Update on the future of ISDS: UNCITRAL Working Group III decides three areas for reform, indicating change is likely in 2019

23 January, 2019
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL“) has been considering the possible reform of investor-state dispute settlement (“ISDS“). UNCITRAL Working Group III (“WGIII“) has been given a broad mandate to identify concerns regarding ISDS procedure, consider whether reform is desirable, and, if so, develop relevant solutions to be recommended to the main UNCITRAL … Read more

UK GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES BREXIT POSITION PAPER ON PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES

14 July, 2017
Prior to the next round of Brexit negotiations, on 13 July 2017 the Government published a position paper on the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the EU institutions, agencies and representatives in the UK in the context of Brexit. The paper recognises that, even after the UK's withdrawal from the EU scheduled for 2019, some … Read more