Sep 18, 2024 The von der Leyen II Commission’s guiding star – competitiveness in the twin transition By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Victor Garcia Lopez Lea Bareil Jimena Gonzalez +1 more... Show less How the newly unveiled structure could deliver Europe’s next 5-year political ambitions The wait, at least for now, is finally over....
Sep 02, 2024 Major hurdle cleared: US courts have jurisdiction to examine enforcement actions of intra-EU awards By Noiana Marigo David Livshiz Carsten Wendler Lee Rovinescu Ruth Montiel Gregorio Pettazzi Gonzalo Salazar +4 more... Show less The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) issued a landmark ruling on 16 August 2024 with significant...
Jul 05, 2024 UK Supreme Court rules that downstream emissions of fossil fuel projects must be assessed before granting planning permission By Cat Greenwood-Smith Adele Marriott Laila Pourdad On 20 June 2024, the UK Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of Weald Action...
May 31, 2024 Spain withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty By Rafael Murillo Laura Lozano On 14 May 2024, the Spanish Official Gazette published Spain’s announced withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and the Energy...
Feb 23, 2024 Increased investment protection: The ratification of the Iraq-UAE BIT By Sami Tannous Ann Matthias Ahmed Mazlom Background Iraq has historically proven to be a challenging market for investors. Investment protection treaties such as bilateral...
Feb 20, 2024 International Arbitration: top trends in 2024 By Ashley Jones Freshfields has launched International arbitration: top trends in 2024. Our annual report, compiled by international arbitration...
Dec 05, 2023 UK government seeks to supercharge battery investment By Rebecca Fenning Sanjana Canumalla Emma Franck-Gwinnell The UK’s first ever Battery Strategy (the Strategy), published last week, sets out the Government’s positive commitment to development in...
Nov 24, 2023 Autumn Statement 2023: tax cuts in the NIC of time? By Alison Dickie Laura Western The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has delivered the Autumn Statement 2023. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)...
Sep 29, 2023 UK Government publishes long-awaited results of consultation on Zero Emission Vehicle mandate By James Roberts Georgina Bayly Koolanna Momoh The UK Government has now published the results of the consultation on the proposal for a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The...
Sep 08, 2023 The European Critical Raw Materials Act: A quick summary on what it does and when it’s coming By Eric Leikin Samantha Tirthdas Kieran Watkins The European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) – which is at the heart of the EU’s effort to address critical raw materials strategic...
Jun 28, 2023 Evaluation of Scientific Evidence in Investor-State Arbitration: A Suggested Framework By Joaquin Terceño Campbell Herbert Pedro Ramirez Freshfields lawyers Joaquin Terceño, Campbell Herbert, and Pedro Ramirez published an article in TDM's Special Issue International...
Apr 11, 2023 FIDIC 2022 amendments and reprints: What you need to know By Jon Gilbert Stefan Pislevik Natalia Rodriguez Moskalkova Late last year, FIDIC published some amendments to its 2017 suite of standard form construction contracts (the Construction Contract (Red...