UK's post-Brexit trade at risk as WTO's top court shuts down
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from Economics | The Guardian on (#4WDCQ)
Shutdown of court will leave UK at mercy of EU in its trading relationship after transition period
The UK is at risk of being left at the mercy of the EU in its trading relationship in a year's time after Donald Trump engineered the shutdown of the World Trade Organization's top court.
The US president's refusal to approve the appointment or reappointment of any judges on the appellate body has left it unable to function.
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