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Okt 02, 2012
Roger Green, Watermark, Australia
First published on www.lexology.com

Big Tobacco's challenge disappears in a puff of smoke


Roger Green, Watermark, Australia, First published on www.lexology.comThe Australian High Court has rejected a constitutional challenge by big tobacco companies, Philip Morris and others, against the Australian government's tobacco plain packaging legislation. Cigarettes and other tobacco products sold in Australia after 1 December 2012 must be in drab olive/brown packaging, and brand names will be restricted to small, generic type. The packaging will also include large health warnings, and possibly disturbing graphics  read more