India’s first major FTA with a Western country, expected to potentially double bilateral trade to $120 billion by 2030.
28-Jul-2025
UK Government
25-Jul-2025
Economic Times
India and the UK have formalized a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), targeting a trade volume exceeding $100 billion by 2030. This landmark deal, India's 16th such pact, eliminates tariffs on key sectors like leather and apparel in the UK, while reducing duties on British whisky and cars in India.
25-Jul-2025
Trade Justice Movement
The UK–India Free Trade Agreement marks a milestone in UK trade policy, but without binding commitments on rights, climate or accountability, it falls short of delivering a truly progressive deal.