The Situation: In February 2024, the International Bar Association ("IBA") updated its Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration ("Guidelines"). The Guidelines provide detailed guidance for arbitrators...more
A recent Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") decision considered the extent to which an arbitral tribunal can exclude evidence after a specified date.
It is often said that arbitral tribunals are the masters...more
Germany has launched a massive EUR 50 billion funding program to support energy-intensive industries such as steel, chemical, and cement to become climate-neutral. The program offers considerable financial support for...more
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The Situation: In July 2022, the Netherlands Arbitration Institute launched the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation ("Hague CAA"), an aviation arbitration court and mediation center seated in The Hague,...more
In March 2022, the European Commission published "REPowerEU," a blueprint of its planned changes to the regulation of European Union energy markets in direct response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. At...more
European energy companies face unprecedented uncertainty as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As noted in our last White Paper, many countries have progressively imposed increasingly significant sanctions on Russia...more
6/10/2022
/ Counter Sanctions ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Military Conflict ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Trade Retaliation ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin
European energy companies face unprecedented uncertainty as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A potential reduction or cessation of Russian gas imports is not unforeseeable and would invariably affect all market...more
5/11/2022
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
EU ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Imports ,
Impossibility ,
Military Conflict ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Ukraine ,
Upstream Contracts
New law regulates commercial dealings between suppliers and comparatively larger buyers of food and agricultural products.
Germany passed a new law, Agrarorganisationen-und-Lieferketten-Gesetz ("AgrarOLkG"), the...more
The 2021 ICC Rules, which will enter into force on January 1, 2021, include a new requirement for disclosure of third-party funding arrangements.
On October 8, 2020, the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") announced...more
10/30/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitrators ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
New Rules ,
Third Party Funding
Austria passed a new Investment Control Act ("ICA") expanding the screening of foreign investments ("FDI"), effective July 25, 2020.
The Austrian rules on European FDI-cooperation will enter into force on October 11, 2020....more
This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update discusses developments in existing merger control regimes over the first half of 2018, as well as the emergence of new merger control regimes worldwide.
Over the past few years,...more
8/15/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Canada ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Germany ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Italy ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
MOFCOM ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK