North America: International Law

Much as was anticipated, the European Commission (the Commission) announced its long-awaited proposals on Jan. 25, 2012, on what are likely to be viewed as drastic changes to data protection law in Europe. The aim of the proposals is to make EU privacy laws fit for the 21st century, and they seek to both change the system and increase penalties for breach, with fines of up to 2% of a corporation's annual global turnover.

The European Union’s rules on government procurement have traditionally been admirably open and non-discriminatory, with none of the "Buy Local" preferences found elsewhere in the world.

In December 2009, European Directive 2009/136/EC (the Directive) entered into force requiring all countries of the European Union (EU) to enact national legislation requiring, amongst other things, that website owners must obtain informed consent for the use of cookies by their website before any cookies are planted on the user's computer hard drive.

Businesses fear uncertainty…and these are truly uncertain times. Every business should be preparing its reactions to the most pressing, impactful issues RIGHT NOW.

Au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde, les investisseurs continuent de se heurter à de multiples séries de tarifs douaniers, de contre-mesures tarifaires et d'obstacles...

On September 10, 2028, President Claudia Sheinbaum presented Mexico's 2026 Economic Package, which includes significant proposal to amend the Mexican...

On May 25, 2012, the Minister of Industry announced significant changes to the Canadian federal government’s review and enforcement process under the "Investment Canada Act" (the ICA).

If you are seeking a new temporary duty suspension or duty reduction for a product you import, or if you want to extend an existing reduction or suspension beyond 2012, you have until Monday, April 30 to seize the opportunity or risk waiting several years before getting another chance.

Two committees of the United States Congress recently announced the opportunity to participate in a possible Miscellaneous Tariff Bill ("MTB"), which would collect requests for temporary reduction or cancellation of import duties on specific products.

Several tribunals and courts were established at various periods of America's history to resolve trade-related litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and even the Supreme Court has played a significant role in these disputes.

Au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde, les investisseurs continuent de se heurter à de multiples séries de tarifs douaniers, de contre-mesures tarifaires et d'obstacles...

Investors in Canada and around the world continue to grapple with multiple rounds of tariffs, counter-tariffs and non-tariff barriers to market access imposed by the United States and its trading partners.