23 Feb, 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...
08 Aug, 2023 Intra-EU investor-State ICSID arbitration: the German Federal Court of Justice’s new inadmissibility ruling By Carsten Wendler Gregorio Pettazzi Leane Meyer On 27 July 2023, the German Federal Court of Justice (German FCJ) declared three intra-EU investor-State ICSID arbitrations inadmissible...
28 Jun, 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...
19 Jun, 2023 Fourth EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council summit: the transatlantic partnership shows first achievements By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Pablo Artero Lines Renea Kamenjasevic Following the launch of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council (TTC) on 15 June 2021, both jurisdictions have maintained intensive...
25 May, 2023 Enforcement of intra-EU awards: current outlook By Noiana Marigo Carsten Wendler Gregorio Pettazzi Gonzalo Salazar Daria Karman +2 more... Show less Since our last update on the issue in late February 2023, further decisions on the enforceability of intra-EU investor-State awards came...
17 May, 2023 UNCITRAL Working Group III finalises Draft Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Disputes By Alexandra van der Meulen Matei Purice Clara Bianchi Ferran Following its 45th session held on 27-31 March 2023, the UNCITRAL Working Group III (WG III) agreed final versions of the Draft Code of...
11 May, 2023 Developments in Spanish taxation of dividends received by non-resident investment funds By Maria Mera The Spanish Supreme Court has recently confirmed that dividends paid by Spanish companies to non-resident open-ended alternative...
05 May, 2023 The EU keeps the ball rolling in its battle against money laundering – next on the agenda: professional football By Jan Struckmann Marcel Michaelis Professional football is not just an entertaining happening for millions of fans around the world; it is also a big money game. During...
29 Nov, 2022 Market volatility - renegotiating lump sums in construction contracts By Sarah-Jane Fick Tom Hutchison Lump sum contracting, particularly on multi-year, complex projects, is inherently risky for contractors. The potential for profitability...
03 Nov, 2022 German approval of Chinese stake in Hamburg container terminal – a veto in disguise? By Frank Röhling Lara Steinbach Uwe Salaschek On 26 October, the German government partially prohibited the acquisition of a 35% interest in one of Hamburg port’s container terminals...
03 Oct, 2022 India’s trade foray into the Middle East By Lorand Bartels Vasuda Sinha Abhilasha Vij After only 88 days of negotiations, India and the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement...
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...