Trade Law 
FTC goes after prepaid calling card company for deceptive ads – Los Angeles Times
The Federal Trade Commission is accusing a company that sells prepaid calling cards of using deceptive advertisements, which would violate federal law. DR Phone Communications makes claims in its advertisements that misrepresent the number of …
Report: EU’s boycott of settlement trade legal – YNET News
A recent legal brief compiled by James Crawford, professor of international law at Britain’s Cambridge University, has ruled that European governments “Are fully within their rights to ban trade with Israeli settlements” in the West Bank. According to a …
Decoding U.S.-Colombia FTA keeps Miami law firms busy – Miami Herald
… thing that’s expected to increase with the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. It’s also a growth opportunity for lawyers. Since the agreement went into effect May 15, law firms have been holding roundtable discussions, offering …
Vodafone admits breaching Fair Trade Act – radionz
Watchdog Consumer New Zealand is warning Vodafone customers to be wary of its deals, saying the company is cavalier about honouring the Fair Trading Act. The telcommunications company on Monday admitted 21 breaches of the act by misleading its mobile … Continue reading
Parlay Entertainment Announces Revocation of Cease Trade Order and Other Corporate Matters – msnbc.com
The Company filed a permanent cease trade order revocation application with the OSC and the BCSC on February 21, 2012, as by that date the Company was current with all financial statement and other filing requirements under applicable securities law.
Russia’s top court backs WTO membership – YAHOO!
Russia’s Constitutional Court cleared the path Monday for lawmakers to approve membership of the WTO by ruling that joining the world free trade club was legal and in line with the country’s basic law. “The protocol was signed and approved … Continue reading
Vodafone faces big fine after breaching Fair Trade Act – radionz
Watchdog Consumer New Zealand is warning Vodafone customers to be wary of its deals, saying the company is cavalier about honouring the Fair Trading Act. The telcommunications company on Monday admitted 21 breaches of the act by misleading its mobile … Continue reading
UN must act now to stop illicit global arms trade – Alaska Dispatch
Each year, hundreds of thousands of civilians around the globe are slaughtered by conventional weapons that are sold, transferred by governments, or diverted to unscrupulous regimes, criminals, illegal militias, and terrorist groups. The enormous human …
Time to curb the illicit global arms trade – The Christian Science Monitor
The enormous human toll from the unregulated trade of conventional arms undermines international security and impedes economic and social development. The Monitor’s View: Law of the Sea Treaty as a peace tool for US Opinion: Beyond Viktor Bout …
India protests European Union study of data laws – Economic Times
The EU wants to ensure that the Indian laws meet its directive before it makes a commitment on the issue in the bilateral free trade agreement being negotiated between the two. The EU has not accepted India’s assertion that it … Continue reading
