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What does Disputes mean? In legal practice, disputes are disagreements giving rise to potential legal rights and remedies between parties, addressed through dispute resolution including litigation, arbitration and ADR such as mediation and negotiation. The term is descriptive rather than a defined statutory concept; the substantive rights and procedures arise from statute and common law. Typical features include identification of the cause of action, applicable limitation periods, choice of jurisdiction and forum, compliance with pre-action protocols or pre-action correspondence, disclosure/discovery, evidence, settlement, costs and enforcement. Usage is broadly consistent across England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, though civil procedure differs: CPR in England...

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Comprehensive WTO dispute settlement tracker: year-by-year consultations, panels, appeals, arbitrations and outcomes (1995–2026)

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This tracker helps monitor the progress of Disputes at the World Trade Organisation. For ease of reference, it is arranged by the year in which consultations are requested.

Consultations requested—2025

  • DS644 India—Measures Concerning Trade in Goods in the Solar Cell, Solar Module, and Information Technology Sectors — China
    • Consultations sought: 19 December 2025
    • Press release: 23 December 2025
  • DS643 Canada—Tariff Rate Quotas and Surtax on Imports of Certain Steel Goods and Global Tariff on Certain Steel Derivative Goods — Chinese Taipei
    • Consultations sought: 15 December 2025
    • Press release: 18 December 2025
  • DS642 India—Measures Concerning Trade in the Automotive and Renewable Energy Technology Sectors — China
    • Consultations sought: 15 October 2025
    • Press release: 20 October 2025
  • DS641 Canada—Surtax and Tariff Rate Quotas on Imports of Certain Steel and Aluminium Goods, Including Goods Containing Chinese-Origin Inputs — China
    • Consultations sought: 15 August 2025
    • Press release: 20 August 2025
  • DS640 United States—Tariff measures on goods from Brazil — Brazil
    • Consultations sought: 5 August 2025
    • Press release: 11 August 2025
  • DS639 European Union and its Member States—Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — Russia
    • Consultations sought: 19 May 2025
    • Press release: 19
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