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Recognition by GAR 100 – In May 2020, Fietta was again been recognised by GAR 100 as one of the world’s leading international arbitration practices. For further information, see here.

1 March 2021: Oonagh Sands delivered a lecture to Masters students at King’s College London entitled “Regulating offshore resources in International Law: an introduction to the Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone/contemporary offshore challenges”.

Article on ‘A defining moment for arbitration within Europe’ – As a new treaty marked the end of intra-EU BITs, Ashique Rahman co-authored an article for Global Arbitration Review arguing that a forthcoming ruling by the European Court of Justice could also limit the ability of EU member states to enter into contract-based arbitration with private parties. The article of May 2020 can be viewed here.

19 February 2021 – Chambers Global 2021 has again ranked Fietta LLP a global market leader in public international law and investor-state arbitration.  Clients comment that “the entire team is excellent”, “providing exceptional levels of service efficiently and personalised for each client”.  Stephen Fietta QC is ranked among the world’s top dozen public international law practitioners. Clients describe him as “very impressive”, “very skilled, cerebral and confident in all types of situations” and “an excellent advocate.”   The Chambers Global firm profile can be viewed here and here.

Commentary in the Financial Times – On 29 April 2021, the Financial Times reported on the Firm’s December 2019 victory in the Bahgat v Egypt case and the Dutch bailiff’s recent seizure of the former residence of the Egyptian ambassador in The Hague following Egypt’s non-payment of the award. Stephen Fietta QC was quoted in the article, which can be viewed here.

Client Victory Reported in Global Arbitration Review – On 24 and 27 April 2020, the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) reported on the Firm’s victory for a Finnish investor, Mr Mohamed Bahgat, in his investment arbitration against Egypt in respect of the expropriation of the Aswan Iron & Steel Project. In December 2019, Fietta LLP secured an award in excess of $115 million (including costs) for Mr Bahgat in the case. GAR subsequently reported on the Dutch bailiff’s seizure this week of the former residence of the Egyptian ambassador in The Hague as a first step in Mr Bahgat’s enforcement of the award. Stephen Fietta QC, who was lead counsel in the arbitration and is coordinating Mr Bahgat’s efforts to secure payment of the award, was quoted in both articles, which can be viewed here and here.

14 January 2021 – Global Arbitration Review’s article on “Where does Brexit leave investment protection?” has featured comments from Laura Rees-Evans about investment protection in the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and what the TCA means for EU/UK investors going forward.

Sam Winter-Barker examines the recent award in Staur Eindom AS, Ebo Invest AS and Rox Holding AS v Republic of Latvia, an ICSID arbitration brought under the Norway-Latvia Bilateral Investment Treaty. The article was first published by Lexis®PSL on Friday, 17 April 2020 and can be viewed here.

21 December 2020 – Laura Rees-Evans has published an article on “The Protection of the Environment in International Investment Agreements – Recent Developments and Prospects for Reform” in the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review (Volume 5: Issue 1 (Dec 2020)).  The article can be accessed here.

Webinar on Commercial Space Activities – On 12 April 2020, Oonagh Sands spoke at a webinar entitled “Commercial Space – Understanding the Rules Behind NewSpace”, which was organised by the Center for Air and Space Law of the University of Mississippi School of Law and the Space Court Foundation.