Lauri Railas

Global Trade Law Series, Volume 57 About this book: Incoterms® 2020 Handbook, penned by an expert who has been active in the formal interpretation, drafting and application of the various versions of the Incoterms since the 1990s, is a thorough and hands-on guide for advanced or advancing users elucidating the framing and implications of each term…

The bar examination is a prestigious professional examination for lawyers arranged by the Finnish Bar Association. The exam can be flexibly done almost entirely online. Please note that the examination must be done in Finnish or Swedish. Passing the examination is one of the requirements for obtaining the title of attorney-at-law which in Finland is…

Global Trade Law Series, Volume 57 Incoterms® 2020 Handbook, penned by an expert who has been active in the formal interpretation, drafting and application of the various versions of the Incoterms since the 1990s, is a thorough and hands-on guide for advanced or advancing users elucidating the framing and implications of each term in the…

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce that Lauri Railas has re-joined IR as our exclusive Trade & Customs Law Member in Finland. Dr. Lauri Railas is a Finnish attorney with a former career as a European Union official and an executive of the International Chamber of Commerce.…

Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has become the most economically sanctioned country inthe world. In addition to the objective of having Russia withdraw from Ukraine, the sanctionsimposed on Russia, Belarus and the disputed Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk bythe United States of America, the European Union, Canada, and other mostly Western countries(collectively referred…

Lauri Railas has had a varied career that includes maritime law, academia, working for the European Commission in Brussels and chairing the Karelian heritage association, which straddles Finland and Russia. As an ethnic Karelian Lauri works hard to keep the culture of his ancestors alive and maintains relations with the Karelian population in Russia. Karelia…

The US and the whole Western Alliance withdrew from Afganistan by the end of August this year, markedly to avoid being present there during the 20th anniversary of 9/11 strikes to the World Trade Center in New York back in 2001. The US together with its allies invaded to Afganistan to defeat the Taliban administration…

Foreword Co-Authored By Andrew Chilvers And Bob Brewer Global Trade: Combating protectionism and the pandemic The past 18 months were a huge shock to international trade as increasing protectionism and Covid-19 wrought havoc with all previous forecasts and economic roadmaps. Many business analysts predicted that the double whammy of protectionism and pandemic would spell an…