Landmark offshore oil project approval brings Canada closer to first-ever international royalty payments under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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Volterra Fietta welcomes new partner: Gunjan Sharma
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World Health Organization takes first steps towards a pandemic treaty
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Yesterday’s alleged Russian anti-satellite missile test may give rise to claims against the Russian Federation
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Dutch Supreme Court remands USD 50 billion Yukos case but confirms provisional application of Energy Charter Treaty
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Smoke before the fire? – Recent proposed measures across Latin America may ring alarm bells with some foreign investors
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Malawi accedes to the New York Convention
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Back to the future – Ecuador (re-)signs the ICSID Convention, admitting the failure of its policy of trying to attract foreign investment whilst simultaneously rejecting investment treaties and international arbitration
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Robert G Volterra gives guest lecture at Jindal University on the topic “How to win cases before the International Court of Justice in the 21st Century”
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Mubadala Investments set to acquire stake in Israeli gas field
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Oceans and the Law: breakfast roundtable series of the Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
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International Energy Agency calls for a ban on all new oil and gas projects and sets other radical new targets in its “Net Zero by 2050” report
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Peter Flint becomes a Volterra Fietta Partner
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In a closely watched decision, the CJEU rules that cutting-edge hybrid satellite and terrestrial systems can be authorised under EU regulations pursuant to an overarching requirement not to hold back technological progress
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Volterra Fietta promotes Gunjan Sharma to Counsel
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Myanmar, acting through the CRPH, instructs Volterra Fietta to discuss military atrocities post 1 February 2021 with the head of the UN’s Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar
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World leaders call for an international treaty to respond to future pandemics
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Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law publishes chapter by Partner Graham Coop and Associate Zuzana Morháčová on Energy Charter Treaty Dispute Settlement System
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Egypt backs Sudan’s new proposal on Nile River Dam
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Myanmar (through the anti-coup parliamentary committee) instructs Volterra Fietta to advise on and pursue international legal proceedings against the unconstitutional and illegitimate military regime
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Chambers and Partners recognises Volterra Fietta again as being amongst the leading law firms for Public International Law and International Arbitration in both the UK and global rankings. Founding partner Robert Volterra praised by peers and clients as “a real team player”.
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UK Supreme Court allows Nigerian claimants to continue UK litigation against Shell companies over pollution claims
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Volterra Fietta Partner Graham Coop wins prestigious award
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Launch of the African Arbitration Atlas
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The United Arab Emirates defeats the State of Qatar in the ICJ case concerning the Application of the CERD
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Does Achmea apply to the Energy Charter Treaty? Belgium asks the CJEU
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Does the sun still shine on solar power in France? The proposed amendment to France’s solar feed-in tariffs and the rights of solar investors
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South Africa’s Expropriation Bill, 2020
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Enka v Chubb: Recent UK Supreme Court decision might require parties to consider adding additional language to international arbitration clauses where London is the seat of arbitration
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Volterra Fietta confirmed again as Tier 1 firm in Public International Law
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Volterra Fietta client Nigeria defeats multi-billion dollar arbitration claim at ICSID
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European Commission starts State aid investigation into Belgium’s power capacity mechanism – how could this affect the UK?
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Increased Business and Human Rights Risks and Regulations for Companies Operating in the Netherlands
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A new era of trade and investment between the EU and Vietnam
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An UNCLOS Annex VII tribunal upheld the immunity of the Italian marines but found Italy itself liable for the unlawful killing of two Indian fishermen
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Increased control of foreign investment in response to COVID-19
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Business and human rights in a global pandemic
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What are the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for States and investors under the Energy Charter Treaty
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The United Nations Human Rights Committee does not give States a carte blanche to violate their human rights obligations in response to the COVID-19
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Effects of COVID-19 on Document Production
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Restructuring, COVID-19 and Investor-State Arbitrations: Often Overlooked Issues
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COVID-19 and Investment Treaty Claims
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Legal actions demanding reparations from China over COVID-19
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Could the COVID-19 pandemic inspire the development of a United Nations Convention on Pandemic Suppression?
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Volterra Fietta Client Alert: The impact of COVID-19 on arbitration proceedings and due process
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COVID-19 and the WHO’s International Health Regulations (2005)
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Dutch Court of Appeal reinstates USD 50 billion Yukos awards
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The Court of Appeal of England and Wales rules Heathrow expansion unlawful owing to climate change obligations
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Ruling of the Dutch Court of Appeal Confirms Functional Immunity of NATO entities
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Class action filed in US court against tech companies for benefitting from human rights violations in cobalt mining
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The Dutch Supreme Court orders the Netherlands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020
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US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream pipeline projects
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International arbitration heavyweight Peter Flint joins Volterra Fietta
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Breakfast Seminar: Financing and Debt Instruments: Often Overlooked Issues of Public International Law”
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UK Supreme Court allows Zambian villagers to continue UK suit against London-based mining company Vedanta
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International organisations may consider taking practical steps to limit their exposure to U.S. lawsuits after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Jam v. International Finance Corporation
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Volterra Fietta promotes Álvaro Nistal to counsel
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Jesner et al. v. Arab Bank, PLC – The United States Supreme Court decides that foreign corporations may not be sued under the Alien Tort Statute
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African Union States sign the African Continental Free Trade Area
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Partner Graham Coop to chair a panel on “Brexit and the Energy Charter Treaty” at the Association for International Arbitration (AIA) conference on “The Future of Investment Arbitration in Europe”
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Graham Coop and Isabella Seif co-author a chapter in “International Arbitration in the Energy Sector”
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ECJ considers whether investor-State arbitration under intra-EU BITs is compatible with EU law
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Mexico signs ICSID Convention
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Ecuador adopts a new approach towards foreign investment
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Award debtors beware: UK Supreme Court affirms public interest in the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards
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“Formidable”: Volterra Fietta repeats top-tier rankings in Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners categories: public international law and investment treaty arbitration.
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Arbitral tribunal finds claims by labour unions against global brands admissible and within its jurisdiction
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Court of Appeal upholds decision that Zambian villagers can claim in the UK against a London-based mining company
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University College London and Volterra Fietta to host seminar on “Brexit and the Energy Charter Treaty”
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The King is Dead, Long Live the King: the EU and the Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement
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Volterra Fietta and King’s College London host the third London International Boundary Conference
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Volterra Fietta hosts its third and final Energy Breakfast Seminar
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Volterra Fietta hosts its second Energy Breakfast Seminar
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Volterra Fietta hosts its first Energy Breakfast Seminar
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India set to remodel its investment regime with new BITs
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Romania set to terminate its intra-EU BITs
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Professor Robert Volterra to speak at the “Negotiating Brexit” workshop at St Hugh’s College, University of Oxford
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New Zealand Law Foundation 2017 International Dispute Resolution Fellow
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CETA moves a step closer to provisional application
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Timor-Leste withdraws claims against Australia in arbitration proceedings
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Timor-Leste notifies Australia of its desire to terminate the Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea
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Business and Human Rights: Standing Rock goes to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
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United Nations General Assembly grants observer status to International Chamber of Commerce in unprecedented move
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World’s largest marine protected area declared in Ross Sea in Antarctica
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CETA signed by Canada and the European Union
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Volterra Fietta again ranked tier 1 in public international law 2016 edition of the Legal 500
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CETA both upheld and defeated within 24 hours by divided EU internal political dynamics
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Global Arbitration Review headlines a Volterra Fietta victory
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Robert Volterra and Suzanne Spears host International Business and Human Rights roundtable.
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Tribunal issues landmark decision in South China Sea Arbitration
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Professor Robert Volterra and Professor Dan Sarooshi launch a collaborative new legal blog “Foreign States in English Courts”
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Austria, Finland, France, Germany and the Netherlands propose an intra-EU investment agreement with traditional investment-treaty arbitration for all 28 EU Member States
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Yukos awards set aside by Dutch court
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Suzanne Spears promoted to partner at Volterra Fietta
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CETA to establish permanent tribunal and appellate tribunal for investor-State disputes
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Tribunal finds Kazakhstan a legal successor to USSR treaty
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The European Commission finalises its proposal for new permanent Investment Court System
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Volterra Fietta ranked as a top-tier firm for public international law in London by Chambers & Partners UK 2016
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