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Hong Kong court grants anti-suit relief against sanctioned Russian bank
German bank obtains injunctions to restrain Russian court proceedings commenced in breach of HKIAC arbitration agreement; argument that court lacked …
MERCOSUR AND THE EUROPEAN UNION AGREE HISTORIC AND AMBITIOUS TRADE AGREEMENT
The European Parliament's study on arbitration legal instruments and practice in the EU and Switzerland: a step towards a uniform European regime on arbitration?
Two weeks ago the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs published a broad study on the legal …
Repaving the Southeast Asian Silk Road: EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement negotiations concluded
In the wake of the recent agreement of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (EU-Canada CETA) and after just over a year of …
Long-awaited EU-Canada trade agreement agreed - a blueprint to set the standard for future investment protection?
On Friday 26 September, after five years of negotiations, the EU and Canada agreed in principle to a text for the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement …
New regulation sets out financial responsibility for investor-state disputes between the European Union and third countries
Today (17 September 2014) a new European Regulation enters into force (EU No 912/2014) with wide-ranging implications for the global investment …
TTIP: EU Commission publishes statistical report on responses to the public consultation on ISDS and investment protection
On 18 July, the EU Commission published its Preliminary Report (statistical overview) on the responses to its consultation on investment protection and …
Sanctions Update: EU and US introduce further sanctions in response to the situation in Ukraine; EU amends sanctions against Libya, Central African Republic and Syria
Herbert Smith Freehills has published its latest Sanctions Update e-bulletin, on the latest developments in sanctions regimes in Ukraine, Libya, …
Europe consults on investment protection and ISDS in the TTIP
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its proposed approach to investment protection and investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) …
Ukraine – EU imposes asset freeze and travel ban on 21 Russian individuals; US introduces additional Executive Order and imposes asset freeze and visa ban on 11 Ukrainian and Russian individuals
Herbert Smith Freehills has published its latest Sanctions Update e-bulletin, on the imposition targeted sanctions by the EU and US in response to the …
Ukraine – EU imposes asset freeze on members of former government and issues a statement in relation to Russia; US introduces Executive Order permitting the blocking of assets
Herbert Smith Freehills has issued its latest Sanctions Update e-bulletin, concerning the EU and US response to recent events in Ukraine. On 5 …