December 28, 2023
December 18, 2023
CLK Congratulates Susana Lee on Appointment as a Member of the CITT
CLK is delighted to congratulate Susana Lee on her appointment as a Member of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, effective January 29, 2024.
Prior to her appointment, Susana spent her entire legal career at CLK, starting as a summer student …
November 23, 2023
CLK Canada Announces Two New Partners
Cassidy Levy Kent is very pleased to announce the admission of two new partners, effective January 1, 2024.
Hugh Lee’s practice focuses on trade remedies, dispute settlement under trade agreements, and investor-state dispute settlement, among other trade law related …
November 06, 2023
New Legislation Would Impose Fees on “Dirty” Imports, Link Climate and Trade Policy
The increasing convergence of climate and trade policy gained new momentum this week with legislation to “level the playing field” by imposing fees on imports from China, Russia, and other countries with lax environmental standards.
The “Foreign Pollution Fee Act …
September 29, 2023
BIS Urges Heightened Due Diligence for Certain Exports to Prevent Diversion to Russia
BIS Urges Heightened Due Diligence for Certain Exports to Prevent Diversion to Russia
The United States, as a member of the Export Enforcement Five (“E5”) group, has been working to strengthen its sanctions and export controls program as it relates …
September 29, 2023
Impact of U.S. Government Shutdown on Trade
If Congress fails to approve new spending for federal agencies by 11:59PM on September 30, a federal government shutdown and the curtailment of non-essential activities will occur. Here is what may occur in trade and customs related government functions:
The …
September 27, 2023
Commerce Reportedly Poised to Review Vietnam’s Non-Market Economy Status
According to a readout provided to the press by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Vietnamese PM Phạm Minh Chính on September 19, 2023 and “pledged to urge the U.S. …
September 27, 2023
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List Updated to Include Three New Companies
Today the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) published an update to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List.
The UFLPA originally went into effect June 21, 2022, and established a rebuttable presumption that all merchandise coming from …
September 22, 2023
CBP Updates Broker Guidance
On September 8, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published updates (Version 2.0) to its Customs Broker Guidance for the Trade Community (“Broker Guidance 2.0”) to provide further clarity to CBP’s promulgation of two Final Rules – Modernization of …
September 21, 2023