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13 November 2017
Brexit and International Arbitration
The United Kingdom (London) is currently a prime hub for the resolution of international economic disputes due to its favourable legal and institutional frameworks. As a result, it would be advisable to take an in-depth look at international arbitrations seated in London in a post-Brexit world.
01 August 2017
Spotlight on Dr Patricia Nacimiento
Dr Patricia Nacimiento has a leading reputation in the world of both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. Here she reflects on her career to date, the increasing role of public international law in disputes and the global nature of her practice.
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,...
07 June 2017
Qatar - diplomatic ties severed: implications for business
On Monday 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"), Egypt and Bahrain announced that they would sever diplomatic ties with, and cut off transport links to, Qatar. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt closed transport links with Qatar from Tuesday 6 June 2017. Effective from...
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...
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04 May 2021
Where next for South Africa’s upstream sector and would-be investors?
It has now been over two years since Total made its significant gas condensate discovery in the Brulpadda block, offshore Mossel Bay. The announcement led to much anticipation for the rapid development of an upstream petroleum industry in South Africa.
30 April 2021
‘GO SHOP’ PROVISIONS: THE EXCEPTION OR THE NEW MAINSTREAM?
A ‘go shop’ provision has recently been used to secure a superior proposal for a target company. That in turn led to another bidder emerging. We examine the use of ‘go shops’ in our market and whether they will become more common in the future.
30 April 2021
KEY ISSUES FOR ASX LISTED ENTITIES RAISING CAPITAL TO FUND ACQUISITIONS
It can be efficient and effective for ASX listed entities to fund major acquisitions out of the proceeds of a capital raising. However, there are also interrelated risk, timing, process and approval factors to balance. In this article we survey some of the more recent major capital raisings to fund...
30 April 2021
German Government Introduces Significant Amendment of FDI Rules
Germany is continuing to tighten and develop its FDI regime: After various legislative actions in the course of 2020, the German Federal Government agreed on significant amendments of the existing FDI rules which will enter into force with its publication in the Federal Gazette ( Bundesanzeiger ).
30 April 2021
UK National Security and Investment Act 2020 granted Royal Assent: what do investors need to know?
On 29 April 2021 the UK National Security and Investment (NSI) Bill received Royal Assent. The NSI Act 2021 introduces significant legislative reforms which will overhaul the review of transactions and investments on national security grounds in the UK, against a backdrop of tightening of foreign...
29 April 2021
Scottish independence: implications for Great Britain’s single energy market, renewables and net zero
The prospect of a second independence referendum, like the first in 2014 (see our Routes and obstacles to a second Scottish independence referendum briefing), raises a number of issues for Great Britain’s single integrated energy markets for electricity and gas. This briefing takes an initial look...
29 April 2021
Scottish independence: implications for the North Sea oil and gas sector
The North Sea oil and gas industry has played a key role in Scotland’s economy since the 1970s. While annual oil production peaked in 1999 and North Sea tax revenues have fallen considerably in the last five years, Scotland's oil and gas industry, including related services, is still of great...
29 April 2021
Scottish Independence: implications for financial services
Scottish independence from the United Kingdom is the over-riding policy imperative of the Scottish National Party (SNP). There are many hurdles to achieving this goal, but with the polls indicating a likely majority in the Scottish elections for the SNP (or for the SNP together with like-minded...
28 April 2021
Key learnings from ACCC v Google (No 2) for disclosing data practices
The Federal Court has handed down its decision in Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Google LLC (No 2) [2021] FCA 367. The decision is important as it shows the continued acceptance by the Federal Court of expert evidence in the field of behavioural economics as a foundation for...
26 April 2021
Regulator guidance the latest development in countdown to Australia’s breach reporting reforms
In December last year we wrote of the sweeping changes to Australia’s breach reporting regime that had been passed into legislation by Federal Parliament and would have significant implications for Australian financial services and credit licensees ( AFS Licensees and Credit Licensees respectively).
22 April 2021
Scottish Independence: The Consequences For Trade
As with the prospects for and then the reality of Brexit, the prospect of an independent Scotland raises the profile of questions on international trade for both politicians and business. In this briefing we take an initial look at some of the key trade issues.