Insights and Stories on Appeals

Australia to appeal at WTO over China’s barley tariffs

Dec. 16, 2020 at 11:37 am CST

Sydney | Reuters — Australia will launch a formal appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) later on Wednesday seeking a review of China’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on imports of Australian barley, Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham said. Acknowledging the appeal may take years to be resolved, Birmingham […]

India considers changing new farm laws after mass protests

Dec. 4, 2020 at 7:58 pm CST

By Mayank Bhardwaj

CWB class-action suit a step closer to litigation

Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:40 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

Bayer loses California appeal of Roundup verdict

Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:10 pm CDT

By jonathan-stempel Tina Bellon

Canada, EU, China, others agree on temporary fix to WTO crisis

Jan. 25, 2020 at 11:41 am CST

By Luke Baker philip-blenkinsop

U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

Dec. 9, 2019 at 2:53 pm CST

Geneva | Reuters — The fate of the World Trade Organization’s top court was effectively sealed on Monday after the United States said it would not back a proposal to allow it to continue, trade officials said, although the WTO chief vowed to find a solution. The Trump administration has […]

By stephanie-nebehay

WTO tussles over hard stop or phase-out of appeals system

Dec. 3, 2019 at 5:09 pm CST

Geneva | Reuters — The World Trade Organization (WTO) battled on Tuesday over whether to bring its Appellate Body to an abrupt halt or allow its adjudicators to settle a handful of pending cases, according to trade officials present at a meeting on the subject. The Trump administration has for […]

By Reuters

Ontario plugs holes in wildlife compensation plan

Sep. 12, 2018 at 4:59 am CDT

Ontario’s agriculture ministry has patched a glitch in its wildlife damage compensation program, in which farmers’ claims risked rejection over the validity of their farm business registrations. “We heard livestock farmers’ concerns with the program so we’re making the first changes effective immediately,” Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman said in a […]

By GFM Staff

Roundup cancer verdict sends Bayer shares sliding

Aug. 13, 2018 at 1:25 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer shares plunged as much as 14 per cent on Monday, losing about US$14 billion in value, after newly acquired Monsanto was ordered to pay US$289 million in damages in the first of possibly thousands of U.S. lawsuits over alleged links between a weedkiller […]

By Ludwig Burger

Ontario to add local weight to land use appeal process

May. 16, 2017 at 7:25 pm CDT

Ontario’s Municipal Board (OMB), which handles appeals of land use planning decisions across the province, is set to be replaced with a new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The provincial government announced Tuesday it will introduce legislation “in the coming weeks” to replace the Ontario Municipal Board with the new tribunal, […]

By Staff