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ITLOS rules in favour of Ghana in long-standing maritime dispute with Côte d'Ivoire
On 23 September 2017, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its judgment on the longstanding maritime …
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 …
The Impact of the Arab Spring on International Arbitration
Laurence Franc-Menget, Avocat à la Cour and Of Counsel in Herbert Smith Freehills' Paris office, has published an article in the International Business …
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 …
New York Convention 1958 to enter force in Angola on 4 June 2017
Angola has become the 157th Contracting State to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. On 6 March 2017, …
UK Supreme Court rules that no security may be ordered when challenging enforcement of arbitration awards
The UK Supreme Court has overturned a Court of Appeal decision requiring Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ("NNPC") to provide US$ 100m in security …
New dispute resolution rules for foreign investors in South Africa
South Africa’s draft regulations for investor-state mediation require refinement to work effectively with international arbitration. Interested parties …
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