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2024 witnessed significant developments concerning the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”), ranging from a new wave of withdrawals to the adoption of the modernised ECT in December. This post reviews the key ECT-related developments of 2024 and highlights relevant contributions published on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog (“KAB”).   New Wave of Withdrawals from the ECT In…

ECT Modernisation, Energy, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Dispute, Interviews with Our Editors

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On 3 December 2024, the Energy Charter Conference (“Conference”) officially adopted the modernised version of the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT” or “Treaty”), following an agreement in principle reached in June 2022. We invited the Acting Secretary-General of the Energy Charter Secretariat (“Secretariat”), Ms. Atsuko Hirose, to share her insights. Ms. Hirose assumed her current position…

Access to Justice, Enforcement, International arbitration, LIDW 2024, Russia, Sanctions

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As part of the 2024 London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”), Kirkland & Ellis hosted an event titled “Panel Session on Sanctioned Countries”. The panel, comprised of Anna Bradshaw (Peters & Peters), James Freeman (A&O Shearman), Maya Lester KC (Brick Court Chambers), David Lorello (Covington & Burlington), Jon Newman (Kirkland & Ellis), and Dara Shagal (Pinna…

Paris Arbitration Week, Sport arbitration

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Paris Arbitration Week 2022 demonstrated the arbitration community’s increasing interest in sports-related disputes, with three events dealing with sports arbitration. This post is a non-exhaustive account of those events. Panelists covered different topics, ranging from the venues of sports arbitration to diversity in arbitration panels, sports and competition law, the impact of Covid-19 and economic…