Public International Law Notes

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

Dawood Rawat v Mauritius: Dual-national claim dismissed based on treaty context interpretation

  On 6 April 2018, a Tribunal constituted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules rendered an Award on Jurisdiction in the case Dawood Rawat v. The …

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 …

A Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Key points The ministers responsible for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) of 11 countries have announced that the core elements of a Comprehensive …

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 …

Video post in “Observations on Arbitration” series: “An introduction to the Fair & Equitable Treatment Standard”

In this video post in the “Observations on Arbitration” series, Christian Leathley provides an Introduction to the Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) …

TPP deal reached: investment arbitration survives

After a lengthy final period of negotiation in Atlanta, it has been announced that the TPP, the world's largest mega-regional trade and investment deal, …

Arbitration partner and LatAm specialist Christian Leathley moves from London to New York

Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce that Christian Leathley, partner in the International Arbitration and Public International Law groups, has …

Video post in "Observations on Arbitration" series: "Introduction to Investment Arbitration"

In this video post in the "Observations on Arbitration" series, Christian Leathley provides an Introduction to Investment Arbitration, discussing the …

The changing landscape of Investment Treaty arbitration – Herbert Smith Freehills comments on recent developments and the future of investment arbitration

As the US Senate is poised to pass legislation granting President Obama the trade promotion authority which will facilitate the passing of the …

Herbert Smith Freehills hosts TTIP event in partnership with Chatham House

On Wednesday 4th March Herbert Smith Freehills hosted an event in partnership with Chatham House (the Royal Institute for International Affairs, London), …