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GERMAN FEDERAL COURT OF JUSTICE RULES ON APPLICATIONS TO DECLARE TWO PENDING INTRA-EU ICSID ARBITRATIONS INADMISSIBLE
INTRODUCTION On 27 July 2023, the German Federal Court of Justice ("BGH") ruled on applications by Germany and the Netherlands to declare two …
Mixed messages to investors as India quietly terminates bilateral investment treaties with 58 countries
The Government of India says it has sent notices to terminate bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with 58 countries, including 22 EU countries. It …
Urbaser v. Argentina and Burlington v. Ecuador: Investment arbitration is not over the counterclaims yet
Two recent decisions by tribunals have advanced the body of tribunal practice considering the issue of counterclaims by respondent states in investment …
Live webcast of hearing on jurisdiction and the merits: David Aven et al. v. Republic of Costa Rica (UNCITRAL Case No. UNCT/ 15/3) – Public Hearing
A hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in UNCITRAL Case No. UNCT.15/3, will be transmitted live in English and Spanish via internet feed from …
The future of ISDS in the TTIP: European Parliament recommends a "new system" of judicial decision-making
As reported in our previous blog posts (please click here and here), the proposed inclusion of investor-state-dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions in the …
"Company vs Country": BBC documentary on investor-state dispute settlement on BBC Radio 4 tonight
After decades of governments concluding international investment agreements, reservations concerning free trade agreements (such as the TTIP, between the …
Herbert Smith Freehills hosts TTIP event in partnership with Chatham House
On Wednesday 4th March Herbert Smith Freehills hosted an event in partnership with Chatham House (the Royal Institute for International Affairs, London), …
PCA–Hong Kong Host Country Agreement anticipates increase in disputes involving States in Asia
At a ceremony in Beijing on 4 January 2015, representatives of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the Central Government of the People's …
UN General Assembly formally adopts Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor State Arbitration
The UN General Assembly formally adopted the Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (the Transparency Convention) on 10 …
The future of investor-state arbitration
We live in interesting times for investment arbitration. There is wider public engagement with investment protection than there has ever been, prompted …