Contributing Lawyers

Canada

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Michael Flavell
Geoff Kubrick

United States

Susan Kohn Ross

India

China

Thailand

Apisith John Southam

Korea

Canada Signs Financial Services Agreement with China

On November 13, 2008, the Government of Canada and the Government of China signed a memorandum of understanding on financial services , which resolves some or all of the issues at the heart of a WTO case. The Memorandum of...

In June 2008, EU Lifted Cuba Sanctions

On June 23, 2008, the European Union lifted sanctions against Cuba.  Spain's Prime Minister played a key in persuading the European Union to lift diplomatic sanctions against Cuba.  EU External Relations Commissioner...

Canada - EU Free Trade Negotiations Begin --- But There Will be Obstacles to A Successful Conclusion

On October 17, 2008, during the Canada-EU summit in Quebec City, Quebec, Prime Minister Harper and President Nicholas Sarkozy of France confirmed that Canada and the EU would start to explore a free trade agreement (or possibly...

EU Signs Economic Partnership Agreement with Cariforum

On October 15, 2008, the European Union signed an economic partnership agreement with the Cariforum Group of Nations (Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana,...

Germany Arrests Its Own Spy for Activities with Iran

The true story is probably yet to be reported and possibly the movie will follow.  On October 17, 2008, the Canadian National Post newspaper printed an article about a Canadian - Iranian citizen who was arrested in...

Roy McLaren Writes About Potential Canada - EU Trade Deal

October 14, 2008, Canada's Globe & Mail newspaper published an editorial written by the Honourable Roy McLaren (who is a former Canadian Minister of International Trade).  The Article can be retrieved at the following link -...

Reports Canada Looking to Negotiate Trade Agreement with the EC

 

On September 18, 2008, Canada’s Globe & Mail newspaper reported that Canada and Europe may start to negotiate a free trade agreement.  The rumour is that Canadian and European officials will start on October 17, 2008 93...

German Court Decision in One of Many Siemens' Corruption of Foreign Pulbic Officials Cases

On July 28, 2008, the Munich Court handed  Reinhardt Siekaczek, a senior official at Siemens, a suspended jail sentence after convicting him of 49 counts of being a party to misappropriation of corporate funds.  He was...

DSB Panel Blocked Regarding the EU's Tariffs on Certain Technology Products

The United States, Japan and Taiwan have filed requests for WTO consultations with the European Communities (EC) and its member States regarding the imposition of customs duties on flat panel displays, set-top boxes (STBs) with...

UK Compliance Verification Manual - Helpful to Those Who Do Not Have Similar Published Guidance

In July 2008, the U.K. Export Control Organisation updated its Guidance on Compliance Visits.  This is a useful document for Canadian export controls compliance officers and specialists because the Export and Import Controls...

China May Face Another WTO Case For Big Car Tax

China Environmental Law Blog has posted an article entitled "Big Cars Face Big Tax: Fat Cats Unfazed";

China has announced a higher tax on large cars.  China said yesterday it would raise taxes on large passenger vehicles...

UK Decision on Appropriate Forum Raises Questions

Andrew Wigston, a solicitor at Finers Stephens Innocent LLP has written a good article that may be found in the London Times online  - business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4513580.ece

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New Twist to WTO Aircraft Subsidies Cases

Canada's Financial Post (part of the National Post newspaper) is reporting today that "The United States is ready to clash with the British government over the $300-million U. S. aid program for Bombardier Inc.'s Short aircraft...

Are you goods subject to dumping duties?

If you are wondering whether goods coming to the U.S. are subject to antidumping duties, there is information available from the U.S. government which will help. See...

Exporter Caught - Just How Smart Was He?

Donald Hatch entered into a plea agreement for export violations involving night vision equipment. Why question his intelligence? Well, first the company's website os reported to state that all shipments are made as gifts and are...

Lack of Records Leads to Large Judgment

Purely Juice is a pomegranate juice manufacturer based in California. It was ordered to pay a $1.5 million judgment to a competitor for false and misleading claims. Claiming that its suppliers had given it faulty Certificates of...