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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), …
Multinationals' risks of being subject to court proceedings in their home jurisdictions for acts committed overseas- EU versus US position
The recent settlement of claims brought by Nigerian fishermen in the English courts against the oil company Shell serves as a reminder that …
Argentina cannot evade payments under its government bonds: German Court rejects suggestion of a general rule of international public law obliging all creditors to participate in debt restructuring with states in economic crisis
On 24 February 2015, the German Federal Court of Justice ("Bundesgerichtshof") handed down two judgements which could have a significant impact on …
Forthcoming Chatham House and Herbert Smith Freehills Symposium: "TTIP: shaping the future for investor-state dispute settlement" – 4 March 2015
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US, two of the world's largest economies, is intended to remove …
The erosion of state and diplomatic immunity by European law? Two recent English Court of Appeal cases
In the case of (1) Benkharbouche and (2) Janah v (1) Embassy of the Republic of Sudan and (2) Libya, the English Court of Appeal (the Court) considered …
Hong Kong’s top court clarifies mental element in money laundering offence
In the recent case of HKSAR v Pang Hung Fai (FACC 8/2013), the Court of Final Appeal (the CFA) offered, for the first time, authoritative guidance on the …
Investor's claims against Peru thrown out due to abusive corporate restructuring to acquire treaty rights
In an award rendered on 9 January 2015, an ICSID tribunal (Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler (presiding), Eduardo Zuleta, and Raúl Vinuesa), determined that one …
Legal implications of default, renegotiation and possible exit of an EU member state: protections for investors under bilateral investment treaties
The outcome of the Greek elections and Syriza's commitment to negotiating a restructuring of Greece's debt (or a prosperous life outside the Eurozone …
English High Court provides guidance on waiver of sovereign immunity
In a recent decision in the case High Commissioner for Pakistan In the United Kingdom ("Pakistan") v National Westminster Bank (the "Bank"), the English …
38th FA Mann Lecture – “‘Judge not, that ye be not judged': judging judicial decision-making”
The 38th FA Mann Lecture will take place at 18:00 on Thursday 29 January 2015 at The Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, London, WC2A 3TL. The title for this year's …
Investment protection and ISDS in the TTIP: the discussion continues with more consultation around the corner
Yesterday afternoon, the EU Commission issued its Report on the outcome of the public consultation on the inclusion of investment protection and …
Potential risks to investors highlighted by two ICSID tribunals declining to recommend provisional protection against criminal investigations
Investors in some states face a real risk of reprisals after commencing investment claims. Reprisals may range from entirely legitimate (albeit unusually …
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