British American Tobacco PLC (BTI) said Monday it will again pursue the Australian government through the courts in an effort to obtain the legal advice given to the government in its decision to push ahead with measures to implement plain packaging on cigarette packets.
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From January next year, the Australian government wants to remove all branding and advertising from cigarette packets.
BAT, along with other cigarette manufacturers, is fiercely opposed to the planned packaging measures and has threatened to challenge the proposed legislation in court.
Having already failed in earlier attempts to force the government to release its legal advice, British American Tobacco said it plans to appeal to the High Court to secure the information.
The tobacco manufacturer also said it will challenge the plain packaging laws in court, if the new laws are approved.
