The Times
| World trade court ‘to stay shut for years’
The highest court for trade disputes is likely to be out of action for years, according to Britain’s ambassador at the World Trade Organisation. Julian Braithwaite, the UK’s permanent representative in Geneva, said he saw “no political interest” in Washington to fix the Appellate Body, which collapsed last month after a sustained American campaign. Mr Braithwaite, 52, told a conference in London this week on the politics of trade organised by Global Counsel, a consultancy, that it “really is optimistic” to believe the body would be revived this year.