Trade remedies
David Peters, Principal of Kinsman Legal, has significant experience in trade remedies law through a more than four year secondment with the investigations branch of the Australian trade remedies authority, the Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) and acting for and advising substantial private sector clients.
During his secondment with the ADC David obtained substantial experience and insights into all aspects of Australian trade remedies including anti-dumping and countervailing investigations, anti-circumvention investigations, continuations, ADRP reviews, reinvestigations, duty assessments and in WTO dispute settlement.
In acting for private clients, Kinsman Legal has acted in matters including: a judicial review to the Federal Court and then successfully on appeal to the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia; and the first investigation that was terminated on the basis that the Australian industry did not produce like goods.
Trade remedies arise from Australia's membership of the World Trade Organisation and the enactment in domestic law of agreements that allow Australia to impose import duties if, following investigation, an importer is found to have "dumped" goods in Australia (ie sold goods more cheaply in Australia than it would sell the goods in its home market) or received countervailable subsidies from its own government.
During his secondment with the ADC David obtained substantial experience and insights into all aspects of Australian trade remedies including anti-dumping and countervailing investigations, anti-circumvention investigations, continuations, ADRP reviews, reinvestigations, duty assessments and in WTO dispute settlement.
In acting for private clients, Kinsman Legal has acted in matters including: a judicial review to the Federal Court and then successfully on appeal to the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia; and the first investigation that was terminated on the basis that the Australian industry did not produce like goods.
Trade remedies arise from Australia's membership of the World Trade Organisation and the enactment in domestic law of agreements that allow Australia to impose import duties if, following investigation, an importer is found to have "dumped" goods in Australia (ie sold goods more cheaply in Australia than it would sell the goods in its home market) or received countervailable subsidies from its own government.