Areas of Practice
International Trade Law
Just as Canada was one of the original 23 contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ("GATT") in 1947, so too was Maclaren Corlett LLP one of the first law firms to contemporaneously undertake that unique area of practice. It was litigation undertaken by our firm which first lead to the requirement of the Anti-Dumping Tribunal (now the CITT) to disclose its internal staff reports to counsel during anti-dumping and countervailing duty hearings and investigations.
With the establishment of the World Trade Organization in 1995, international trade is increasing dramatically. Our practice includes dealing with the World Trade Organization (WTO), the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), trade and investment disputes, anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases, tribunal and panel appearances, tariff classification, duty draw-back and remission, negotiations, submissions to Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, applications for Judicial Review, Ministerial submissions, Certificates of Origin, valuation issues, liaison with foreign counsel and generally all aspects of customs and trade law.
In particular, we have been successful is assisting clients to avoid the contravention of Canadian trade legislation, thus also avoiding costly and intrusive investigations and hearings. With our assistance, our exporting and importing clients have developed business and strategic plans encompassing trade strategies designed to avoid contravention of Canadian trade laws or the extension of existing findings.
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