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Volterra Fietta | United Kingdom | 6 Jul 2020
Client Alert: Increased control of foreign investment in response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is Accelerating the trend towards stricter control and screening of foreign investments as many States have recently announced…
Volterra Fietta | United Kingdom | 9 Jun 2020
Client Alert: Business and human rights in a global pandemic
The COVID-19 epidemic, the measures taken by governments in numerous countries and the ensuing global economic crisis entail significant changes to…
Volterra Fietta | United Kingdom | 19 May 2020
Client Alert: What are the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for States and investors under the Energy Charter Treaty
The COVID-19 pandemic poses immense challenges for States, their citizens and businesses alike. While the tragic human cost of the pandemic is…
Volterra Fietta | Global | 12 May 2020
Client Alert: The United Nations Human Rights Committee does not give States a carte blanche to violate their human rights obligations in response to the COVID-19
Over the last months, States around the world have been taking emergency measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While promoting and…
Volterra Fietta | United Kingdom | 7 May 2020
Client Alert: Effects of COVID-19 on Document Production
It is widely recognised that the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the ability of a court or arbitration tribunal to hold hearings or conduct other in…
Volterra Fietta | United Kingdom | 29 Apr 2020
Client Alert: Restructuring, COVID-19 and Investor-State Arbitrations: Often Overlooked Issues
The recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has had global effects, affecting foreign operations and divisions around the world. Numerous companies…
Volterra Fietta | Global | 22 Apr 2020
Client Alert: COVID-19 and Investment Treaty Claims
States around the world have implemented unprecedented measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. These include a range of public health measures…
Volterra Fietta | China, USA | 22 Apr 2020
Client Alert: Legal actions demanding reparations from China over COVID-19
A number of legal actions have been brought before national courts and international bodies against the People's Republic of China, over its alleged…
Volterra Fietta | United Kingdom | 20 Apr 2020
Formation of a new Arab-African council signals the deepening of regional cooperation over waterways
On 6 January 2020, the Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (the "Council") was created as a mechanism for…
Volterra Fietta | United Kingdom | 20 Apr 2020
Court of Appeal denies liability of UK mining company for alleged human rights abuses by Sierra Leonean police
On 17 February 2020, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales unanimously dismissed a challenge to the High Court's decision in the case of Kadie…
