April 04, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
Over time we have provided various updates on the rights of holders of intellectual property to seize goods at the border arising out of alleged breaches of copyright or trademark legislation. Those holding intellectual...
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April 04, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
Industry needs to be aware of the progress of two new Bills introduced into Federal Parliament on 23 March 2011 which will have an impact on their operations.
The first Bill is the Customs Amendment (Export Controls and Other...
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April 04, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
Introduction
There has been significant debate and discussion about the right and liabilities of parties to shipping contracts for container detention or damage charges. In the majority of cases, the parties involved are...
Posted in Trade Lawyers Blog, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Border Security Initiatives, Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, European Economic Community, Thailand, USA, Customs Duties | No Comments
April 03, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
Introduction
The level of food safety regulation in the United States ("US") has risen over recent years as US governments have sought to protect the safety of food consumed in the United States. According to the US Food...
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March 09, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
By way of Australian Customs and Border Protection Notice No. 2011/04 ("Notice") and subsequent announcement on its website, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service ("Customs") sought feedback from industry on the...
Posted in Border Security Initiatives, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, South Korea, Thailand, USA, Customs Duties, Developing Countries, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions | No Comments
January 31, 2011By: Susan Kohn Ross
Effective November 23, 2010, any company that applies for an H-1B (H-1B, H-1B1, Chile/Singapore), L-1, or O-1A visa for a foreign national through the filing of an I-129 must now certify that there are no International Traffic in...
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January 30, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Egypt is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The current issue will not change that fact. To the extent that the issues remain local, there should not be a WTO connection. That being said, to the extent that there is...
Posted in Trade in Services, WTO Dispute Settlement | No Comments
January 11, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
The International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") (not to be confused with the International Cricket Council) has now released its new "Incoterms 2010" which will come into effect on 1 January 2011.
Incoterms are an...
Posted in Agriculture, Border Security Initiatives, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, Thailand, USA, Customs Duties, Free Trade Agreements, Import Controls | No Comments
January 11, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
In accordance with seasonal tradition, we thought we would bring you an update as to current developments as we reach the end of 2010.
International Developments
Australia has been involved with a number of recent...
Posted in Agriculture, Border Security Initiatives, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, South Korea, Thailand, USA, Customs Duties, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions | No Comments
January 11, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
Background
I thought it would be useful to provide the following summary on the status of claims associated with the Federal Government Home Insulation Scheme and efforts to recover allegedly excessive container detention...
Posted in Agriculture, Climate Change, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, Thailand, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Procurement Bid Challenges | No Comments
October 26, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
According to a media release of 25 October 2009 from the Australian Trade Minister, it has been agreed that the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will come into force on 1 January 2010 following discussion between...
Posted in Trade Lawyers Blog, Agriculture, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Australia / New Zealand, Thailand, Customs Duties, Developing Countries, Dispute Settlement, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Food and Drug Regulation | No Comments
August 08, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
If you have been following CyndeeLaw on Twitter, you will have already seen the discussion that I have been having with Mexico Times. On Saturday, August 8, 2008, Mexico Times tweeted:
4500 #Mexico Trucking Cos will sue US...
Posted in Mexico, USA, Dispute Settlement, NAFTA Developments, Protectionism, Trade in Services | No Comments
July 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On July 16, 2009, Canada's Privacy Commissioner issued a news release entitled " facebook needs to improve privacy practices, investigation finds". A copy of the news release may be found at the following link -...
Posted in Trade Law, Privacy & Data Protection Law, Internet & E-Commerce Law, Canada, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property Protection, International Transactions, Technical Trade Barriers | No Comments
July 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
I received the article below from Jane Moffat from McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. Credit also needs to be given to David R. Butcher, the author of the article.
The article is scary to Canadian companies because it clarified...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, USA, Buy America, Protectionism, Trade in Services, Water, NAFTA Developments, WTO Developments, Government Procurement Bid Challenges | No Comments
May 25, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Australian Government has announced that it is engaging in consultations and is reviewing the financial supply provisions of the GST with a view to reducing their complexity and introducing more principled rules, while...
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May 17, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
A high ranking Obama Administration official recently identified the four pillars of Obama's trade policy as the multilateral system, enforcing what was negotiated, free trade agreements, and how well does the trading system work...
Posted in Agriculture, Anti-Bribery/Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/Corruption of Foreign Public Officials, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, European Economic Community, India, South Korea, Thailand | No Comments