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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11 July 2013
Myanmar: New York Convention to come into force 15 July
As reported in an earlier post, on 16 April 2013 Myanmar deposited an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, …
09 July 2013
UK Court of Appeal considers the immunity from suit of the family of a head of state
The Court of Appeal has examined the extent to which foreign heads of state and their families can claim immunity under the State Immunity Act 1978 (the …
24 May 2013
Equator Principles III released
The Equator Principles Association (EPA) has released the third version of the Equator Principles (EPs) for managing environmental and social risks in …
20 May 2013
ICJ settles boundary dispute between Burkina Faso and Niger
On 16 April 2013, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice (the "ICJ"), issued a judgment determining the …
02 May 2013
Recent Developments in India-related international arbitration
Herbert Smith Freehills has issued its latest Indian International Arbitration e-bulletin. The e-bulletin considers two pro-arbitration decisions from …
25 April 2013
Myanmar accedes to the New York Convention
As reported in an earlier post, the Myanmar Parliament on 6 March 2013 approved plans to sign the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement …
19 April 2013
US Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Alien Tort Statute Action in the Kiobel case
In a much-anticipated decision concerning the reach of the Alien Tort Claims Act ("ATS") to foreign actors, the US Supreme Court has concluded that ATS …
06 March 2013
President Hugo Chavez's Legacy: What Future for Investors in Venezuela?
Overnight the Venezuelan government has confirmed the death of President Hugo Chavez after a long battle with cancer. President Chavez had been a …
26 February 2013
Herbert Smith Freehills acts for JUSTICE in intervention in Supreme Court case
Herbert Smith Freehills acted for JUSTICE, a UK based law reform and human rights organisation, in relation to its intervention in Susan Smith & …
30 January 2013
The UK court refuses permission for judicial review of a decision by UK government to provide intelligence to the CIA for use in drone strikes
On 21 December 2012, in R. (on the application of Noor Khan) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2012] EWHC 378 (Admin), the High …
20 December 2012
ARA Libertad leaves Ghana following ITLOS ruling on Argentina’s application for provisional measures
As reported in our earlier blog post, on 29 and 30 November 2012, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (the ITLOS) heard an application by …
06 December 2012
Argentina v Ghana at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: the continuing saga of the ARA Libertad
On 29 and 30 November 2012, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) heard an application by Argentina for provisional measures against …
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