April 04, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
The issue of container detention fees remains a real problem for freight forwarders, customs brokers and importers. It has certainly been the subject of many presentations and questions at CBFCA State Conventions and Member...
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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...
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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
July 17, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On July 17, 2009, Canada's Industry Minister announced that the Canada filed an application with the Federal Court of Canada asking US Steel to honour the commitments it made when it acquired Hamilton, Ontario-based Stelco. The...
Posted in Competition/Anti-Trust Law, Federal Court, Canada, Dispute Settlement, Foreign Investment Reviews, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations | No Comments
June 21, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) contains Buy American provisions which are backfiring with our trading partners and causing lots of domestic complications. The Recovery Act holds that so long...
Posted in Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, European Economic Community, India, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, Developing Countries | No Comments
June 17, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
The recent release of Australian Customs Notice No. 2009/25 ("ACN") by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service ("Customs") is a clear warning to those in industry who use the Enhanced Project By-Law Scheme ("EPBS")...
Posted in Trade Lawyers Blog, Border Security Initiatives, Australia / New Zealand, Customs Duties, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Foreign Investment Reviews, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, International Tax | No Comments
April 28, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
On 20 April 2009, the Australian Government's Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) (see www.efic.gov.au) released it second Global Readiness Index Report (Index) (see www.efic.gov.au/gri/report)
The Index...
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April 21, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
On 17 April 2009, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) released a 10 point Plan which would entail the Australian Federal Government assisting to save the Australian steel industry through Government purchasing, loan guarantees,...
Posted in Australia / New Zealand, Customs Duties, Foreign Investment Reviews, Free Trade Agreements, Preferential Tariffs, Trade Remedies | No Comments
October 07, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
One week before the Canadian federal election, Prime Minister Harper and the Conservative Party revealed their platform. The following promises would be interesting from a trade perspective:
- Increased Trade with Emerging...
Posted in Canada, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Foreign Investment Reviews, International Intellectual Property Protection, International Tax, International Transactions, Preferential Tariffs, International Anti-Trust/Competition Law, Customs Duties | No Comments
August 26, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On August 26, 2008, Diane Francis of Canada's Financial Post wrote a great article "Investing in Russia? Plan to Lose" that should raise alarm bells for those investing in Russia. The posting may be found at...
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June 26, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 26, 2008, Canada's Competition Policy Review Panel issued its much anticipated "Compete to Win" Report. The Report was presented to the Minister of Industry who will consider the recommendations. Foreign...
Posted in Big Deals, Aviation & Aerospace Law, Competition/Anti-Trust Law, Telecommunications Law, Mining Law, Canada, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Border Security Initiatives, Foreign Investment Reviews, International Anti-Trust/Competition Law | No Comments
April 13, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On April 10, 2008, the story in the Canadian news was that the Minister of Industry had indicated that he would not approve the sale of assets by between MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (Canadian) to Alliant Techsystems Inc....
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January 29, 2008By: John Demo
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a...
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October 30, 2007By: Martin Masse
As part of the 2007 Budget, the Canadian government committed to review Canada's competition and foreign investment policies. In order to do so, the Canadian government established the Competition Policy Review...
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