Arbitration Notes

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN AUSTRALIA IN 2020 – STATE OF PLAY

Update on the future of ISDS: latest Working Group III UNCITRAL discussions

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law's ("UNCITRAL") Working Group III (Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform) ("WGIII")​ has …

Australian Joint Standing Committee on Treaties approves new investment treaties between Australia, Hong Kong and Indonesia

APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO BRING SECTION 67 CHALLENGE WHICH WAS 959 DAYS LATE REFUSED BY ENGLISH COURT

Advocate General finds that CETA's "Investment Court System" is compatible with EU law

One of the Advocates General to the Court of Justice of the European Union, Advocate General Bot, has issued an opinion confirming that the mechanism for …

HSF team play key role in significant ICSID Award dealing with an Intra-EU BIT Case

Members of the HSF Paris disputes team have played a key role in obtaining a successful ICSID award for Chèque Déjeuner ("CD"), the French meal voucher …

New Zealand signs side letters with five CPTPP members to exclude compulsory investor state dispute settlement

New Zealand has recently signed "side letters" to exclude compulsory Investor State Dispute Settlement ("ISDS") with five members of the Comprehensive …

Security for costs granted by English Court in investment treaty award challenge in which claimants are receiving third-party funding

In its recent judgment in Progas Energy Limited and ors v Pakistan [2018], the English High Court (the Court) granted Pakistan's request for security for …

Event - The future of investment arbitration: have we reached a high water mark?

Herbert Smith Freehills and BIICL Investment Treaty Forum warmly invite you to attend ‘The Future of Investment Arbitration: Have We Reached a High Water …

Live audio webinar: Protecting your investments from political risk in a volatile world - 21 June 2017 - 1.00pm UK time

In this webinar, we will offer a disputes perspective on how to protect your investments from political risk in the current economic and political …

EU launches consultation on multilateral reform of the investor-state dispute resolution system

The EU Commission (the Commission) has launched a public consultation on the multilateral reform of the investment dispute settlement system.  The …

Arbitration and intra-EU BITs – German Bundesgerichtshof weighs in on the discussion

In its decision of 3 March 2016 (I ZB 2/15), published on 11 May 2016, the German Federal Court of Justice ("BGH") announced that it would request the …