public international law

Experience

Our recent experience includes acting for/advising on:

the government of Canada on a constitutional challenge to NAFTA;
the government of Liechtenstein on various trade issues, including WTO issues;
the Financial and Economic Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress on the drafting of new Chinese rules of origin;
the government of the Federal Republic of Germany before the European Court of Justice in an action against an EU export ban on tobacco products;
the requirements for new legislation following China's accession to the WTO;
an industry association on export subsidy issues under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture;
a multinational car manufacturer on the customs valuation rules of the EC Customs Code, in particular with respect to prototype parts;
a Japanese company on the GATT Customs Valuation Code, in particular with respect to the dutiability of royalties;
a German/US joint venture on the customs concessions of a WTO-member and the most-favoured-nation-principle;
a multinational tobacco company on the WTO-Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade and TRIPs;
a French insurance company before the European Court of Justice in a dispute relating to the TIR-Convention; and
the drafting of a new Chinese procurement law.

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Competition/Regulatory Team of the Year - Lawyer Awards (2008)