On April 22, 2021 the Advocate General issued its opinion in the proceedings before the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU“) under case file no. C-109/20[1] (“Opinion“). The Advocate General dealt with the question whether an EU Member State can implicitly agree to investment arbitration under a BIT if the EU Member State fails to object to the jurisdiction of the Tribunal
With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus in early 2020, Switzerland along with many other countries introduced extensive measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Social distancing and protection measures provide new challenges in business relations – but also in legal proceedings
We invite you to join us on Friday, 21 May 2021 as we take a closer look at the future of disputes in Asia Pacific
Since 1 February 2000, enforcement of arbitral awards between the Mainland and Hong Kong has been governed by a separate Arrangement, which has successfully provided an effective mechanism of enforcing awards between these two jurisdictions.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for China to withdraw its vessels from the West Philippine Sea was not ignored, Malacañang said on Monday.
The Philippines is committed to protecting its rightful territories even without the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling which invalidated Chinese claims over the West Philippine Sea, the Department of National Defense (DND) said on Thursday.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday said it is set to hold the second leg of its maritime exercise in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) next week.
A seasoned diplomat said the panel that went to The Hague in 2013 when the Philippines claimed its right to the Kalayaan Group of Islands in the West Philippine Sea cannot be considered an arbitration panel, noting it was just a paid Philippine panel handpicking persons to present the case.
The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF WPS) on Wednesday said a maritime patrol on May 9 spotted the presence of 287 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels scattered over the various features of the Municipality of Kalayaan, both within and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the country.
Units of the Naval Forces West (NFW) have rescued 31 fishermen after their fishing boat sustained damage off Nares Bank in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Chinese vessels continue to encroach into Philippine waters, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Saturday after citing the “incessant deployment” and “illegal activities” of these ships near Pag-asa Island in the Kalayaan Island Group.
After challenging retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio to a debate on the West Philippine Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte has backed out and tapped his spokesman to debate with the magistrate instead.
Vice President Leni Robredo slammed President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, May 9, for “favoring” China and belittling the Philippines’ historic arbitral victory against Beijing over the West Philippine Sea.
The Philippines has fired a new diplomatic protest demanding China’s withdrawal from the vicinity of Pag-asa Island.