01 Jul, 2024 EU initiates second dispute settlement procedure with Algeria over trade restrictions – with implications for potential investment arbitrations By Alexandra van der Meulen Alexander Grimm Rahman Apalara The European Commission announced in June 2024 that it has started a dispute settlement procedure with Algeria under the 2002 EU-Algeria...
13 Sep, 2023 Changes to Nigeria’s Arbitration Regime By Jodie Reindorf Kim Rosenberg Arthur Ddamulira Changes to Nigeria’s Arbitration Regime Nigeria’s Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1988 (the "1988 Act") has been repealed and replaced...
05 Apr, 2023 The AfCFTA Investment Protocol will change the landscape of investment protection in Africa: opportunities and risks for investors By Amani Khalifa Hannah Eckhoff Gregorio Pettazzi Lisa Fischer +1 more... Show less Africa’s importance in the world economy has grown remarkably over the years. While the number of intra-African exports has increased, it...
02 Aug, 2022 The Africa Arbitration Academy’s Model BIT: a new era for Africa? By Hannah Eckhoff Gregorio Pettazzi In early July 2022, the Africa Arbitration Academy (the Academy) launched its model bilateral investment treaty for African States (the...
27 Jun, 2022 Algerian trade cut off with Spain: Spanish companies with interests in Algeria should take measures to manage their risks By Noiana Marigo Lluís Paradell Trius Marta García Bel Gregorio Pettazzi Mohamed Bouzagou Ouali +2 more... Show less Executive summary Algeria’s measure to cut off trade with Spain – in response to Spain’s green light to the Morocco-backed autonomy plan...
06 Jul, 2021 Freshfields wins inaugural GAR Green Arbitration Award By Olivier André Stephanie Mbonu On July 1, 2021, Freshfields received the 2021 Campaign for Greener Arbitration Award for Sustainable Behavior at the Global Arbitration...
10 Apr, 2019 Ratification of the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area By Anthony Parry On 2 April 2019, the Gambian parliament passed the twenty-second ratification of the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free...
06 Jun, 2018 African Continental Free Trade Area By Anthony Parry Meeting in Kigali on 21 March 2018, leaders from 44 out of the 50 attending member states of the African Union (AU) signed the Agreement...
08 Jan, 2018 Investing in Africa: A guide to mitigating risk By Romilly Holland Foreign direct investment (FDI) is crucial to economic growth and development across Africa. In recognition of this, African states are...
08 Feb, 2017 Looking ahead: what are the key trends for international arbitration in 2017? By Elizabeth Snodgrass 2016 was a time of much, sometimes dramatic, political change, including the unexpected result in the UK’s Brexit referendum and the...