Trade remedy: WTO dispute settlement

KA-Legal regularly advises and represents sovereign governments and commercial entities across all stages of WTO Dispute Settlement Body proceedings, including formal consultations, Panel inquiries, Appellate Body reviews, and post-judgment compliance procedures. Our services encompass comprehensive legal research, submission drafting, oral argument advocacy, and hearing representation.

We also evaluate the viability of initiating WTO dispute mechanisms for member states, assessing regulatory measures for treaty compatibility under GATT, the SCM Agreement, the Anti-Dumping Agreement, and the Agreement on Safeguards. Our firm helps sovereign clients assess the legal and commercial implications of adverse findings while executing effective enforcement strategies.

Recent experience

  • Solar panel trade dispute compatibility

    Advising a WTO member government on the WTO compatibility of EU actions regarding anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and components originating in China.

  • Airbus Boeing WTO dispute representation

    Representing the Government of South Korea in Panel and Appellate Body proceedings in the EU-US large civil aircraft trade dispute before the WTO Dispute Settlement Body.

  • Hot-rolled coils consultations

    Successfully advising the Government of India in WTO dispute settlement consultations with the EU against the continued imposition of anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled coils.

  • European Communities large civil aircraft dispute

    Advising on legal arguments and oral submissions in European Communities – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft (WT/DS316).

  • United States large civil aircraft dispute

    Advising on legal arguments and oral submissions in United States – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft (WT/DS353).

  • Indian steel measures dispute preparation

    Advising the Government of India on the workings of the WTO dispute mechanism and the compliance of EU trade remedies concerning stainless steel bars, wires, and quarto plates.

  • Footwear with leather uppers dispute

    Advising a WTO member government on legal issues surrounding the EU anti-dumping proceeding on footwear imports from China and Vietnam.

  • EU Ukraine partnership agreement dispute

    Advising the Ukrainian Government in a dispute settlement procedure with the EU concerning automotive investment laws and national subsidies under GATT, the SCM Agreement, and the EU-Ukraine Partnership Agreement.

  • Locus standi analysis for South-East Asian state

    Advising a South-East Asian government on legal standing requirements under the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding for initiating a formal complaint against EU trade regulations.

  • Non-market economy status WTO compliance

    Advising WTO member governments on the compliance of non-market economy regulatory classifications with WTO treaty obligations.