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Tribunal adopts narrow interpretation of nationality under ICSID Convention refusing to accept Netherlands structuring vehicle

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • January 19 2009

An ICSID tribunal refused jurisdiction of a claim brought under the Netherlands-Argentina Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT

ICSID tribunal awards moral damages

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Global, Oman, Yemen
  • -
  • March 5 2008

Desert Line Projects LLC v The Republic of Yemen: Arbitral Tribunal awarded US$1 million as moral damages because Yemen was at fault

Draft EU Directive on renewable energy: are the provisions on biofuels compatible with WTO law?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Global
  • -
  • April 16 2008

On 23 January 2008, the European Commission published a package of climate action and renewable energy measures that are designed to reduce greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions

ICSID - amicus curiae briefs admitted in two recent decisions

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • August 8 2007

Two ICSID Tribunals have recently considered the submission of amicus curiae briefs from interested non-governmental organisations (NGOs

Smart business leaders know the value of patents

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • September 10 2009

Biotech business leaders can be categorised into one of three groups

Epidemics - possible implications for your business

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • May 27 2009

The recent outbreak of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus (commonly referred to as swine flu) has had a measurable impact on businesses in a number of countries around the world within a short time period

Argentinean proposal to impose discriminatory tax on imported electronics: WTO law and available remedies

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Argentina, Global
  • -
  • September 11 2009

Argentina may soon take action to increase the value-added tax applicable to numerous types of electronic and other products from 10.5 to 21 (the list includes cellular phones, portable computers, monitors, televisions, GPS devices, digital cameras, video recorders, MP3 players, air conditioners and microwaves

WTO negotiations update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • July 16 2007

On 21 June 2007 in Potsdam, Germany, Doha Round trade talks between negotiators from the EU, the US, Brazil, and India (the “G4”) broke down amidst persistent divisions on cutting industrial tariffs and farm subsidies

ICSID tribunal denies jurisdiction characterising claim as an "abusive manipulation" of the ICSID system

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • June 3 2009

In Phoenix Action v Czech Republic, the claimant, Phoenix Action, drew strongly-worded criticism from an ICSID tribunal for the "rearrangement of assets within a family, to gain access to ICSID jurisdiction to which the initial investor was not entitled" which it characterised as an "abusive manipulation of the system of international investment protection under ICSID"

LCIA selects new President

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • October 5 2009

As Jan Paulsson's second three-year term as President of the LCIA draws to a close, it has been announced that Professor William ("Rusty") W Park will succeed him to the post in July 2010

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