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Rise in arbitration in the extractive industries
According to a recent report from think-tank Chatham House, arbitration cases have increased nearly fourfold between 2001 and 2010 in the …
Australia-Korea FTA concluded: investor-state dispute resolution mechanism included
On 5 December 2013, Australia and South Korea concluded negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Trade with South Korea was valued at AU$31.9 …
Anti-money laundering and anti-bribery systems and controls at asset management firms: FCA thematic review
In October 2013, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the much-anticipated report of its thematic review into anti-money laundering (AML) and …
Geneva Agreement - Temporary relaxation of Iran sanctions announced
In the early hours of 24 November, the P5+1 (the UK, US, Germany, France, Russia and China, facilitated by the EU) announced that they had reached a set …
Dawn of a new era for investment protection in South Africa - draft investment law to replace protections offered under investment treaties published for public comment
On 1 November 2013, the South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has released its new "Promotion and Protection of Investment" bill (PPI …
Kenyan MPs approve motion to withdraw from the International Criminal Court
Kenyan MPs have voted in favour of leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC). The vote in the Kenyan National Assembly came just before the trials …
Argentina settles five outstanding investment treaty arbitration claims in historic break with its anti-enforcement stance
Argentina has agreed to settle five separate investment treaty arbitration claims at a cost of around USD 500 million, in an historic departure from the …
Ecuador to establish commission to audit bilateral investment treaties
On 5 October 2013, the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, confirmed that a commission is to be established to audit the bilateral investment treaties …
Herbert Smith Freehills contributes to Transnational Dispute Management's (TDM) 10th Aniversary Issue
September saw the release of TDM Journal's special aniversary issue: Ten Years of TDM. The TDM Journal is a comprehensive and innovative …
SFO brings first Bribery Act charges
The Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") had its first day in court in a Bribery Act prosecution on 24 September 2013, with three of four defendants connected …
Upcoming webinar: Structuring investment and maximising treaty protection
Tuesday 22 October 2013, 1-2pm UK time. Investors are increasingly alive to the investment protections offered by bilateral and multilateral investment …
Don't count your chickens: tribunal refuses jurisdiction in final stages of UNCITRAL arbitration
In Ruby Roz Agricol and Kaseem Omar v Kazakhstan, UNCITRAL (Award on Jurisdiction) (1 August 2013), Ruby Roz Agricol LLP (Ruby Roz), a Kazakh company in …
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