Tag: Philip Morris

  • Philip Morris loses plain packs battle, but the war continues

    Philip Morris loses plain packs  battle, but the war continues

    By Professor Mark Davison Just prior to Christmas, 2015, the Australian government received the gift of a decision that Philip Morris Asia’s Ltd’s action pursuant to the Bilateral Investment Treaty between Australia and Hong Kong against Australia’s measures for plain packaging of tobacco was not within the jurisdiction of the tribunal. The facts leading to…