In over half a year, the virus has spread world-wide—leaving in its trail tragic losses in virtually every country it has touched. While the actual “costs” of the virus will likely never be quantified, the question of “who should pay for this?” is already being posed in American courts.
To date, over a dozen lawsuits…
On November 20, 2018, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission reached a political agreement on the proposed EU framework for the screening of foreign direct investments (FDIs).
The proposal, which was put forward by the Commission in September 2017, aims to protect key strategic industries and assets in Europe while maintaining the EU’s …
On August 3, 2018, twelve years after its last major update, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) proposed extensive revisions to its rules. The “comprehensive set of proposed changes to modernize its rules for resolving disputes between foreign investors and states” includes new provisions on transparency, arbitrator disclosure, security for costs, …
