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Upcoming EFILA Opportunity: Young Practitioners and Scholars Essay Competition 2024

The Editorial Committee of the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review (EILAR) invites original, unpublished, high-quality submissions for the Young Practitioners and Scholars Essay Competition 2024. Submissions, should be between 5,000 and 12,000 words, inclusive of footnotes. Co-authored submissions are permissible. The essay competition is open to practitioners, scholars, and students from around the world. To be eligible, authors… Read More Upcoming EFILA Opportunity: Young Practitioners and Scholars Essay Competition 2024

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Upcoming EFILA Opportunities: CfP European Investment Law and Arbitration Review 2024 & Young Practitioners and Scholars Essay Competition 2024

European Investment Law and Arbitration Review 2024 The Editorial Committee of the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review invites original, unpublished scholarly submissions on recent developments in international investment law, with a focus on the theme “European investment law and arbitration: interaction with other branches of law” As of 2024, the Review will be published by Wolters Kluwer twice… Read More Upcoming EFILA Opportunities: CfP European Investment Law and Arbitration Review 2024 & Young Practitioners and Scholars Essay Competition 2024

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Young EFILA Kick Off Event: a lively debate on the European Union as an attractive foreign investment destination

By Velislava Hristova[1] Held in a hybrid format, the Young EFILA’s official kick-off event took place on 8 June 2022 at the Amsterdam office of Linklaters LLP and online.  The event featured an Oxford-style debate on the motion: “After Achmea, Komstroy and PL Holdings: the EU is still an attractive foreign investment destination”. The debate… Read More Young EFILA Kick Off Event: a lively debate on the European Union as an attractive foreign investment destination

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Report on the 5th EFILA Annual Conference held on 30th January 2020 in London

by Dr. David Pusztai (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP The European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA) held its 5th Annual Conference on 30 January 2020 in London, with a focus on “Investment Arbitration in the EU: Alternatives to Intra-EU BITs”. As the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Meg… Read More Report on the 5th EFILA Annual Conference held on 30th January 2020 in London

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Stakeholder meeting on a possible future Multilateral Investment Court: Establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court (Brussels, 9 October 2019)

José Rafael Mata Dona[1]  A week before the autumn session in Vienna of the UNCITRAL Working Group III, the EC held a Stakeholder meeting in Brussels on the subject of the establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court. The initiative took place as part of the EC Commitment to Transparency. During the introductory speech, Collin Brown (Dispute… Read More Stakeholder meeting on a possible future Multilateral Investment Court: Establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court (Brussels, 9 October 2019)

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DAA Investment Arbitration Committee Meeting 2019

The new 2018 Dutch Model BIT text: An evolution or revolution? An event organised by the DAA Investment Arbitration Committee   Date: Tuesday 21 May 2019 Location: DLA Piper, Amstelveenseweg 638, Amsterdam In October 2018, the Dutch Government approved a new Dutch Model BIT text, which replaces the 2004 text. The 2018 text has been developed on the basis of… Read More DAA Investment Arbitration Committee Meeting 2019

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New from Oxford University Press: China’s International Investment Strategy Bilateral, Regional, and Global Law and Policy

China’s International Investment Strategy Bilateral, Regional, and Global Law and Policy International Economic Law Series Edited by Julien Chaisse This collection, compiled by award-winning scholar Professor Julien Chaisse, explores the three distinct tracks of China’s investment policy and strategy: bilateral agreements including those with the US and the EU; regional agreements including the Free Trade… Read More New from Oxford University Press: China’s International Investment Strategy Bilateral, Regional, and Global Law and Policy

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Call for Papers: 2019 Taipei International Conference

2019 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation The Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA) and the Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy, College of Law, National Taiwan University (ACWH) are to jointly host the “2019 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation” on August 15 & 16, 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan.… Read More Call for Papers: 2019 Taipei International Conference

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Save the Date: 15 February 2019 – IV Annual Conference of the Belgian Chapter of the CEA – Arbitration and ADR in BIG construction projects of strategic infrastructure

EFILA is proud to announce the IV Annual Conference of the Belgian Chapter of the CEA regarding “Arbitration and ADR in BIG construction projects of strategic infrastructure”. Brussels, Friday 15th February 2019 – 13:30 to 19:00Jones Day’s offices – Rue de la Régence 4, 1000 Bruxelles 13:30 Registration of participants 14:00 Welcome remarks Vanessa Foncke,… Read More Save the Date: 15 February 2019 – IV Annual Conference of the Belgian Chapter of the CEA – Arbitration and ADR in BIG construction projects of strategic infrastructure

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Report on the 4th Annual EFILA Lecture delivered by Prof. George A. Bermann (Columbia University New York, School of Law), Brussels 25 October 2018

by Adam Marios Paschalidis (NautaDutilh) Recalibrating the European Union – International Arbitration Interface Introduction The 2018 Annual EFILA Lecture by Prof. George A. Bermann (Columbia University School of Law), continues the successful Annual EFILA Lectures series, which were previously delivered by Sophie Nappert (2015), Johnny Veeder (2016) and Sir Christopher Greenwood (2017). Before giving the… Read More Report on the 4th Annual EFILA Lecture delivered by Prof. George A. Bermann (Columbia University New York, School of Law), Brussels 25 October 2018

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