Monday 9 November 2015

TPP trade deal - opens up litigation - ???

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australia-could-be-sued-for-billions-by-foreign-companies-for-new-laws-under-tpp-20151106-gksbjx.html

A leading expert on intellectual property has warned that Australian governments could be sued for billions of dollars by foreign companies under a controversial clause in a huge multilateral trade deal.
We could get sued for billions for making some change to mining law or fracking law or God knows what else. 
Associate Professor Kimberlee Weatherall
Read the full article at more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australia-could-be-sued-for-billions-by-foreign-companies-for-new-laws-under-tpp-20151106-gksbjx.html#ixzz3qoegoNIr