Visual Storytelling in Complex Arbitration – IMS Insights Podcast Episode 65
Despite challenging capital markets for mining companies, the PDAC conference saw relative enthusiasm and optimism amongst its attendees. One area of particular focus for governments remains efforts to encourage investment in...more
Since the 1990s, Latin American states have sought to attract large-scale foreign investment by implementing specific policies and regulatory regimes aimed at attracting investors from abroad. This trend has, however,...more
There have been significant recent developments related to the treatment of foreign investments in the critical minerals sector, particularly by foreign state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and foreign-influenced private investors....more
I am pleased to have participated in the preparation of the eleventh edition of The Mining Law Review. The Review is designed to be a practical, business-focused ‘year in review’ analysis of recent changes, developments and...more
Last year, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ("AMLO") began a series of efforts aimed at reforming Mexico's electricity sector in a manner that would reverse the rights granted to private investors in 2013 (the...more
The Situation: The front-runner in Peru’s Presidential run-off election, Pedro Castillo, has vowed to extract substantially more in payments from mining companies, renegotiate tax stabilization agreements, or potentially even...more
Australia's National Resources Statement ("Statement") sets out the Government's policy and long-term reform agenda for the Australian resources sector. The Statement was released on 14 February 2019 by the Hon Matthew...more
The final version of the revised Socio-economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry, 2018 (Mining Charter III) was released in June and published for implementation in the Government Gazette by South...more
Roughly one year after U.S. tax reform, the Department of Finance has introduced amendments to Canada's income tax laws aimed at encouraging investment in Canada. The proposed changes included in the Fall Economic Statement...more
The Situation: Cameroon has announced a bidding process pertaining to licensing rights for oil and gas blocks located in the Rio del Rey and Douala/Kribi-Campo Basins. The Development: The oil and gas rights include a...more
Many countries rich in natural resources are notorious for secrecy, corruption, and the mismanagement of revenues from oil and gas activities. But Ghana, following the success of its Jubilee development brought on stream in...more
Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, introduced a reform in August 2013, according to which the Mexican state will give up absolute control over the supply of oil, gas and electricity. The relevant bill changing the...more