US importers are seeing smaller refunds from tariffs paid under the now-illegal International Emergency Economic Powers Act as the federal government applies unfixed debts like owed taxes and missed duties to the checks.  

The EU is seeking deeper trade ties with like-minded partners amid growing geopolitical tensions — the latest example being the breakdown of US-Canada trade talks last week. In this context, the significance i... (more story)

The legal basis for retaliatory tariffs imposed by Canada’s government in response to the latest round of US duties are likely to face a smoother legal and regulatory road than the tariffs in the US, where leg... (more story)

Climate litigation is increasingly defining governments' and companies' obligations as climate science and legal precedents develop. While landmark cases have helped entrench the duties that states have and pr... (more story)

The Canadian pushback to President Donald Trump's aggressive trade agenda could have big implications for the administration's broader strategy to recalibrate global trading relationships, potentially setting ... (more story)

The EU's regulation to outlaw products that use forced labor looks increasingly like another tool to tackle economic trade distortions affecting European industry. While not naming China, its main aim is to bl... (more story)

The US and Canadian governments' failure to reach a trade deal last week puts the two countries on a rocky path as they must now grapple with the fallout of high tariffs and escalating tensions with no clear r... (more story)

The US Congress is pushing to yet again renew a key trade pact with African countries, but the fight to keep that deal alive is headed for increasing uncertainty as questions mount about how to modernize the p... (more story)