Read my blogpost published on the Kluwer Arbitration blog on the CJEU’s Opinion on EU-SING FTA. The Court opinied that the EU-SING FTA must be signed and ratified as a mixed agreement, i.e., by the EU and all its Member States. This will further delay the entering into force of that agreement and gives national,…
I am very pleased to announce that I have been appointed as Of Counsel and member of the international arbitration, trade and infrastructure group of Wöss & Partners. Wöss & Partners is an international law firm based in Mexico, with offices in Washington and Lima. Under the guidance of Herfried Wöss, the firm has over the…
I am pleased to have been invited to speak again at the 3rd Annual GAR Live BITs event, which is going to take place on 23 May 2017 in Washington, DC. I will be one of the debaters on the following motion: “This house believes that investor-state arbitration will remain an essential component to the…
From 17-22 July 2017, the EFILA Investment Treaty Arbitration Academy will take place in Rotterdam. This Academy is specifically dedicated to provide an in-depth knowledege – both theoretical and practical – regarding all relevant aspects of investment treaty arbitration. We have assigned well-known and experienced experts as lecturers and it is my pleasure to be…
The Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs (Adviesraad Internationale Vraagstukken) has just published (only in Dutch) a report on the Brexit negotiations. The report focuses mainly on the consequences of Brexit for the Netherlands and the best negotiation strategy for the Netherlands. The report is extensive and contains some interesting points, which should be of interest…
As indicated in an early post, a summary report of the OECD meeting held two weeks ago has been published on the EFILA blog. At the OECD, Global Forum on International Investment (6 March) more than hundred stakeholders from businesses, trade unions, academics and OECD member states gathered together for a one-day meeting considering ways…
I have written a new blogpost focusing on an interesting dispute between two NGOs. This dispute using the Swiss NCP within the context of the OECD Guidelines illustrates that the NGOs wish to have other standards applied to them than for foreign investors. It is another illustration of the dubious hypocritical position of the anti-ISDS/anti-trade…
EFILA just submitted to the European Commission its position paper regarding the public consultation organized by the European Commission on what it calls “a multilateral reform of investment dispute resolution”. Similar to the previous public consultation on the ISDS in TTIP, the EC has organized this public consultation to obtain the views of stakeholders. Yet again,…
Prime Minister will soon trigger the art. 50 procedure. More analysis to come …
Last Monday (6 March) the OECD Global Forum on International Investment took place in Paris. The focus of the meeting was to develop a new, positive narrative regarding the benefits of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), investment treaties and arbitration. The key buzzwords were: substainable, inclusive, good investments, which benefit everybody. While it is to be applauded that…
