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On 26 June 2024, 26 EU Member States and the EU signed a declaration regarding the non-applicability of the investor-state arbitration clause in the ECT intra-EU (Declaration). The Declaration also sought to disapply the...more
In this dynamic global landscape, investors have always been required to make savvy, smart choices. This requires navigating through the intricate web of bilateral treaty protection, exploring the vital role these agreements...more
Bilateral investment treaties (“BITs”) are agreements between countries that attempt to provide protections to investors from one state investing in the other (the “host state”). India’s experience with BITs and investor...more
Investors seeking to invest abroad – including investment funds – should safeguard and strengthen their investments by considering treaty protections. Investment Treaties can provide foreign investors access to substantive...more
Working in a foreign country as an entrepreneur can be challenging, particularly when you are an early-stage start-up business. While the United States has a long history of prospering from the ingenuity and innovations of...more
Following the entry into force of the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (“AfCFTA”) in May 2019, intra-African cooperation recently took a further step forward with the adoption of its Investment...more
UNCITRAL is a body composed of several working groups tasked with preparing work on topics within the Commission’s mandate, including in the area of dispute resolution. UNCITRAL’s Working Group III is tasked with reforming...more
Strong diplomatic and economic ties have long existed between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and North Africa but there are other levers at play for deepening economic relations....more
Prudent African investors—and investors within Africa—can ensure that their foreign investments are protected from wrongful conduct that the state and its organs can inflict. ...more
State conduct may adversely affect foreign investors and their investments. Investors protected under international investment treaties may bring arbitration proceedings against States in those cases, seeking financial...more
As Reuters recently reported, Russia is preparing a new law that will allow it to seize the local businesses of Western companies that have left or suspended operations in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. Affected...more
On April 11, 2022, the EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee (CDDC) determined that the state-owned Russian Railways is in default on a missed bond payment. Russian Railways tried to make the interest payment due...more
Learn more about the changes to improve transparency and efficiency in the amended ICSID Rules, which go into effect July 1, 2022. Approved by the ICSID Administrative Council on March 21, 2022, the amended ICSID Rules will...more
Climate change litigation is often viewed by companies as a risk. However, it is also an opportunity—if brought in the right forum—for companies exposed to certain climate-related government measures to vindicate their...more
On February 7th, 2022, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) published the latest edition of its Caseload Statistics, confirming the strong demand for ICSID Arbitration despite challenges...more
In the final part of this three-part series podcast, partners Raja Bose, Ian Meredith, Matt Weldon, and associates Robert Houston and Hena Sial discuss the pandemic-related claims and concerns a Host State may have, such as...more
A number of factors have led to a more uncertain environment for infrastructure investment globally as we move into 2022. ...more
In the second part of this three-part series podcast, partners Raja Bose, Ian Meredith, and Matt Weldon, along with associate Robert Houston, discuss the scope for, and how investors might be able to recognize, potential...more
In the introductory episode of this three-part series, partners Raja Bose, Ian Meredith, and Matt Weldon, along with associates Ed Brown-Humes and Rob Houston, provide an overview of Investor-State arbitration in the context...more
On 2 September 2021, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) delivered its judgment in Case C-741/19, Republic of Moldova v Komstroy LLC, finding that the acquisition of a claim arising...more
On July 15, 2021, the Second Circuit reinforced the availability of § 1782 discovery to most investor-state arbitrations. In The Application of the Fund for Protection of Investor Rights, the court held that an investment...more
The study examines over 400 investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases conducted under ICSID, UNCITRAL and other arbitration rules and over 70 ICSID annulment decisions. It provides a comprehensive analysis of how long...more
On 30 December 2020, the leaders of China and the European Union jointly announced the completion of the negotiation of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) as scheduled. Following the post-Brexit trade...more
On 30 December 2020, the EU and China concluded in principle the negotiations for a wide-ranging investment treaty, the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment ("CAI"), after seven years of discussions. The CAI is expected...more
Foreign investors currently benefit from a large number of bilateral treaties and trade agreements, which contain investment protection provisions such as protection against direct and indirect expropriation, a guarantee...more