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Italy reported to have withdrawn from the Energy Charter Treaty
It has been reported in various public sources that the Energy Charter Secretariat has confirmed that the Government of Italy ("Italy") gave formal …
"Company vs Country": BBC documentary on investor-state dispute settlement on BBC Radio 4 tonight
After decades of governments concluding international investment agreements, reservations concerning free trade agreements (such as the TTIP, between the …
Forthcoming Chatham House and Herbert Smith Freehills Symposium: "TTIP: shaping the future for investor-state dispute settlement" – 4 March 2015
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US, two of the world's largest economies, is intended to remove …
Legal implications of default, renegotiation and possible exit of an EU member state: protections for investors under bilateral investment treaties
The outcome of the Greek elections and Syriza's commitment to negotiating a restructuring of Greece's debt (or a prosperous life outside the Eurozone …
Investment protection and ISDS in the TTIP: the discussion continues with more consultation around the corner
Yesterday afternoon, the EU Commission issued its Report on the outcome of the public consultation on the inclusion of investment protection and …
Inaugural conference of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration: 23 January 2015
The European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA) will be holding its inaugural conference on 23 January 2015 at the Senate House in …
UN General Assembly formally adopts Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor State Arbitration
The UN General Assembly formally adopted the Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (the Transparency Convention) on 10 …
The future of investor-state arbitration
We live in interesting times for investment arbitration. There is wider public engagement with investment protection than there has ever been, prompted …
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 …
Christian Leathley speaks at BritishAmerican Business event with keynote speech by EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht: "TTIP and the Investment Dimension: What is the State of Play?"
International arbitration partner Christian Leathley spoke on a panel at an event organized by transatlantic business organization BritishAmerican …
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