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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07 August 2017
NAFTA Renegotiation: ISDS reform objectives
The United States will lobby for changes to the investor-state dispute settlement ("ISDS") provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement …
17 July 2017
Second Circuit Upends Enforcement of ICSID Awards in New York, Eliminates Circuit Split
In a ruling handed down on July 11, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit resolved a circuit split that had sown legal …
23 May 2017
Is the recently signed Morocco-Nigeria BIT a step towards a more balanced form of intra-African investor protection?
On 3 December 2016, Morocco and Nigeria signed a new bilateral investment treaty (the "BIT"), with the overarching aim of strengthening "the bonds of …
23 May 2017
The European Court of Justice renders its opinion on the EU-Singapore free trade agreement: investment chapter is not within EU's exclusive competence
On 16 May, 2017 the European Court of Justice (the Court) rendered its Opinion on the competence of the European Union to conclude the Free Trade …
05 May 2017
Ecuador's legislative branch approves termination of 12 Bilateral Investment Treaties
On 3 May 2017, Ecuador's Legislature approved the termination of 12 bilateral investment treaties ("BITs") entered into with China, Chile, Venezuela, the …
29 March 2017
ICSID issues first award involving China as Respondent, finding in host state's favour
In an award dated 9 March 2017, the Tribunal in an ICSID arbitration between Korean investor Ansung Housing Co., Ltd and China dismissed all claims as …
02 March 2017
Brexit—the future of state-to-state, investor-state and domestic dispute resolution
The Brexit White Paper The much-anticipated Brexit White Paper, ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union’, was …
11 January 2017
EU launches consultation on multilateral reform of the investor-state dispute resolution system
The EU Commission (the Commission) has launched a public consultation on the multilateral reform of the investment dispute settlement system. The …
22 December 2016
Advocate General issues opinion that the EU does not have exclusive competence to conclude the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
In an opinion issued on 21 December 2016, EU Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston QC has concluded that the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) will …
21 December 2016
CETA UPDATE: CETA is signed; Provisional application of CETA and Brexit; First government-to-government meeting to discuss establishing the multi-lateral investment court system
On 30 October 2016, the EU and Canada signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (the CETA). As explained in our blog post here, the …
07 December 2016
Live webcast of hearing on jurisdiction and the merits: David Aven et al. v. Republic of Costa Rica (UNCITRAL Case No. UNCT/ 15/3) – Public Hearing
A hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in UNCITRAL Case No. UNCT.15/3, will be transmitted live in English and Spanish via internet feed from …
05 December 2016
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 …
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