On 19 August 2024, a UNCITRAL tribunal rendered a Final Award in the dispute Alicia Grace et al. v. Mexico, concerning a series of contracts between Pemex, the Mexican State-owned oil enterprise, and…
On 3 July 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ("IACtHR") issued its Advisory Opinion on Climate Emergency and Human Rights (OC-32/25). In the Opinion, the Court clarified the scope of…
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…
Appointments of adjudicators in investor-State dispute settlement (“ISDS”) have recently come under spotlight of the UNCITRAL Working Group III on ISDS Reform (“WGIII”). Recently, at its 51st session…
The future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) was a key topic of discussion at several events during London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”). Two panels, in particular, explored how…
Balancing the concurrent rights of sovereign states to regulate in their interest and of foreign investors to be afforded certain standards of protection when investing in a foreign jurisdiction…
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) considerations have evolved from idealistic frameworks into binding legal, financial and reputational imperatives and responsibilities. Increasingly,…
The recent award in Ahron G. Frenkel v. Republic of Croatia has already succeeded in dividing the very tribunal that rendered it—never an encouraging omen. It is unlikely to cease causing a stir in…
The takeover of the Chinese-owned British Steel Limited by the UK Government under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2015 can lead to the submission of a dispute to investment treaty…
