UK Embraces New WTO Dispute Resolution Mechanism Amid Global Trade Tensions

UK joins WTO trade arbitration alternative

GENEVA - The United Kingdom has become the latest country to join an alternative mechanism for resolving disputes to the World Trade Organization, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

UK Embraces New WTO Dispute Resolution Mechanism Amid Global Trade Tensions

UK Embraces New WTO Dispute Resolution Mechanism Amid Global Trade Tensions The United Kingdom has announced its decision to join an alternate mechanism for trade dispute resolution, the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA), as confirmed in a statement released on Wednesday. This strategic move comes in response to the World Trade Organization's (WTO) appeals body remaining inactive since 2019.Following actions by former U.S…

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