Young EFILA in conversation with… Matteo Zambelli

Dr. Matteo Zambelli is a partner in the commercial dispute practice of the law firm Zambelli Tassetto, Studio Legale and an associate professor on the University of West London LLM programme where he lectures on the International Arbitration, International Commercial Litigation, International Commercial and Shipping Law, International Banking Law, Legal Aspects of International Finance and … Continue reading Young EFILA in conversation with… Matteo Zambelli

Revisiting the Blusun dictum: A Roadmap for a Proportionality Analysis of the Breach of Stability in the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard

By Cristian Gallorini[1] Legal stability and predictability are core elements of the rule of law. In the case of foreign investments in renewable energy (RE) the concept of stability imbues distinct aspects of the investment cycle, including the arbitrability of disputes. First, stability of the investment conditions is fundamental to foreign investors. Second, International Investment … Continue reading Revisiting the Blusun dictum: A Roadmap for a Proportionality Analysis of the Breach of Stability in the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard

Germany’s Top Civil Court Declares: “primacy of application of Union law – also vis-à-vis public international law” in intra-EU investment arbitration

By Agata Daszko[1] On 27 July 2023, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof or BGH) issued a long-awaited decision (I ZB 43/22, I ZB 74/22 and I ZB 75/22) pertaining to intra-EU arbitration on the basis of the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”). The decision? “Upstream national legal protection is possible against intra-EU investor-State ICSID arbitral … Continue reading Germany’s Top Civil Court Declares: “primacy of application of Union law – also vis-à-vis public international law” in intra-EU investment arbitration

Quarterly Review: April – June 2023

While we slowly approach summer holidays, it is now time for a new quarterly review. In this QR, we summarised the main developments in the field of ISDS and EU law divided by topic, instead of by months. Paragraph I. provides an update on the latest news on the modernisation of the ECT and the … Continue reading Quarterly Review: April – June 2023

BayWa v Spain: No annulment for old objections

By Anastasia Choromidou[1] and Mark Konstantinidis[2] In May 2023, an ICSID ad hoc committee contributed the latest episode to the Spanish solar arbitration saga, by rejecting Spain’s arguments based on the CJEU Komstroy ruling on intra-EU arbitration. The BayWa v Spain annulment decision reflects the tense, from a doctrinal and institutional perspective, relationship between EU … Continue reading BayWa v Spain: No annulment for old objections

Young EFILA in conversation with… Fahira Brodlija

Fahira Brodlija is the Rule of Law Advisor for a regional GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) legal reform project focusing on investment disputes in the Western Balkans. Fahira is also an adjunct lecturer at the International University of Sarajevo. She frequently writes and speaks on topics related to the reform of the investor-State dispute … Continue reading Young EFILA in conversation with… Fahira Brodlija

Don’t infer adverse inferences – the curious omission of adverse inferences from the 2022 ICSID Arbitration Rules

By: Alexander A. Witt[1] Following a consultation process that lasted more than five years and produced six working papers reflecting the development of the draft provisions, the 2022 ICSID Arbitration Rules (the “2022 Rules”) came into force on 1 July 2022. The 2022 Rules are a complete overhaul of their predecessor, the 2006 ICSID Arbitration … Continue reading Don’t infer adverse inferences – the curious omission of adverse inferences from the 2022 ICSID Arbitration Rules

Quarterly Review: January – March 2023

The first quarter of 2023 proved rife with important developments in international investment law and arbitration involving Europe, the United States and the Indo-Pacific area. The star of the show remains the ECT, and its troubled relationship with the European Union and its Member States. Indeed, by the beginning of March, the Depositary of the … Continue reading Quarterly Review: January – March 2023

Young EFILA in conversation with… Dmitri Evseev

Dmitri Evseev is a former partner of Arnold & Porter, where he spent over 15 years acting as counsel and arbitrator in high-profile international arbitration disputes. He has served as lead counsel in investment treaty disputes for Sweden, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Costa Rica, and numerous other States and private clients. In mid-2022, he … Continue reading Young EFILA in conversation with… Dmitri Evseev

On the Road to Neutrality: Multilateral Investment Court and Appointment of Adjudicators

By Stanislava Nedeva[1] The proposal for establishing a Multilateral Investment Court (MIC) has been under discussion for several years now and was taken forward at intergovernmental talks at United Nations Committee on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), with a view of reforming the current investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system. The intergovernmental talks are conducted under the … Continue reading On the Road to Neutrality: Multilateral Investment Court and Appointment of Adjudicators