Arbitration Notes

NAVIGATING THE LOW OIL PRICE ENVIRONMENT PODCAST: HOW INVESTMENT TREATIES CAN PROTECT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS AGAINST STATE ACTION

NAVIGATING THE LOW OIL PRICE ENVIRONMENT PODCAST: ALLOCATING CONTRACTUAL RISK AND REWARD WITH HOST STATES

PERU APPROVES ARBITRATION REFORM ON DISPUTES INVOLVING STATE ENTITIES

THE ENGLISH COURT'S APPROACH TO SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS ON A STATE

Contracting with governments: pitfalls, arbitration, sovereign immunity and enforcement

Entering into a contract with an entity owned or controlled by the state poses unique challenges not faced when dealing with a private commercial …

Live audio webinar: Protecting your investments from political risk in a volatile world - 21 June 2017 - 1.00pm UK time

In this webinar, we will offer a disputes perspective on how to protect your investments from political risk in the current economic and political …

Herbert Smith Freehills' Response to EU Consultation: the Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement

As discussed in our blog post here, on 21 December 2016 the EU Commission launched a public consultation on the multilateral reform of the …

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 …

French Conseil d’État rules on scope of powers to set aside arbitral awards / Le Conseil d’État s'est prononcé sur l'étendue de son contrôle s'agissant de l'annulation d'une sentence arbitrale internationale

In a decision of 9 November 2016, the French Conseil d’État, France's highest administrative jurisdiction, ruled on the extent of its scope of review as …

Live webcast of hearing on jurisdiction and the merits: United Utilities (Tallinn) B.V. and Aktsiaselts Tallinna Vesi v. Republic of Estonia (ICSID Case No. ARB/14/24)

A hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in ICSID Case No. ARB/14/24, United Utilities (Tallinn) B.V. and Aktsiaselts Tallinna Vesi v Republic of …

AIPN EA CHAPTER EVENT: NEGOTIATING STATE IMMUNITY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONTRACTS - LAW & PRACTICE

The immunity of states and their assets from the reach of national courts is an area of law with considerable practical implications for both private and …

English High Court orders payment of $100m arbitral peremptory order, denying KRG claim to immunity

In its recent judgment of 20 November 2015, the High Court of England and Wales (the "Court") enforced a US$100m peremptory order made in arbitral …