In
a potential trade dispute with the U.S., Canada doesn't have many chips to play.
Not exact matches
Trump's
trade issues took a backseat in 2017 while the White House focused on tax reform, but it's now coming back into the fore: The solar
dispute is among several
potential trade decisions that also involve washing machines, consumer electronics and steel.
The Canadian government is buoyed by other recent developments in Canada-U.S.
trade: this week Boeing has dropped its legal fight against Bombardier and there are indications of a
potential settlement in a
dispute over glossy paper.
The ECB has expressed fears over growing
trade disputes between the US and China and their
potential impact on the region's economy
An FTA with China has
potential to clarify standards for reciprocal treatment of
trade, market access and fair
dispute resolution.
This has a
potential impact on the scope of activity of the Commission in the
Trade Committees set up by the FTAs, as well as for the determination of the respondent in investor - State
disputes.
We have mentioned before the recent work of the United Nations Commission on International
Trade Law on online
dispute resolution (ODR) and a colloquium held to review the
potential future work of UNCITRAL on e-commerce issues.
Irrespective of how these issues are ultimately resolved, it is clear that the negotiations over the withdrawal agreement (and potentially any transitional measures and future
trade deal) are now likely to require substantial work on institutional arrangements to account for the settlement of
potential disputes arising after the UK has formally left the EU, in addition to the more mainstream issues of assets, liabilities, citizens» rights, pensions etc..
Special counsel to government agency of Middle Eastern state in connection with negotiation of
dispute resolution provisions in
potential free
trade agreements.
Clearly there will be downsides to the procedural changes: - UK
trade mark applications will now be able to proceed to full registration without having first to overcome latent threats to their validity, introducing the
potential for increased
disputes over the validity of registered marks, with associated costs implications.
Of course, this increased amount of
trade can have
potential headaches, especially if a
dispute arises, which is where Confideal comes into play.