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 May 2018
Upheaval and uncertainty in mineral regulation in parts of Africa: resurgence of resource nationalism highlights the importance of investment treaty protections
The last few months have seen significant changes to mining regulations in various African states, giving rise to a concern that a regional trend of …
09 May 2018
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 …
08 May 2018
Podcast: How Arbitration and ADR can be used together
In this short podcast Professional Support Consultants Hannah Ambrose and Vanessa Naish look at how Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (or …
08 May 2018
"VIVAT, FLOREAT, CRESCAT!": Herbert Smith Freehills' International Arbitration practice celebrates 60 years of the New York Convention 1958
A panel of esteemed guest speakers in London examined the Convention's impact over the past 60 years, its current status and what the future may hold for …
08 May 2018
2018 International Arbitration Survey - Enforcement of Arbitration Awards in the ASEAN region
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958, the "New York Convention". …
03 May 2018
English Commercial Court releases s68 and s69 statistics: the high hurdle remains
On 29 April 2018, the Judiciary of England and Wales published the Commercial Court Users' Group Meeting Report – March 2018. Contained within that …
30 April 2018
Paula Hodges QC to co-chair 8th Annual GAR Live London conference, 10 May 2018
The 8th Annual GAR Live London conference takes place on 10th May. Attracting in-house counsel, arbitrators, arbitration counsel and other arbitration …
20 April 2018
LCIA 2017 Casework Report
The LCIA has recently released its Casework Report for 2017. This report provides an overview of and insights into the LCIA's caseload. It includes …
19 April 2018
Update on the future of ISDS: the discussions within UNCITRAL Working Group III – no apparent consensus to date
After a number of years of public debate in a variety of fora, the discussion of the future development of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) has …
18 April 2018
EU Council publishes Negotiating Directives for Convention establishing a Multilateral Investment Court: no real surprises but a couple of gaps
On 20 March, 2018 the Council of the European Union published negotiating directives dated 1 March 2018 authorizing the European Commission to negotiate …
13 April 2018
Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice Ranked Top Three in the World for the Third Year Running
Global Arbitration Review (GAR) has unveiled its annual ranking of the world’s leading international arbitration practices, with Herbert Smith Freehills …
12 April 2018
Astro v Lippo: First Media appeal succeeds in Hong Kong
At its final attempt, First Media has overturned the Hong Kong courts' earlier decisions to enforce five arbitral awards against it. In a judgment dated …
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