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The future of investment agreements: meeting of the World Investment Forum
The number and diversity of parties with interests in the future of international investment protection has never been greater – a result of tremendous …
Repaving the Southeast Asian Silk Road: EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement negotiations concluded
In the wake of the recent agreement of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (EU-Canada CETA) and after just over a year of …
Upcoming webinar: The recast Brussels Regulation: what it means for commercial parties
Wednesday 19 November, at 12.45 – 1.45pm GMT The EU rules governing has jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments will change significantly from 10 …
China sued by South Korean property developer at ICSID
This week, a South Korean property developer ("Ansung") became the second ever investor to request ICSID arbitration against the People's Republic of …
International Arbitration Internship: Application Now Open
Herbert Smith Freehills is now accepting applications for the next internship in our international arbitration team in London. The programme offers …
Developments in resolving cross-border disputes
With the increase of global commerce, it also becomes increasingly important to provide for effective and quick dispute resolution mechanisms across …
The Chronicles of Insigma: the Latest Instalment
Alstom v Insigma, the (in)famous SIAC arbitration administered under ICC rules, was recently up for yet another round of judicial sparring following …
Lorand Shipping v Davof Trading (Africa) B.V. (MV "Ocean Glory"): when a "creative solution" on the part of the tribunal becomes a serious irregularity leading to substantial injustice
In a rare example of a successful application under section 68 of the English Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act"), the English Commercial Court has granted …
Iran wins its first investor-state case
The Islamic Republic of Iran has won its first ever investor-state arbitration in a decision against Turkish mobile phone company, Turkcell. The tribunal …
New South Wales Supreme Court orders partial enforcement of foreign arbitral award where breach of natural justice found in relation to one claim
In William Hare UAE LLC v Aircraft Support Industries Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1403, the plaintiff, a company incorporated in Abu Dhabi, sought enforcement …
A breakthrough for Financial Services Arbitration?
Nicholas Peacock, Dominic Kennelly and Emily Blanshard consider the arbitral award and judgment of the English High Court in Travis Coal Restructured …
Exxon Mobil is awarded US$1.6 billion in ICSID claim against Venezuela – to be set off against award in parallel contractual arbitration
On 9 October 2014, a tribunal of H.E. Judge Gilbert Guillaume (President), Professor Kaufmann-Kohler and Dr. Ahmed Sadek El-Kosheri rendered a final …
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