Doing business across borders

In the latest episode of our Disputes in a Fragmenting World series, Andy Hartwill and Basil Woodd-Walker discuss the challenges of trading and investing across borders against an increasingly fragmented geopolitical and economic backdrop.

The conversation looks at the cumulative effect of major structural shocks - from Brexit and Covid to the war in Ukraine, tariffs, sanctions, and the current conflict in the Middle East - and what that means for businesses navigating cross-border operations, contracts and investment decisions.

They explore the practical disputes risks that can emerge from this environment, including energy shocks, supply-chain reconfiguration, force majeure, tariff disruption, sanctions divergence and investment protection.

A timely discussion for businesses thinking about contractual resilience, cross-border dispute exposure and how to prepare for further change.