Trump's tariff machine got knocked down by the Supreme Court and this week he tried to rebuild the whole thing in five days. We break down the legal mechanics behind Section 301, why stretching it across 60 countries at once is legally untested, and how a single trade shift creates billable work across regulatory, employment, disputes, supply chain and M&A teams all at once. If you want a story that touches every practice group, this is it.
Then we head out to the Strait of Hormuz (again) for a $48 million insurance fight over a supertanker seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The twist? The insurers aren't disputing the seizure. They're refusing to pay because the owners didn't show up to a court hearing. It's a brilliant case study in war risk insurance, the sue and labour duty, constructive total loss and how US sanctions can freeze a payout even when cover applies.
📰 News roundup this week is a parade of enormous numbers:
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