Public International Law Notes

Update on the future of ISDS: latest Working Group III UNCITRAL discussions

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law's ("UNCITRAL") Working Group III (Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform) ("WGIII")​ has …

European Commission issues procedural proposals for the Investment Court System envisaged under CETA

In October 2019, the European Commission (the "Commission") presented four proposals (the "Proposals") to the Council of the European Union (the …

The 42nd FA Mann lecture 2019

The 42nd FA Mann lecture 2019: "Preserving the Rule of Law in the Age of Trump" 26 November 2019 at 6pm The FA Mann lecture is an annual event in honour …

SPANISH COURT DECISION FOLLOWING END OF SUSPENSION OF THE US HELMS-BURTON ACT: JURISDICTION DECLINED IN CLAIM CONCERNING ASSETS NATIONALIZED BY CUBA

The decision recently delivered in the case Central Santa Lucia L.C. v. Meliá Hotels International S.A., brought before the First Instance Court of Palma …

THE VIEW FROM BRUSSELS: THE KEY QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE NEW BREXIT DEAL'S IRISH BACKSTOP REPLACEMENT

5TH EFILA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2020: INVESTMENT PROTECTION IN THE EU: ALTERNATIVES TO INTRA-EU BITs (30 JANUARY 2020)

HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS LLP SPONSORS THE LONDON CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL LAW

DEALING WITH POLITICAL RISK IN THE MANUFACTURING BUSINESS

THE ENGLISH COURT'S APPROACH TO SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS ON A STATE

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S EVALUATION AND FITNESS CHECK ROADMAP: AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE EU-CENTRAL AMERICA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT

ICSID releases updated rules proposal and compendium of State and public comments

On 15 March 2019, following public consultations with states and stakeholders, ICSID released its second draft working paper of its proposed amendments …

LANDMARK RULING ON THE WTO NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION