Herbert Smith Freehills secures victory for Kingdom of Spain in investor-state arbitration

28 January, 2016
Herbert Smith Freehills has helped secure a victory for the Kingdom of Spain in an investor-state arbitration under the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce rules commenced by two European investors Charanne B.V. (Netherlands) and Construction Investments S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg). The disputes concerned regulatory changes made by Spain in 2010 to the Feed in Tariff regulation governing the … Read more

The EU publishes amended guidance on financial sanctions

23 April, 2015
The Council of the European Union recently published a revised version of the EU Best Practices for the effective implementation of restrictive measures.  The guidance it contains provides some clarification of the many issues which arise in practice for both Member States and for persons and entities subject to sanctions or otherwise affected by their application.   … Read more