Contributing Lawyers

Canada

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Michael Flavell
Geoff Kubrick

United States

Susan Kohn Ross

India

China

Thailand

Apisith John Southam

Korea

Do Brazil's Export Processing Zone Laws Bestow an Illegal Export Subsidy?

Recently, Brazil’s House of Representatives approved Provisional Executive Act 418, which promotes the use of export processing zones (ZPEs).  It is suggested that the export processing zones are allowed states in the...

April 28, 2008 CD Howe Institute Policy Seminar - Emerging Market Multinationals

Please fill out the following registration form if you would like to attend the free seminar "Emerging Market Multinationals: How Serious ids the threat to Western Companies?"  Simon J. Evenett, a well known professor of...

Important Legal Development In Canada - Canada Tables Consumer Protection Legislation That Must Be Taken Seriously By Domestic Manufacturers, Importers and Sellers

On April 8, 2008, the Minister of Health tabled in the House of Commons Bill C-52 "An Act respecting the safety of consumer products".  This proposed legislation changes the landscape in Canada to protect individuals by...

News From India - Top 10 BPO Companies

I received the following article written by Sagar Satapathy and thought that it should be shared -

The Elite list of Top Ten BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Companies in India

BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) has become...

China Law Blog Posting on Criminial Liability and Importing From China

This is the first time that I will refer Trade Lawyers Blog readers to China Law Blog.  China Law Blog has posted an article Bad China Products. Hey, It's a Criminal Thing -...

Export Development Canada Advises that the Confidence of Canadian Exporters is at Low Point

On January 24, 2008, Export Development Canada issued the following news release on the poor state of Canadian exporter confidence:

Exporter Confidence Plummets Amid High Dollar and U.S. Economic Slowdown, Says EDC...

Compliance with U.S. ITARs Causes Problems for Canadian Companies - Part II - U.S. ITARS vs Human Rights Laws in Quebec/Canada

On January 17, 2008, the Quebec Human Rights Commission issued a press release regarding the settlement of the Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd. case, which involved the company's decision not to hire a prospective intern who...