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May 29, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Raid Abu-Manneh |B. Ted Howes |Dany Khayat |José Caicedo
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Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes. We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry.
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May 28, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Raid Abu-Manneh |B. Ted Howes |Dany Khayat |José Caicedo
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Mayer Brown
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Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes. We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Volodymyr Yaremko |Raid Abu-Manneh |Ted Howes |Dany Khayat
Yesterday, the Register of Damage for Ukraine (the "Register") officially launched, meaning that the claims submission process for those seeking compensation for the damage inflicted by the war in Ukraine is now open.1 The Register, established within the framework of the Council of Europe and supported, among others, by Canada, the European Union, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom, stands as a pivotal initiative in response to the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine by the...
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Alejandro Ortiz |Dany Khayat |David Weiss |Maleeha Khan
Honduras denounced the ICSID Convention via a written notice
received by the World Bank on February 24, 2024. Under Article 71
of the ICSID Convention, such denunciations take effect six months
from the date of receipt of the notice. Thus, Honduras's notice
will take effect on August 25, 2024. After that date, ICSID
arbitration may no longer be available to some investors to resolve
their disputes with Honduras.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Maleeha Khan |Dany Khayat |Alejandro Ortiz
Honduras denounced the ICSID Convention via a written notice received by the World Bank on February 24, 2024. Under Article 71 of the ICSID Convention, such denunciations take effect six months from the date of receipt of the notice. Thus, Honduras’s notice will take effect on August 25, 2024. After that date, ICSID arbitration may no longer be available to some investors to resolve their disputes with Honduras.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Volodymyr Yaremko |Raid Abu-Manneh |Ted Howes |Dany Khayat
In its recent business advisory, dated 23 February 2024, the United States ("US") Government warns businesses and individuals of serious legal, financial, and reputational risks entailed in maintaining operations in Russia (the "Advisory").1 It highlights that by staying in Russia, foreign investors may face penalties - including economic sanctions, export controls and import restrictions - imposed by the US and its allies and partners, and risk becoming involved in Russia's military actions...
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Gerard Moore |Raid Abu-Manneh |Dany Khayat |Patricia Ugalde Revilla
We recently reported on the newly launched Abu Dhabi
International Arbitration Centre branded as
"arbitrateAD" (the "Centre"), which replaced
the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center
("ADCCAC") on 1 February 2024. The Centre recently
published its Arbitration Rules, effective from 1 February 2024
(the "arbitrateAD Rules"), which incorporate
international best practices and standards, and provide a modern,
cost-effective and flexible arbitration framework.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Gerard Moore |Raid Abu-Manneh |Dany Khayat |Patricia Ugalde Revilla |Ali Auda |Jagpreet Sandhu | +2 more
We recently reported on the newly launched Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre branded as "arbitrateAD" (the "Centre"), which replaced the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center ("ADCCAC") on 1 February 2024. The Centre recently published its Arbitration Rules, effective from 1 February 2024 (the "arbitrateAD Rules"), which incorporate international best practices and standards, and provide a modern, cost-effective and flexible arbitration framework.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Dany Khayat |Kwadwo Sarkodie |Luiz Aboim |Sam Prentki
On 19 February 2023, the African Union Heads of State adopted
the Protocol on Investment to the African Continental Free Trade
Area Agreement ("AfCFTA").
Although the text of the Protocol on Investment itself is not at
present accessible to the public, this overview analyses the
provisions of the final
draft (referred to as the "Draft Protocol").
The AfCFTA Investment Protocol promises to usher in a new era
for African investment.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Raid Abu-Manneh |Dany Khayat |Alain Farhad |Ali Auda
On , the Cairo Regional Centre for International
Commercial Arbitration
("CRCICA") released the
long-awaited draft of its updated Arbitration Rules
("2023 Draft
Rules"). The 2023 Draft Rules are available here.
The suggested changes notably take into account recent changes
introduced by other leading arbitral institutions, such as SIAC,
SCCA, ICC, LCIA, and HKIAC.
