In the last few years, investment and trade in arms and dual-use technologies have grown (and are expected to increase further) due to the escalation of geopolitical tensions and the “rearm”…
While the European Union and its Member States are still assessing whether to introduce a mechanism to review outbound investment for economic security reasons, the Netherlands appears to be ahead of…
In Junefield Gold v Ecuador, the Tribunal’s Majority recently issued a partial award on jurisdiction (“Award”) under Article 9(3) of the China-Ecuador BIT, finding that it has jurisdiction to…
During the last decade, there has been significant debate about whether investors holding the nationality of the host State may bring an investment treaty claim invoking the nationality of another…
Following the Arab Spring, there has been a hiatus in Egypt regarding the conclusion of bilateral investment treaties ("BITs"), except for the 2014 Mauritius BIT. Since then, Egypt has been hit with…
On 11 February 2025, the Federal Ministry of Justice Nigeria unveiled the National Policy on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution for 2024-2028 (the Policy) to bolster commerce and…
In January 2025, a Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (“Full Court”) upheld a claim by the Republic of India (“India”) to foreign state immunity from proceedings brought by various…
The Antrix-Devas saga continues to present twists and turns (see previous coverage on the Blog here, here and here). The latest is the recent decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of…
The new bilateral investment treaty (“BIT”) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) entered into force on 31 August 2024 (replacing an earlier 2013 treaty between the two nations). Aside…
