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Energy Charter Declaration 2018 – Modernisation of the ECT
The Energy Charter Conference has issued a declaration following the 29th meeting of its Members. This year's conference, hosted by Romania, focused on …
English Court of Appeal finds good arguable case that public policy exception applies to the foreign Act of State Doctrine allowing Ukraine to argue duress in claim under Eurobonds
In Ukraine v The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc [2018] EWCA Civ 2026 the English Court of Appeal (the Court) partially upheld an appeal in favour of …
English Court finds that the foreign act of state doctrine may apply to arbitration proceedings
In the decision of Reliance Industries Limited & Ors v The Union of India [2018] EWHC 822 (Comm) the English Commercial Court (the Court) considered …
The new draft Dutch BIT: what does it mean for investor mailbox companies?
The Netherlands has released a new draft investment treaty for public comment ("Draft BIT"). If adopted, the Draft BIT may raise questions about …
Upheaval and uncertainty in mineral regulation in parts of Africa: resurgence of resource nationalism highlights the importance of investment treaty protections
The last few months have seen significant changes to mining regulations in various African states, giving rise to a concern that a regional trend of …
State-to-State dispute settlement under the EU's draft Withdrawal Agreement: CJEU jurisdiction not arbitration
We have known for some time now that the UK and EU have very different views regarding the state-to-state dispute resolution mechanism to be contained in …
North American trade and investment developments: No new NAFTA (for now), and Mexico signs the ICSID Convention
One month into 2018, the future of NAFTA continues to hang in the balance. The negotiating parties will reportedly convene in Ottawa for the sixth of …
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