Arbitration Notes

State of play of investment treaty arbitration in Australia

International arbitration in the South Pacific: a view from Australia

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN AUSTRALIA IN 2020 – STATE OF PLAY

Australian Joint Standing Committee on Treaties approves new investment treaties between Australia, Hong Kong and Indonesia

New Zealand signs side letters with five CPTPP members to exclude compulsory investor state dispute settlement

New Zealand has recently signed "side letters" to exclude compulsory Investor State Dispute Settlement ("ISDS") with five members of the Comprehensive …

Inside Arbitration: the new global publication from Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice

We are delighted to share with you the new publication from Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice, Inside Arbitration. In our first …

Breakfast panel with TPP negotiators on 7 January 2016: Investor-state dispute settlement under the trans-pacific partnership

Join us for a panel discussion on the dispute resolution system in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), presented by experts in international …

Australia’s Conflicting Approach to ISDS: Where to From Here?

Keeping abreast of Australia’s stance on ISDS can be a confusing exercise. Australia’s approach to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) continues to …

Australia and investor-state-dispute resolution mechanisms in the Trans-Pacific Partnership

In 2011, Australia’s Gillard government announced a new policy not to include investor-state-dispute resolution mechanisms in future investment treaties …

Expropriation through taxation - in which circumstances might there be a remedy under international investment law?

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Protecting your investments in foreign courts - an Australian mining company secures bilateral investment treaty remedy for local court delays

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Are all foreign transactions protected by international investment treaties?

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