Simon Lester

We've already discussed the DSU Article 22.6 Gambling arbitration.  Now it looks like we are headed for a GATS Article XXI arbitration: Antigua has asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to arbitrate in a dispute over gambling with the United States, its lawyer in the case said

As mentioned a couple months ago, some countries had expressed concerns that China was placing restrictions on foreign providers of news-related financial information services.  Things seem to be heating up.  As reported by the AP: The United States has told China to get serious about loosening restrictions on foreign

Over at Eyes on Trade, Todd Tucker had this to say in reaction to the Brazil - Tyres decision: No one would say that Brazil's enviro policy was the perfect solution to the problem. But many, many environmental policies are that imperfect. Perhaps due to other influences in the