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On 28 October 2009 the Australian competition authority (the ACCC)announced that it had commenced action against Thai Airways International in the Federal Court alleging that it had also engaged in price fixing overseas which...

We have previously reported on the Australian Productivity Commission's review of Australia's Anti-Dumping and Counterveiling systems.

On 10 September 2009, the Productivity Commission issue its draft Inquiry Report...

A report in "The Age" newspaper today refers to the results of a 3 year investigation by the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) which has uncovered "serious weaknesses" in the security of ports and airports.

The ACC's "Crime in...

By notice in a national newspaper today (24 June 2009) Australian Customs has announced that it has initiated an investigation into the alleged dumping and subsidisation of certain aluminium extrusions exported to Australia from...

The decision of the Australian Federal Court in LED Technologies Pty Ltd v Elecspress Pty Ltd allowed an action brought by a local of holder of registered designs against the importers of goods produced overseas in breach of the...

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...

As you are all aware, competition authorities around the world have been taking action against alleged price fixing on air cargo services.

Many airlines here (including QF and BA) have settled, but some (including SQ and...

In poor economic times, make sure you knw whether you are entitled to claim settlement monies and file your claim on time. This is an opportunity for Canadian companies and other companies which have shipped goods by air.

You...

This posting comes from Keith Cameron ("Cameron") at Lang Michener LLP's Ottawa office -

For years consumers have questioned fluctuating gas prices, wondering how prices could rise and fall overnight and who exactly was...

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...

Customs Update: Big issues roil traders

July 2, 2008

By Susan Kohn Ross / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE©

International traders have for the most part been insulated from a lot of the issues roiling "big...

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...

On Janaury 15, 2008, the Toronto Strategic Partnership (includes the Canadian Competition Bureau, the Toronto Police Service, the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, the Ontario Provincial Police, the RCMP, the...

It takes two to tango, but three to make a crowd and a crowd it has now become. First, it was British Airways PLC and Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., which each agreed to pay $300 million in criminal fines as the result of pleading...

Law enforcement authorities in the U.S., EU, Switzerland and Canada are apparently coordinating their efforts, at least as it comes to execution of search warrants as the air freight price fixing investigation continues. The...

The European Union has just released its draft guidelines for how ocean liners should conduct themselves in Europe. It has long been the practice that vessel operators were considered exempt from anti-trust requirements in order...