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13 November 2015

European Commission formally presents proposed Investment Chapter for TTIP to the US

Yesterday, 12 November, the EU formally presented its proposed language for the Investment Chapter of the TTIP to the US. As discussed in our earlier …

18 September 2015

European Commission publishes draft investment chapter for the TTIP, including investment protection provisions and the establishment of an International Investment Court

On 16 September the European Commission published detailed draft proposals for the investment chapter in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment …

13 July 2015

The future of ISDS in the TTIP: European Parliament recommends a "new system" of judicial decision-making

As reported in our previous blog posts (please click here and here), the proposed inclusion of investor-state-dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions in the …

19 May 2015

EU Commission issues "Concept Paper" on ISDS in the TTIP and beyond: proposals for "profound reform"

Further to its report on the outcome of the consultation on investment protection and investor-state dispute settlement in the TTIP, the EU Commission …

02 April 2015

Indian Government seeks comments on a proposed draft Model Text for the Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty

The Government of India ("GOI") has recently published a draft "Model Text for the Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty" ("Model BIT"), which is understood …

02 April 2015

Leaked Investment Chapter of the TPP: broad similarities to the US Model BIT, a nod to the ongoing debate and some outstanding issues

On 25 March the 20 January 2015 working draft of the Investment Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was posted on Wikileaks. (There may be …

30 March 2015

"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 …

06 March 2015

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), …

16 February 2015

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 …

14 January 2015

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 …

12 December 2014

Podcast - "The TTIP: Cutting through the hype surrounding investment protection and ISDS"

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership or "TTIP" has been making headlines across the EU and the US over the past months. Petitions against …

20 November 2014

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 …