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Africa, Arbitration, Impartiality, Independence, International arbitration, Kenya, Laos, Seat of the arbitration

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The biennial 2020 Arbitration in Africa Survey Report (2020 Survey), which is the second in the series, is focused on top African arbitral centres and seats. It identifies the top and busiest arbitral centres in Africa. The survey was commissioned by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and sponsored by the law firm…

2019 In Review, Australia, Cambodia, European Union, Free Trade Agreements, Indonesia, Investment protection, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, YSIAC Conference

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Amidst the typical hustle and bustle of year-end festivities, our Southeast Asia editorial team takes a moment to look back on the arbitration developments in Southeast Asia in 2019.   New Free Trade Agreements and Developments in National Laws In 2019, states comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (“ASEAN”) continued to demonstrate their commitment…

BIT, China, Customary international law, Expropriation, Fair and Equitable Treatment, Investment, Investment Arbitration, Investor, Laos, Macau, Singapore, Singapore Court of Appeal, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

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Part I of this two-part blog post summarized the recent judgment of the Singapore Court of Appeal (“SGCA” or the “Court”) in Sanum Investments Ltd. v Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (“Sanum v Laos”). This Part II provides some comments on that judgment and its significance, including its impact on future Singapore court…

BIT, China, Customary international law, Expropriation, Fair and Equitable Treatment, Investment, Investment Arbitration, Investor, Laos, Macau, Singapore, Taxation, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

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On 29 September 2016, the Singapore Court of Appeal (“SGCA” or the “Court”) released its much-anticipated judgment in Sanum Investments Ltd. v Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (“Sanum v Laos”). In a carefully reasoned decision, Singapore’s apex court reversed a decision of the Singapore High Court, which had previously held that an UNCITRAL…