Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Singapore | 9 Oct 2023
Singapore's international arbitration law historically was aligned to its English equivalent. In 1994, Singapore's International Arbitration Act (the…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Nigeria | 13 Sep 2023
Nigeria’s Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1988 (the “1988 Act”)[1] has been repealed and replaced by the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 (the…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union, Germany | 8 Aug 2023
On 27 July 2023, the German Federal Court of Justice (German FCJ) declared three intra-EU investor-State ICSID arbitrations inadmissible under German…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Global | 17 May 2023
Following its 45th session held on 27-31 March 2023, the UNCITRAL Working Group III (WG III) agreed final versions of the Draft Code of Conduct for…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Africa | 5 Apr 2023
Africa’s importance in the world economy has grown remarkably over the years. While the number of intra-African exports has increased, it remains low…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union, Spain | 1 Nov 2022
In early October 2022, Spain’s Minister for Energy and Ecological Transition announced the country’s intention to withdraw from the Energy Charter…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | USA | 16 Jun 2022
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, a district court may grant discovery “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.” For years, federal…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Spain | 11 May 2022
On 2 February 2022, the new Rules of Arbitration of the Madrid Court of Arbitration (the CAM) (the 2022 Rules), approved in January 2022 by the…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union, Netherlands, Russia | 20 May 2021
The annulment proceedings in the Yukos case, initiated by Russia with the aim of setting aside the largest arbitral awards in history, may finally be…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Global | 9 Dec 2019
The global response to climate change will involve the transformation of energy, land, urban, infrastructure and industrial systems, and is expected…