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European Commission publishes draft investment chapter for the TTIP, including investment protection provisions and the establishment of an International Investment Court
On 16 September the European Commission published detailed draft proposals for the investment chapter in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment …
Singapore-ITLOS Joint Declaration: A further step towards developing Singapore as an Asian Disputes Hub
At a ceremony in Singapore on 31 August 2015, representatives of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and the Singaporean Ministry …
The US Second Circuit Shields Sovereign Immunity in Favour of Argentina's Central Bank
On August 31, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favour of Argentina's Central Bank in one of the many proceedings initiated …
Herbert Smith Freehills hosts Panel Discussion and Seminar on "The State of State Immunity" in conjunction with the British Branch of the International Law Association
Herbert Smith Freehills, in conjunction with the British Branch of the International Law Association, is hosting a Seminar entitled "The State of State …
Doing business in Africa: human rights and crisis management
Stéphane Brabant, Partner, and Yann Alix, Senior Associate, have published an article on doing business in Africa, focussing on the need …
Russia-related sanctions: US Issues important advisory on ensuring compliance with Crimea sanctions regime and expands sanctions designations
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) recently added a number of new persons and individuals to the US's …
Business, human rights, and extraterritoriality in American law
Beyond Borders: Non-US plaintiffs continue to make inroads towards holding multinational corporations liable under US law for alleged human-rights …
New Investor's Guide to Sierra Leone launched at UN on 10 July 2015
Herbert Smith Freehills, together with the assistance of Standard Chartered and Prudential plc, has produced an Investor's Guide to Sierra Leone. The …
Video post in "Observations on Arbitration" series: "Introduction to Investment Arbitration"
In this video post in the "Observations on Arbitration" series, Christian Leathley provides an Introduction to Investment Arbitration, discussing the …
High Court rules that payment under a guarantee would breach EU Libya sanctions regime, and considers contractual exemption provisions
In a recent judgment, the English High Court has considered some of the exemption language commonly found in EU sanctions regimes which is applicable to …
Iran sanctions – parties reach agreement on Iran's nuclear program and sanctions relief
In the early hours of July 14, 2015, it was announced that the P5+1/EU3+3 and Iran had reached agreement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action …
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 …
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