UK HIGH COURT ALLOWS FOUR TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS TO LODGE COMPLAINTS IN EURO PEAN COURT OF JUSTICE.

British American Tobacco, Gallaher, Imperial Tobacco and Rothmans of the United Kingdom are set to lodge a complaint with the EU's Court of Justice about the EU Directive banning tobacco advertising. The UK High Court ruled that they were entitled to take legal action, even though the Government recently tabled a Bill seeking to ban tobacco advertising, starting in 1999, which is one year earlier than the date specified in the EU Directive. David Swan...