WTO unlikely to hit December deadline for dispute settlement reform

World Trade Organization members this week largely acknowledged they are unlikely to meet a self-imposed December deadline for an agreement on dispute settlement reform, with the central question of how and whether to set up an appeal mechanism unresolved. During a Nov. 21 heads-of-delegations meeting on dispute settlement reform, members began to look ahead to next year while advocating for “locking in” progress achieved so far, according to a WTO readout . The view from members was a “growing realization...