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11 April 2024

This article is the latest in our series looking at investment protection in the mining sector across Africa. In this edition, we focus on the protection of investments in the mining sector ...

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26 March 2024

The Bill is intended to restore the previous status quo in which litigation funding agreements were distinct from damages-based agreements and were not required to comply with additional...

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19 March 2024

The International Bar Association (IBA) Arbitration Committee has revised its Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration, with the aim of modernizing and refining...

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18 March 2024

A Hong Kong court has granted leave to appeal against a decision in which an arbitral award was sent back to the arbitrator for reconsideration on the basis that the law had changed on a...

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04 March 2024

Investment arbitration therefore has a potentially growing role in resolving ESG-related disputes (as highlighted in an October 2023 report by the IBA), particularly in the mining sector,...

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26 February 2024

On 22 February 2024, the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) announced that the UK would withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) after a recent failed attempt to modernise its text.

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12 February 2024

In the past few years, several African States have implemented wide-ranging reforms to their mining sector, which have resulted in the imposition of increased regulatory requirements on...

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08 February 2024

The mining sector is playing, and will continue to play, an essential role in the energy transition. As demand for critical metals and minerals continues to intensify, a significant...

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06 February 2024

The mining sector is playing, and will continue to play, an essential role in energy transition. As demand for critical metals and minerals continues to intensify, a significant increase in ...