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31 July 2017
Spotlight on: Simon Chapman, Partner Hong Kong
After Wadham College, Oxford and Nottingham Law School, Simon joined Herbert Smith's London office, where he was the first trainee in the firm's newly-established international arbitration group. He moved to Paris shortly after the London and Paris arbitration teams were formally integrated. And...
31 July 2017
Arbitrating telecoms disputes: Dispute Resolution choices in a regulated sector
In this article, we take a high level look at the types of disputes which can arise in the telecoms sector and consider the circumstances in which arbitration may be the most appropriate method of dispute resolution. We will focus not on any particular market, but identify differences and...
17 July 2017
Inside Arbitration: A view from Sydney
With the proliferation of Australian investment in South East Asia and further afield, effective means of resolution of cross-border disputes have become paramount. In this view from Sydney, partners Brenda Horrigan, Leon Chung and Elizabeth Macknay consider the growth of arbitration in Australia...
11 July 2017
Arbitration in India: Dispute resolution in the world's largest democracy
'Incredible India' (as the tourist marketing campaign describes it) has an economy growing at 7% a year, a population of 1.2 billion of whom some 65% are below the age of 35, and an outward-facing, English speaking business community boasting international players in steel, manufacturing,...
22 May 2017
ECJ's opinion on EU-Singapore free trade agreement could smooth the way for a post-Brexit trade deal
The ECJ ruling has provided much needed clarity that EU officials have exclusive powers to negotiate international trade deals without ratification by national and regional parliaments. A move that could make it easier to strike a trade deal between the UK and EU following Brexit.
16 May 2017
The European Court of Justice renders its opinion on the EU-Singapore Free trade Agreement
This morning the European Court of Justice has rendered its Opinion on the competence of the European Union to conclude the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore. The Opinion recognises exclusive EU competence over most of the agreement and largely settles a long-standing dispute between the...
07 November 2016
LA LEY DE RÉGIMEN JURÍDICO DEL SECTOR PÚBLICO Y LOS TIPOS DE ACUERDOS INTERNACIONALES DE ESPAÑA
La entrada en vigor de la Ley del Régimen Jurídico del Sector Público y, en concreto, de su artículo 47.2.d), obliga a distinguir la naturaleza y efectos de los convenios que regula (administrativos, interadministrativos, intraadministrativos, y los celebrados con un sujeto de Derecho privado) de...
01 July 2016
Our investment protection practice: Protecting investments
As we commented in Issue 1, in uncertain times investment protections offered by both contract and international law cannot be ignored. A savvy investor will pre-empt changes in the political landscape or investment climate when their investment plans are at an embryonic stage and keep the question...
01 July 2016
Inside Arbitration: A view of Johannesburg
In April 2016, the South African government gazetted a draft International Arbitration Bill, which will – at long last – domesticate the 1985 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, alongside the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral...
01 July 2016
Inside Arbitration: Spotlight on Andrew Cannon
Andrew Cannon, partner in our Paris office, is an arbitration practitioner and public international law specialist. His time spent working at the Foreign and Commonwealth office, advising the British Government in Brussels and at the United Nations in New York, enables him to offer a unique...
01 February 2016
Investment Protection: Protecting investments in a volatile world
Christian Leathley discusses the ways in which investors can pre-empt and plan for changes in the political landscape and minimise the impact on their investments and risk to their reputation. He draws on current trends in terms of contractual protections and key issues for investors in a new era...
20 July 2015
Observations on Arbitration series: Introduction to Investment Arbitration
In this video post in the “Observations on Arbitration” series, Christian Leathley provides an Introduction to Investment Arbitration, discussing the ways in which an investment arbitration can arise, explaining what bilateral investment treaties (BITs) are and outlining the nature of the...
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20 December 2022
DEFRA ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS
On 16 December 2022, DEFRA issued its consultation response setting out the final form of the environmental targets required by section 1 of the Environment Act 2021. The targets were due to be adopted on 31st October 2022 but delayed to allow time to deal with a large volume of responses to...
20 December 2022
UK environmental law in 2023 – What to expect
It's now over a year since the Environment Act 2021 received Royal Assent. What progress has been made, and what should we be on the watch for in 2023? Our Real Estate Development Yule Blog takes a look at three areas of interest: mandatory biodiversity net gain ; environmental deadlines ; and the...
20 December 2022
WHISTLEBLOWING: THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT PASSES THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT
Whistleblowers will be able to draw attention to violations of laws and regulations in companies and public authorities more easily and without fear of reprisals. This is the aim of a draft law by the federal government (20/3442), which the German Parliament passed on 16 December 2022 in a version...