Gavel and Scales of JusticeThere have been a number of cases in Canada where one party to the proceeding has raised conflict of interest in respect of another party before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (“Tribunal”).  In most cases, the Tribunal has not disqualified counsel.

For example, in Circular Copper Tube, PI-2013-002, the Tribunal did not issue a

The coverage has been wall-to-wall this weekend about Pres. Obama’s veto of the exclusion order entered in favor of Apple by the International Trade Commission regarding its on-going patent dispute with Samsung. The letter can be found here – http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/08032013%20Letter_1.PDF.

There are perhaps two noteworthy points about this letter. First, that the Administration even