UK's post-Brexit trade at risk as WTO's top court shuts down theguardian.com

The shutdown of the court will leave the UK at mercy of EU in its trading relationship after the transition period.
The UK is at risk of being left at the mercy of the EU in its trading relationship in a year’s time after Donald Trump engineered the shutdown of the World Trade Organization’s top court.

The US president’s refusal to approve the appointment or reappointment of any judges on the appellate body has left it unable to function.