Introduction The beginning of 2026 has been a busy and exciting period for our editorial team. Together with the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA) and its young members’ branch, Young EFILA, we have worked on a rebranding and restructuring of the project. As you may have noticed from the change in the… Read More Quarterly Review: October – December 2025
By Maria Paschou[1] In June 2024, the European Commission (“Commission”) initiated formal infringement proceedings against Hungary—a move that underscores a deepening conflict between the Commission’s interpretation of EU law and established principles of public international law. The dispute centres on the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”) and, more specifically, on intra-EU investment arbitrations relying on the… Read More The European Commission’s Legal Overreach: Infringement Proceedings Against Hungary and the Ignored International Law
Ana Preoteasa is an in-house disputes lawyer at PPC Energy in Romania, specializing in disputes in the energy, commercial, and administrative sectors. Before joining the company, she gained eight years of experience as a lawyer (member of Bucharest Bar, Romania), handling litigation across various areas of law. Young EFILA: What attracted you to a… Read More Young EFILA in Conversation with… Ana Preoteasa
This edition of the Quarterly Review highlights major developments in the investment arbitration landscape between July and September 2025. Introduction The third quarter of 2025 saw the European Commission’s unprecedented referral of Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over intra-EU arbitration, the adoption of a landmark inter-se agreement formalizing the… Read More Quarterly Review: July – September 2025
By Veronika Yefremova [1] On 11 June 2025, the 2nd edition of the book ‘International Arbitration and EU law,’ edited by Prof. Nikos Lavranos (Secretary General of EFILA; Founder NL-Investmentconsulting) and Dr. Stefano Castagna (Researcher at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU Vienna)) was presented during a book launch at the Academy building of Leiden University. This blog… Read More Unveiling the 2nd Edition of International Arbitration and EU Law: Book Launch Highlights & Book Synopsis
By Jason Czerwiec[1] The energy sector is experiencing unprecedented transformation, and with it, the landscape of international dispute resolution is evolving at breakneck speed. This reality was front and centre at the GAR Live: Energy Disputes 2025 conference, held on July 2nd at the London offices of King & Spalding, where leading practitioners, arbitrators, and… Read More Energy Disputes 2025: Navigating the New Landscape of International Arbitration
The second quarter of 2025 was another active and transformative period for international investment law and arbitration, particularly in the European context. Several significant developments occurred in the context of the ongoing modernization (and fragmentation) of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT); the enforcement of intra-EU arbitral awards in United States and Europe; and the European… Read More Quarterly Review: April – June 2025
By Horatiu Dumitru[1] Introduction On 30 April 2025, Young EFILA convened another forward-looking panel discussion, held at the London offices of Gibson Dunn. The discussion focused on the evolving landscape of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) over the coming decade, and brought together practitioners active in this space to explore the challenges and opportunities that lie… Read More Report from the Young EFILA Panel: “The Next 10 Years of Investor-State Dispute Settlement”
By Édouard Bruc and Ben Williams[1] Since its inception in 1983, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rapidly established itself as the world’s leading forum for sports disputes. Yet – despite calling itself a “Court” – CAS is functionally an arbitral institution. Based in Switzerland, CAS handles around a thousand proceedings a year,… Read More VARbitration: Advocate General Ćapeta Sees the European Court of Justice as the Ultimate Referee
The first quarter of 2025 has been marked by sustained activity and significant developments in the field of investment law and arbitration. The ongoing dynamics surrounding the modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and the progressive withdrawal of EU Member States (and the EU itself) from the ECT have continued to shape the legal… Read More Quarterly Review: January – March 2025