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Facilitating the Belt and Road: CIETAC launches investment arbitration rules
On 1 October 2017, the International Investment Arbitration Rules of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC Investment …
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 …
Environmental and Human Rights issues in Africa have international implications - know what rights and remedies apply
In the first of our regular Africa themed webinars, on Thursday 5 October 2017, 1.00 - 2.00pm BST, we will consider the international implications of …
Article: Paris Court of Appeal upholds UNCITRAL award in Ukraine v OAO Tatneft
Laurence Franc-Menget has published an article in the Revue de l'arbitrage, the journal of the Comité Français de l'arbitrage, discussing the Paris …
NAFTA Renegotiation: ISDS reform objectives
The United States will lobby for changes to the investor-state dispute settlement ("ISDS") provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement …
Second Circuit Upends Enforcement of ICSID Awards in New York, Eliminates Circuit Split
In a ruling handed down on July 11, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit resolved a circuit split that had sown legal …
China-related investment arbitrations: three recent developments
The last two months have delivered three notable developments in China-related investment arbitrations. In addition to the third known claim to be …
English Court Stays Enforcement of Micula ICSID Award Against Romania
In Micula & Ors v Romania & Anor [2017] EWHC 31 (Comm) the English High Court stayed enforcement of a 2013 ICSID award in favour of Swedish …
ICSID tribunal rules that it is neither necessary nor urgent to grant security for costs from a claimant with the benefit of third-party funding
An ICSID tribunal has rejected a State's application for security for costs in circumstances in which the other party had third-party funding in the form …
Is there an inherent tension between the EU's investment court system and the EU legal order?
As discussed in our previous blog posts here and here, the EU has introduced a new system to resolve disputes arising between investors and …
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 …
Is the recently signed Morocco-Nigeria BIT a step towards a more balanced form of intra-African investor protection?
On 3 December 2016, Morocco and Nigeria signed a new bilateral investment treaty (the "BIT"), with the overarching aim of strengthening "the bonds of …
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