Inside Arbitration: Issue 21
Marking a decade of Inside Arbitration, this edition brings together the themes shaping today’s international arbitration landscape
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29 June 2012
Bilateral Investment Agreement signed between Iraq and Japan on 7th June 2012
A bilateral investment agreement or treaty (BIT) between Japan and Iraq was signed on 7th June 2012. This is the first BIT between Iraq and a major …
27 June 2012
German court confirms the protection of investors under intra-EU BITs
On 10 May 2012, the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) in Frankfurt issued a long-awaited decision in annulment proceedings brought against a …
26 June 2012
Trilateral Investment Agreement signed by China, Japan and South Korea
On 13 May 2012, China, Japan and South Korea signed the Agreement among the Government of Japan, the Government of the Republic of Korea and the …
07 June 2012
Interpreting inconsistences between two authentic language texts of a bilateral investment treaty and determining whether a provision to submit disputes to national courts before arbitration is mandatory
In Kilic Insaat Ithalat Ihracat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi v. Turkmenistan (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/1) an ICSID Tribunal (Mr J. William Rowley …
25 April 2012
Upcoming Webinar: Investment protection in China and India - an update on best practice and developments
On Thursday 3 May 2012 at 12.45pm (UK time) Herbert Smith will be delivering a webinar entitled 'Investment protection in China and India - an update on …
20 April 2012
Successful ICC conference 'Investment Treaty Arbitration: a ‘BIT’ of a problem?'
Last month at its Exchange House offices in London, Herbert Smith LLP hosted the ICC UK Conference on "Investment Treaty Arbitration: a ‘BIT’ of a …
19 April 2012
Argentina's "expropriation" of Repsol oil subsidiary: the legal landscape
On 16 April 2012, Argentina's President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, presented a draft Bill to Congress setting out the Government's intention to …
11 April 2012
Indian Government declares China (including the Hong Kong SAR) as a territory to which the New York Convention applies
The Indian Government has declared that China (including the Hong Kong SAR) is a territory to which the New York Convention applies under the Indian …
26 March 2012
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea issues judgment in Bangladesh/Myanmar
On 14 March 2012, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (the "ITLOS") issued its judgment in the dispute concerning delimitation of the …
15 March 2012
Rapid Response Seminar: ICJ Judgment in Germany v Italy (Jurisdictional Immunities of the State)
On 19 March 2012, Matthew Weiniger, Partner at Herbert Smith (London), will be speaking at a Rapid Response Seminar at the British Institute of …
14 March 2012
Commercial disputes after the Arab Spring
Craig Tevendale (Partner, London) and Stuart Paterson (Partner, Dubai) have published an article in the March 2012 issue of Commercial Dispute Resolution …
09 March 2012
The ICJ firmly upholds principles of sovereign immunity in its recent judgment in the case of Germany v Italy
On 3 February 2012, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave judgment in favour of Germany in respect of proceedings against Italy alleging …
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