Find expert analysis, insights and commentary on developments, trends and hot topics in investment treaty protection.
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financial services update
07 Apr 2022 ASIC extends CFD product intervention order for a further five years
CFDs, contracts for difference, product intervention order, leverage ratio limits, margin close out, negative balance protection, inducements, CP 348, REP 724…
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dispute resolution update
25 Mar 2022 Renewables Projects: Ten reasons you should be seeking to secure investment treaty protection
You are investing or otherwise involved in a renewables project based outside of your home jurisdiction.
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Dubai Dispute Resolutions Update
29 Oct 2021 A New Era for Dubai Arbitrations: Dubai Decree No. 34 of 2021
Dubai Decree No. 34 of 2021 abolishes two of Dubai's arbitration institutions, including the DIFC-LCIA, and seeks to establish a single unified arbitration…
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DISPUTES & PROJECTS INSIGHT
13 Mar 2020 Structuring project finance to maximise protections under BITs
Many large projects are realised through involvement of international stakeholders, whether via financing, construction and operations or ownership...
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quickguides | internationaL arbitration
19 Feb 2020 International Investment Protection
This Quickguide considers the mechanisms that exist to protect foreign investors and also looks at how investment disputes are resolved.
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INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION UPDATE
11 Jul 2019 African Continental Free Trade Agreement - what next for investment in Africa?
The first phase of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement ("AfCFTA") came into force on 30 May 2019, 30 days after the 22nd ratification instrument was…
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INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION UPDATE
04 Jul 2019 Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement & Investment Agreement (2019)
What you need to know Australia and Hong Kong signed the Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and associated Investment Agreement (IA)…
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international Arbitration update
08 Apr 2019 Italian oil and gas prospection and exploration halted - what next for investors?
On 13 February 2019, Italian Decree No. 135/2018, converted (with amendments) into Law No. 12/2019 (the Decree), entered into force. The Decree is of huge…
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Trade Update
28 Mar 2019 Looking Up: the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
On 4 March 2019, Indonesia and Australia signed the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. The agreement will provide better and…
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International arbitration update
20 Dec 2018 Going Dutch: Netherlands Model BIT "splits the bill" between investor protection and State regulation
We have previously reported that a number of States have made clear an intention to renegotiate or altogether terminate their bilateral investment treaties…
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international arbitration update
27 Nov 2018 Resource nationalism in Africa: issues for Chinese investors
Ashurst LLP and Guantao discuss the evidence of growing resource nationalism across Africa and how Chinese investors may take steps to mitigate their risk.
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Energysource | Issue 20
19 Jul 2018 Investment protection: Managing investment risk in an uncertain world
Political and economic risk factors such as Brexit, import restrictions in the Middle East, the US-China "trade war" and the high profile use of financial…
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