Brexit: Implications for the EU Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement

Sophie Nappert, 3 Verulam Buildings Nikos Lavranos, EFILA “Reproduced from Practical Law with the permission of the publishers. For further information visit www.practicallaw.com or call 020 7542 6664.” Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is an international arbitration mechanism that allows an investor from one country to bring arbitral proceedings directly against the state in which it has… Read More Brexit: Implications for the EU Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement

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Avoiding ISDS: National Contact Points for Investor Guidelines and Mediation

by Tabe van Hoolwerff*  Imagine, you are an EU trade minister and you want to attract foreign investors by offering a stable investment climate. At the same time, you also want to avoid potential claims arising from government measures that seek to protect the environment or labor standards – a fear your non-business stakeholders have been… Read More Avoiding ISDS: National Contact Points for Investor Guidelines and Mediation

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Russian Sanctions against Turkey and BIT Claims

by Orçun Çetinkaya, Moroğlu Arseven Following the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey on 24 November 2015, Russian-Turkey relations have entered into a new phase. Russia imposed a series of economic measures and sanctions against Turkey. Turkish individuals and companies who invested in Russia where they spent decades have been negatively affected from those measures. There… Read More Russian Sanctions against Turkey and BIT Claims

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European Investment Law and Arbitration Review (EILARev) Launched

EFILA and Queen Mary University are delighted to launch the new legal journal entitled European Investment Law and Arbitration Review, which will be published by Brill/Martinus Nijhoff. The Editor-in-Chief is Prof. Loukas Mistelis (QMU) and the Managing Editor is Dr. Nikos Lavranos (SG of EFILA). The journal welcomes submissions within the scope of it. The… Read More European Investment Law and Arbitration Review (EILARev) Launched

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The Lack of Any Legal Conflict Between EU Law and Intra-EU BITs/ECT Disputes

 by Dr. Nikos Lavranos LLM, Secretary General of EFILA* A couple of weeks ago the first award in the series of more than 25 other solar energy cases against Spain was issued. The case was brought by two companies based in Luxembourg and the Netherlands against Spain on the basis of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)… Read More The Lack of Any Legal Conflict Between EU Law and Intra-EU BITs/ECT Disputes

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GAR Awards 2016: The EFILA Lecture Has Been Shortlisted

EFILA is glad to announce that Ms. Sophie Nappert’s EFILA Lecture “Escaping from Freedom? The Dilemma of An Improved ISDS Mechanism” has been shortlisted for the 2016 GAR Awards for the best speech/lecture. In the coming period, the voting process will begin. We would be grateful if Ms. Nappert’s outstanding lecture would receive your vote.

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