In September we had a Book launch event of the 2nd edition of the book International Arbitration and EU Law (Elgar Publishing, 2024) which I co-edited with Dr. Stefano Castagna. The event was kindly hosted by Sophie Lamb KC. The Honorable Judge Charles N. Brower delivered his powerful Foreword via a pre-recorded message. This was…
Here are some of the highlights of the past couple of months that I would like to share with you. At the beginning of this year the renewed version of the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review was launched following the take over by Wolters Kluwer. Issue 1/2024 has been published online and the hard copy…
So far, 2023 has been extremely, so it’s time to present a summary of some of the major developments. In March 2023, another stunning EFILA Annual Conference took place in Madrid. Meanwhile, I have joined as Partner at Herreveld van den Hurk & Partners. I have also been appointed Guest Professor “International Arbitration and Climate…
Q2 2022 has been another particularly busy period. Here is an update on some of the highlights! On 9 June 2022, the 7th EFILA Annual Conference took place at the NautaDutilh offices in Amsterdam. More than 100 attendees attended the conference, the keynote was delivered by Prof. Anne van Aaken, which can be viewed here….
The new year started off very busy. The new issue of the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review has just been published with my article on the Investment Treaty Implications of Covid -19 Responses by States, click here to download the full text. By invitation of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, my blogpost on the Regime…
I am pleased to be involved in two webinars next week during the Paris Arbitration Week on the CJEU’s judgment banning ISDS for intra-EU ECT disputes. TUE, 21 SEP: The implications of the recent CJEU judgment on the ECT, co-organized by the DAA https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/the-implications-of-the-recent-cjeu-judgment-on-the-ect-tickets-171829244897?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch FRI, 24 SEP: ECT Modernisation – Quoi de neuf? https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/ect-modernisation-quoi-de-neuf-tickets-166025040365 Register…
March has been another very active month. At the beginning of March I participated in the UNCITRAL WG III reform of ISDS negotiations as Observer for EFILA. I was quoted for a piece in GAR regarding Brexit and investment protection, click here for the article. My edited book on International Arbitration and EU law is…
Despite or because of the covid 19 pandemic, I have been very busy in the past two months. In January I kicked off with the EFILA Annual Conference, which was spread over two afternoons with stellar panels and Gary Born as a keynote speaker. Due to the fact that it was held online, we attracted…
2020 ended with the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and the EU-China investment treaty. This means a lot of new work for advising on the impact of post-Brexit trade and investment relations, in particular regarding optimal asset protection. Surely, the EU-China investment treaty will raise numerous issues that need to be analyzed. Also, at…
October has been an unusually busy month as the following round up illustrates. In early October, I participated online in the UNCITRAL WG III on ISDS reforms meeting, which were held in Vienna. Click here to read my blogpost on the outcome of the meeting as published in Borderlex. As Guest Professor, I finished teaching…
Despite the Covid 19 situation and the summer break, lot’s of new activities took place and new initatives have been launched. First in-person hearing at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) In September I attended as part of the NautaDutilh legal team, the first in-person arbitration hearing at the PCA. This arbitration relates to an…
23 Member States signed the termination agreement that terminates their intra-EU BITs On 5 May 2020, 23 Member States signed the termination agreement that terminates their intra-EU BITs. Obviously, this will not be helpful in…
