Arbitration Notes

English Court of Appeal confirms New York Convention ratification does not waive state immunity in enforcement proceedings

Indian Government launches international research project on the impact of Bilateral Investment Treaties on investment flows from/to the country

India entered into its first bilateral investment treaty (BIT), with the United Kingdom, in 1994, as part of a strategy to attract inbound foreign direct …

India and Brazil conclude negotiations of Bilateral Investment Treaty

As previously noted in April 2015, India amended its model bilateral investment treaty (the Indian Model BIT) and has reportedly been deploying it in …

India seeks to re-negotiate Bilateral Investment Treaties with over 47 countries

As we previously reported in April 2015 and January 2016, the Government of India ("GOI") published a draft Model Text for the Indian Bilateral …

Head of India Arbitration Practice, Nick Peacock, comments on India’s Final Text for its Model BIT for CNBC TV18’s “The Firm”

As reported in our recent India E Bulletin here, India has unveiled the final version of its Model Text for the Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty (Model …

Recent Developments in India-related international arbitration

Herbert Smith Freehills has issued the latest edition of its Indian international arbitration e-bulletin.   In this issue, we review a number …

Head of India Arbitration Practice, Nick Peacock, comments on India's draft Model BIT 2015 for CNBC TV18's "The Firm"

As reported in our recent blog post here, India has recently released a draft  “Model Text for the Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty” (“Model …

UNCLOS Annex VII Tribunal decides Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute

On 7 July 2014, an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (the Convention) issued its …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …