By Velislava Hristova[1] Held in a hybrid format, the Young EFILA’s official kick-off event took place on 8 June 2022 at the Amsterdam office of Linklaters LLP and online. The event featured an Oxford-style debate on the motion: “After Achmea, Komstroy and PL Holdings: the EU is still an attractive foreign investment destination”. The debate … Continue reading Young EFILA Kick Off Event: a lively debate on the European Union as an attractive foreign investment destination
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Report on the 5th EFILA Annual Conference held on 30th January 2020 in London
by Dr. David Pusztai (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP The European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA) held its 5th Annual Conference on 30 January 2020 in London, with a focus on “Investment Arbitration in the EU: Alternatives to Intra-EU BITs”. As the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Meg … Continue reading Report on the 5th EFILA Annual Conference held on 30th January 2020 in London
Stakeholder meeting on a possible future Multilateral Investment Court: Establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court (Brussels, 9 October 2019)
José Rafael Mata Dona[1] A week before the autumn session in Vienna of the UNCITRAL Working Group III, the EC held a Stakeholder meeting in Brussels on the subject of the establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court. The initiative took place as part of the EC Commitment to Transparency. During the introductory speech, Collin Brown (Dispute … Continue reading Stakeholder meeting on a possible future Multilateral Investment Court: Establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court (Brussels, 9 October 2019)
DAA Investment Arbitration Committee Meeting 2019
The new 2018 Dutch Model BIT text: An evolution or revolution? An event organised by the DAA Investment Arbitration Committee Date: Tuesday 21 May 2019 Location: DLA Piper, Amstelveenseweg 638, Amsterdam In October 2018, the Dutch Government approved a new Dutch Model BIT text, which replaces the 2004 text. The 2018 text has been developed on the basis of … Continue reading DAA Investment Arbitration Committee Meeting 2019
New from Oxford University Press: China’s International Investment Strategy Bilateral, Regional, and Global Law and Policy
China’s International Investment Strategy Bilateral, Regional, and Global Law and Policy International Economic Law Series Edited by Julien Chaisse This collection, compiled by award-winning scholar Professor Julien Chaisse, explores the three distinct tracks of China’s investment policy and strategy: bilateral agreements including those with the US and the EU; regional agreements including the Free Trade … Continue reading New from Oxford University Press: China’s International Investment Strategy Bilateral, Regional, and Global Law and Policy
Call for Papers: 2019 Taipei International Conference
2019 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation The Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA) and the Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy, College of Law, National Taiwan University (ACWH) are to jointly host the “2019 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation” on August 15 & 16, 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan. … Continue reading Call for Papers: 2019 Taipei International Conference
Save the Date: 15 February 2019 – IV Annual Conference of the Belgian Chapter of the CEA – Arbitration and ADR in BIG construction projects of strategic infrastructure
EFILA is proud to announce the IV Annual Conference of the Belgian Chapter of the CEA regarding "Arbitration and ADR in BIG construction projects of strategic infrastructure". Brussels, Friday 15th February 2019 – 13:30 to 19:00Jones Day’s offices - Rue de la Régence 4, 1000 Bruxelles 13:30 Registration of participants 14:00 Welcome remarks Vanessa Foncke, … Continue reading Save the Date: 15 February 2019 – IV Annual Conference of the Belgian Chapter of the CEA – Arbitration and ADR in BIG construction projects of strategic infrastructure
Report on the 4th Annual EFILA Lecture delivered by Prof. George A. Bermann (Columbia University New York, School of Law), Brussels 25 October 2018
by Adam Marios Paschalidis (NautaDutilh) Recalibrating the European Union - International Arbitration Interface Introduction The 2018 Annual EFILA Lecture by Prof. George A. Bermann (Columbia University School of Law), continues the successful Annual EFILA Lectures series, which were previously delivered by Sophie Nappert (2015), Johnny Veeder (2016) and Sir Christopher Greenwood (2017). Before giving the … Continue reading Report on the 4th Annual EFILA Lecture delivered by Prof. George A. Bermann (Columbia University New York, School of Law), Brussels 25 October 2018
Save the Date: 4th EFILA ANNUAL LECTURE by Prof. George A. Bermann
On Thursday, 25 October 2018, Prof. George A. Bermann (Columbia University New York) will deliver the 4th EFILA Annual Lecture. "Recalibrating the European Union—International Arbitration Interface" PROGRAMME: 16.30 - 17.00 Registration, Coffee, Tea 17.00 -17.15 Welcome address by Prof. Dr. Nikos Lavranos, Secretary General of EFILA 17.15-18.00 Annual Lecture by Prof. George A. Bermann (Columbia University New … Continue reading Save the Date: 4th EFILA ANNUAL LECTURE by Prof. George A. Bermann
Brussels, 23 February | CEA Third Annual Conference: The present and near future of new technologies in arbitration
The Club Español del Arbitraje (the “CEA”) is a Spanish non-profit organization constituted in 2005 with the purpose to promote arbitration as an alternative method of conflict resolution and the development of arbitration in Spanish and Portuguese or Latin-American component. The CEA counts with more than 1000 members of 40 countries and 28 international chapters … Continue reading Brussels, 23 February | CEA Third Annual Conference: The present and near future of new technologies in arbitration