Laws, treaties and soft law
EU notifies withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
The European Union has formally notified its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, as member states sign a declaration on the inapplicability of the treaty’s arbitration provisions to intra-EU disputes.
27 June 2024
EU Council votes to join Mauritius Convention
In a long-awaited development, the Council of the European Union has authorised the EU to sign the Mauritius Convention on transparency in ISDS.
26 June 2024
Foreign judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court
Two high-profile former British judges have resigned from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal in the past few weeks, citing the political situation in the special administrative region.
20 June 2024
Romania’s Supreme Court rules on establishment of arbitral institutions
Romania’s Supreme Court has held that associations and foundations based in the country can only set up arbitral institutions if authorised by law. Cosmin Vasile of Zamfirescu Racoți Vasile & Partners in Bucharest explains the importance of the decision for the Romanian arbitration landscape.
17 June 2024
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court finds foreign awards do not require homologation
Hernan Pérez Loose of Coronel & Pérez welcomes a recent ruling by Ecuador’s Constitutional Court that foreign arbitral awards do not require homologation before they can be enforced in the country.
04 June 2024
Snap election in UK leaves arbitration and funding reforms in limbo
The UK government’s decision to call an early general election has for now dashed hopes of passing reforms to the country’s arbitration statute and a bill affirming the enforceability of litigation funding agreements.
30 May 2024
UK pulls out of Energy Charter Treaty
The United Kingdom has made good on its promise to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty over the failure of efforts to align it with climate change goals.
29 May 2024
European Parliament approves exit from ECT
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a “coordinated withdrawal” of EU member states from the Energy Charter Treaty.
24 April 2024
Ecuadoreans vote against ISDS
The Ecuadorean public has voted against a proposal to allow the state to enter into treaties that refer disputes with investors to international arbitration.
23 April 2024
Ecuador takes international arbitration to the polls
Hernan Pérez Loose of Coronel & Perez in Guayaquil argues the Ecuadorean public’s rejection of a proposed constitutional change to allow the state to enter international treaties that provide for arbitration is a blow to the government’s hopes of attracting foreign investment to Ecuador.
23 April 2024