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Italy reported to have withdrawn from the Energy Charter Treaty
It has been reported in various public sources that the Energy Charter Secretariat has confirmed that the Government of Italy ("Italy") gave formal …
The EU publishes amended guidance on financial sanctions
The Council of the European Union recently published a revised version of the EU Best Practices for the effective implementation of restrictive …
The European Commission prohibits Romania from compliance with an ICSID Award: implications for the enforcement of intra-EU investment treaty awards?
In a press release issued yesterday, the European Commission announced that it has ordered Romania to recover compensation paid pursuant to an ICSID …
Head of India Arbitration Practice, Nick Peacock, comments on India's draft Model BIT 2015 for CNBC TV18's "The Firm"
As reported in our recent blog post here, India has recently released a draft “Model Text for the Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty” (“Model …
The need to act strategically to preserve state immunity: States lose immunity by taking steps in proceedings in the English courts to challenge a Tribunal's jurisdiction
In an appeal in a case considering the interrelation between arbitration and state immunity, on an application by France and Spain (the States), the …
Iran sanctions - US and EU announce framework agreement including proposals to suspend sanctions
On April 2, 2015 representatives from the US, EU and Iran announced that, following extensive negotiations, the "P5+1" (China, France, Germany, Russia, …
Indian Government seeks comments on a proposed draft Model Text for the Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty
The Government of India ("GOI") has recently published a draft "Model Text for the Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty" ("Model BIT"), which is understood …
Leaked Investment Chapter of the TPP: broad similarities to the US Model BIT, a nod to the ongoing debate and some outstanding issues
On 25 March the 20 January 2015 working draft of the Investment Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was posted on Wikileaks. (There may be …
Singapore signs the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: a step in the right direction for the Singapore International Commercial Court
In our previous article The New Frontier, we discussed the launch of the Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") and in particular we …
"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 …
A further step towards a new era of transparency in investor-state dispute resolution? 7 States sign UN Convention on transparency
Yesterday, in a further steps towards transparency in investor-state dispute resolution, seven States signed the UN Convention on Transparency in …
US establishes new Venezuela sanctions regime and imposes sanctions on Venezuelan officials
On Monday, 9 March 2015, President Obama signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to deal with the threat to US national security and …
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