Laws, treaties and soft law
Suriname accedes to New York Convention
Suriname, South America's smallest sovereign state, has become the 171st country to accede to the New York Convention, completing its coverage in the mainland Americas.
10 January 2023
Annacker on fragmentation and integration in investment law
Dechert partner Claudia Annacker used a keynote lecture in Prague to address fragmentation and integration in investment law. Jaroslav Kudrna and Alžběta Bělova of the Czech Ministry of Finance report.
22 December 2022
Norway hit with another snow crab claim
Norway is facing another ICSID claim by an investor in the snow-crab industry, brought under a bilateral investment treaty that the state is reportedly seeking to terminate.
01 December 2022
Brick Court puts focus on Enka
This year’s Brick Court Chambers annual conference was devoted to the reform of the 1996 Arbitration Act with particular attention to changes needed in light of the UK Supreme Court decision in Enka v Chubb. A team from Brick Court reports.
28 November 2022
‘Evolution’ not ‘Revolution’: BCLP survey examines England’s 1996 Act
The latest Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner survey has found that most arbitration practitioners are satisfied with the 1996 English Arbitration Act – despite noting that there is still significant scope for reform.
28 November 2022
EU parliament calls for ECT withdrawal
The European Parliament has called for the EU to exit the “outdated” Energy Charter Treaty – as the ECT’s signatories delay a vote on amendments to the treaty until at least April next year.
24 November 2022
Shell sees off award challenge in Nigerian loan dispute
A London court has upheld a pair of awards against a Nigerian oil and gas producer in an ICC dispute over loans worth US$2 billion, ruling that a Shell subsidiary had not waived its unilateral option to bring an arbitration.
23 November 2022
ECT parties delay vote on treaty reform
Contracting parties to the Energy Charter Treaty have delayed a vote that was due to take place today on whether to adopt a modernised version of the controversial treaty – after EU member states failed to agree on whether to support the reforms.
22 November 2022
Ireland’s Achmea moment?
The Irish Supreme Court has ruled that ratifying the EU-Canada trade agreement known as CETA would breach the country’s constitution by infringing juridical sovereignty – a move that commentators have called “Ireland’s Achmea moment”.
22 November 2022
Luxembourg at ECT exit door
Luxembourg has decided to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty – becoming the seventh European state to make similar moves in recent weeks.
18 November 2022