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Simon Lester

It's Not Just Agriculture

The zeroing litigation seems to be winding down (albeit very slowly), but the zeroing negotiations may be heating up. From Reuters: Congress is likely to reject a world trade agreement unless it restores eroded U.S. ability to impose duties on unfairly traded imports, a pair of senior Democratic lawmakers

Some Gambling Case Irony

From a gambling news web site: Gary Loveman, CEO of Harrah's Entertainment, announced at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas that the World Series of Poker may soon branch into online formats in Europe. ... The irony of the move by Harrah's, and part of the

More on (Alleged) Tax and Trade Inequities

I posted a while back on the treatment of different tax systems (direct vs. indirect systems) under trade rules. Here's an FT op-ed that makes the case that the current system is unfair to U.S. producers. The authors argue as follows: In 2005, 137 nations accounting for

Coming Soon: The EC - Salmon Panel Report

It is being reported that the EC - Salmon WTO panel report, which deals with an anti-dumping determination, will be circulated this Friday. According to Norway, the final report "is the same as the interim decision in August, which Norway considered a victory." According to the EC, "

From the House Gambling Hearing

I decided I wasn't up for live blogging the House hearing on internet gambling, but here is a brief review of some points that were made. (You can view the webcast here -- it's still ongoing, but they have taken a break). [UPDATE - here is

House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Internet Gambling

Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on "Establishing Consistent Enforcement Policies in the Context of Online Wagers." The Committee's press release says: "Famed poker player Annie Duke will testify at the hearing." But from a trade lawyer's perspective, the

Two WTO Related Blogs

I wanted to mention two WTO-specific blogs that might be of interest to readers of this blog: * WTO and China, by Henry Gao, a contributor and frequent commenter on this blog. * India in the WTO, by Seema Sapra, a frequent commenter on this blog. Check them out when you have

No News is Bad News at the WTO?

Another China WTO dispute on the horizon: China was criticised at the World Trade Organisation on Monday for its restrictions on foreign news agencies who are unable to sell their information to local media, trade sources said. Canada, the United States, Japan and the European Union all requested more information

More on Mitt Romney's Trade Vision

Ben Muse's post on Mitt Romney reminds me that there is more to Mitt Romney's trade views than I mentioned in my earlier post. Picking out some of the aspects I found most interesting, Romney would like to see the following: * U.S. and multilateral efforts

A Short Note On Blog Comments

One of the things I enjoy most about this blog is the comments and discussion that take place. To help promote this, I wanted to mention that comments can be made anonymously. While it's true that the comment form requires that a name and email address be entered,