Nota Bene Episode 109: Asia Q1 Check In: China’s Emergence as the Number One World Economy and New Hegemonic Role in Asia with Paul Kim
Following the entry into force of its FTAs with Australia and New Zealand, the UK continues to pursue a negotiation-focused trade agenda by signing up to the CPTPP and initiating a new FTA dialogue with Türkiye....more
The UK has now signed its accession protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This is almost the final stage in the UK’s accession to the CPTPP, with only UK and...more
Fifteen of the 16 members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) announced on November 4 the conclusion of negotiations on the text of the mega-regional trade agreement. Only India withheld agreement during...more
On August 25, 2019, President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe jointly announced that the United States and Japan have reached an agreement on core principles of a bilateral trade agreement covering...more
Business opportunities with Japan under the CPTPP for Canadian women entrepreneurs - The Japanese proverb "dawn doesn't break without a woman" refers to the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu. Revered as “the great divinity...more
Section 301 Update: USTR Grants Exclusion Requests Covering More Than 950 Products - As we previously reported, in July 2018, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it was establishing a process by...more
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) entered into force on December 30, 2018. The Agreement will significantly impact trade among its ratifying Parties—currently including...more
On December 30, 2018, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) entered into effect for six of the eleven signatory countries. The CPTPP is the successor to the Trans-Pacific...more
The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (“CPTPP”) will take effect on December 30, 2018. Australia ratified the agreement on October 31, 2018, joining Mexico, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand and Canada, and...more
Yesterday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) officially notified Congress that it would be launching separate trade discussions with the European Union, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The letters sent to...more
On April 12th, various news outlets ("fake" and otherwise), as well as several Senators present at the White House, announced that the Trump administration had changed its position on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)...more
We previously reported on the announced agreement to enter into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). As previously announced, the final version of the CPTPP suspended all of...more
On March 8, 2018, Canada signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), an agreement between the 11 remaining signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after the United...more
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Teva’s levofloxacin damages appeal - On February 8, 2018, the Federal Court of Appeal issued public reasons for its decision dismissing Teva’s appeal relating to the damages and costs...more