HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS’ DELEGATES ATTEND THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE IN AFRICA

13 December, 2019
  Herbert Smith Freehills Justin D’Agostino and Laurence Franc-Menget spoke at ‘The Belt and Road Initiative in Africa’ – the first joint event of the ICC Africa Commission and the ICC Belt and Road Commission, on 12 December 2019. They joined a panel discussion where a panel of speakers examined promises, challenges and dispute resolution … Read more

CLIMATE CHANGE: SUCCEED IN A LOWER-CARBON FUTURE

25 September, 2019
Authors: Silke Goldberg, Ben Rubinstein and Dr Matthew Burnell In a 2019 global survey, 1,250 CEOs rated environmental / climate change risk the single biggest threat to business growth.1  DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE The race is on for businesses to understand their environmental impact and to manage the legal risks to succeed in a lower-carbon future. … Read more

SOUTH AFRICA’S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RESTRICTS THE GOVERNMENT’S ABILITY TO CHALLENGE THE LAWFULNESS OF STATE-OWNED ENTITIES’ DECISIONS IN JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCEED

24 June, 2019
Author: Peter Leon, Ernst Muller and Natasha Rachwal  South Africa is grappling with large-scale public-sector corruption, which has severely undermined the Government’s public procurement system. Recent judicial developments, including a court-ordered Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, appear to have been met, finally, with serious political will to root out corruption. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inaugural … Read more

HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS ATTENDS AFRICA ENERGY FORUM IN LISBON

24 June, 2019
Author: Joanne Elson  The 21st Africa Energy Forum (AEF) took place on the 11th to 14th June 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal. The annual AEF is the largest Africa energy gathering of the year and easily draws over a 1000 delegates from all over the globe, including many government officials, public private sector representatives, developers, dealmakers, … Read more