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
Category: Reports
Quarterly Review: October – December 2022
The Editorial Board of the EFILA Blog is excited to share the first EFILA Blog Quarterly Review! Our editors have gathered and reviewed developments, events and publications from the last quarter of 2022 to highlight some of the most relevant news in the field of international investment law, arbitration and the intersection of ISDS with … Continue reading Quarterly Review: October – December 2022
Landmark Judgments Rendered by Swedish Courts in the Achmea Saga
by Anina Liebkind[1] and Andreas Holst[2] SUMMARY: The Achmea saga reaches the precipice in Sweden with two landmark judgments. In judgments issued a day apart, the Svea Court of Appeal first declares the Novenergia II v. Spain award invalid because the issues in dispute are not arbitrable under Swedish law (Case No. T 4658-18, 13 … Continue reading Landmark Judgments Rendered by Swedish Courts in the Achmea Saga
Green Power v. Spain: Intra-EU Game Changer or an Exception that Confirms the Rule?
by Iván Levy[1] Introduction On June 16, 2022, the Tribunal in Green Power Partners K/S & SCE Solar Don Benito APS v. The Kingdom of Spain (Green Power v. Spain) issued its award and became the first tribunal to uphold the so-called intra-EU objection.[2] After a large number of decisions historically rejecting the objection, is … Continue reading Green Power v. Spain: Intra-EU Game Changer or an Exception that Confirms the Rule?
Young EFILA Kick Off Event: a lively debate on the European Union as an attractive foreign investment destination
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
Young ISDS Club – Corona pandemic investment disputes
I was invited by Alexander Leventhal (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan) to participate in a webinar conducted by Young ISDS Club on 26 May 2020. Knowing Alexander’s undefined love for discussions on all things in investment arbitration, I was certain that the webinar would be intellectually stimulating. However, to my immediate surprise, it was not like the typical webinar where one could simply sit back and absorb the information. To the contrary, the webinar was interactive and made me think on my feet.
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, 15 January 2020)
José Rafael Mata Dona1 As in the previous session of the stakeholder meeting organized by the European Commission (see here), this roundup started with a brief recap of the whole process of the UNICTRAL Working Group III (for a more detailed review of the EU’s proposal for a MIC and ISDS reform under the auspices of UNCITRAL … Continue reading Stakeholder meeting on a possible future Multilateral Investment Court: Establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court (Brussels, 15 January 2020)
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)
Norton Rose Fulbright and EFILA: Investor-State Disputes, What Will Change Post-Brexit?
by Cara Dowling, Norton Rose Fulbright (London)* On Wednesday 29th March 2017, the UK government triggered Article 50 formally beginning the process of withdrawing the UK from the European Union. On that historic day, the London office of Norton Rose Fulbright and EFILA co-hosted a panel discussion with distinguished experts from industry, trade policy and … Continue reading Norton Rose Fulbright and EFILA: Investor-State Disputes, What Will Change Post-Brexit?