Tobacco companies prepare to sue government for £11bn over introduction of plain cigarette packaging – Mirror Online

Last Updated: May 23, 2015By

This will be a pittance compared to the amounts health companies will claim if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement is signed in its current form, with the Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism that allows firms to sue governments over loss of earnings due to legislation–

— such as the re-nationalisation of England’s health service under any future government.

Tobacco companies rallying against the introduction of plain packaging are preparing to sue the government for an absolutely massive sum

Source: Tobacco companies prepare to sue government for £11bn over introduction of plain cigarette packaging – Mirror Online

5 Comments

  1. joanna may May 23, 2015 at 2:23 am - Reply

    Ha!!!!!!!!! They have screwed up already!! tut tut breaking the law as well!!

  2. Jeffery Davies May 23, 2015 at 4:47 am - Reply

    Sign of things to come under our new masters the yanks jeff3

  3. amnesiaclinic May 23, 2015 at 8:23 am - Reply

    So much for the article in the BJM about the tobacco companies wining and dining MP’s… and then go on to stab them in the back!
    You are absolutely right about the suing under the TTIP in secret courts made up of corporate lawyers out to screw countries from lost profits if the government has any protections in place for the people or the environment.
    A nightmare.

  4. hstorm May 23, 2015 at 6:03 pm - Reply

    As they say on Last Week Tonight…

    #JeffWeCan

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