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We are dedicated to the principles upheld by public international law. We believe that properly implemented, they offer an effective solution to…
Volterra Fietta | United Kingdom | 16 Jan 2023
Client Alert: The UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights recommends passing of an order limiting State immunity
On 29 November 2022, the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights recommended the passing of the State Immunity Act 1978 (Remedial) Order 2022…
Volterra Fietta | Saudi Arabia | 18 Aug 2022
Client Alert: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signs the Artemis Accords
On 14 July 2022, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the "KSA") signed the Artemis Accords, an international agreement that sets out principles for peaceful…
Volterra Fietta | United Kingdom | 4 Jul 2022
Energy Charter Conference reaches an agreement in principle on the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty
On 24 June 2022, the Energy Charter Conference agreed in principle on the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty (the "ECT"). The proposed…
Volterra Fietta | Canada, United Kingdom | 11 May 2022
Landmark offshore oil project approval brings Canada closer to first-ever international royalty payments under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
On 6 April 2022, the Government of Canada granted environmental assessment approval to Norwegian oil giant Equinor for its proposed USD 12 billion…
Volterra Fietta | Australia, United Kingdom | 2 Feb 2022
UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
On 16 December 2021, the United Kingdom signed an historic trade agreement with the Commonwealth of Australia, the first from ‘scratch’ UK trade deal…
Volterra Fietta | Global | 2 Feb 2022
ICJ (Armenia v Azerbaijan)
On 16 September 2021, Armenia initiated proceedings against Azerbaijan before the International Court of Justice over violations of the International…
Volterra Fietta | United Kingdom | 15 Dec 2021
World Health Organization takes first steps towards a pandemic treaty
On 1 December 2021, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) established an intergovernmental negotiating body to draft and…
Volterra Fietta | Russia | 16 Nov 2021
Yesterday’s alleged Russian anti-satellite missile test may give rise to claims against the Russian Federation
On 15 November 2021, the US Government alleged that the Russian Federation ("Russia") had that day conducted a test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite…
Volterra Fietta | Mexico, United Kingdom | 11 Oct 2021
Smoke before the fire? - Recent proposed measures across Latin America may ring alarm bells with some foreign investors
In the last couple of weeks, a number of major Latin American Governments have proposed measures that would potentially, if implemented, nationalise…
Volterra Fietta | Global, Malawi | 20 Sep 2021
Malawi accedes to the New York Convention
On 4 March 2021, according to an UNCITRAL statement, Malawi acceded to the 1958 United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of…
