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Report from the Young IFILA Panel: “Critical Mineral and Critical Infrastructure Disputes Post-Pax Americana”

Erica Li [1] Introduction On 30 June 2026, Young IFILA convened a panel discussion titled “Critical Mineral and Critical Infrastructure Disputes Post‑Pax Americana” at the London offices of LALIVE. The event brought together a distinguished group of practitioners and experts to examine the investment disputes landscape involving critical minerals and infrastructure, in an increasingly fragmented… Read More Report from the Young IFILA Panel: “Critical Mineral and Critical Infrastructure Disputes Post-Pax Americana”

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Energy Disputes 2025: Navigating the New Landscape of International Arbitration

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

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Report from the Young EFILA Panel: “The Next 10 Years of Investor-State Dispute Settlement”

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”

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Hot Topics in EU Economic Security: Challenges & Opportunities

Reflections from the EFILA Conference during Paris Arbitration Week 2025 By Kubra Bayramova and Ana Cheminot[1] Economic security has emerged as a cornerstone of the European Union’s (EU) strategic agenda, especially as geopolitical tensions, technological competition, and foreign influence reshape the investment landscape. Despite its growing importance, the term “economic security” lacks a universally accepted… Read More Hot Topics in EU Economic Security: Challenges & Opportunities

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Report on the 10th Annual EFILA Lecture Delivered by Martina Polasek of ICSID: Reflections on the Past and Future Significance of ICSID’s First 1000 Cases

By Hugo Cardona[1] Introduction The 10th Annual EFILA Lecture, held on 25 November 2024 at Queen Mary University of London, represented a significant milestone in EFILA’s series of successful academic events. It provided a forum for an insightful analysis of the evolving landscape of ICSID arbitration. The lecture was delivered by Martina Polasek, who assumed… Read More Report on the 10th Annual EFILA Lecture Delivered by Martina Polasek of ICSID: Reflections on the Past and Future Significance of ICSID’s First 1000 Cases

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Report From the Young EFILA Debate: What is the most significant decision from the first 1,000 ICSID cases?

By Dimitar Arabov[1] On 27 November 2024, Young EFILA organised another successful and thought-provoking debate, held at the London offices of Clyde & Co. The debate focused on identifying the most significant decision from the first 1,000 cases filed under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States… Read More Report From the Young EFILA Debate: What is the most significant decision from the first 1,000 ICSID cases?

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The Future of Enforcement in the UK: English Court provides a novel attitude to State immunity in Border Timbers v Republic of Zimbabwe

by Ioana Maria Bratu[1] On 19 January 2024 the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (EWHC or the English court) dismissed Zimbabwe’s state immunity argument to set aside the 2015 $125m ICSID arbitration award in Border Timbers Limited & Anor v Republic of Zimbabwe ([2024] EWHC 58 (Comm)). While the Court ultimately sided… Read More The Future of Enforcement in the UK: English Court provides a novel attitude to State immunity in Border Timbers v Republic of Zimbabwe

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Landmark Judgments Rendered by Swedish Courts in the Achmea Saga

by Anina Liebkind[1] and Andreas Holst[2] SUMMARY: The Achmea saga reaches the precipice in Sweden with two landmark judgments. In judgments issued a day apart, the Svea Court of Appeal first declares the Novenergia II v. Spain award invalid because the issues in dispute are not arbitrable under Swedish law (Case No. T 4658-18, 13… Read More Landmark Judgments Rendered by Swedish Courts in the Achmea Saga

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Green Power v. Spain: Intra-EU Game Changer or an Exception that Confirms the Rule?

by Iván Levy[1] Introduction On June 16, 2022, the Tribunal in Green Power Partners K/S & SCE Solar Don Benito APS v. The Kingdom of Spain (Green Power v. Spain) issued its award and became the first tribunal to uphold the so-called intra-EU objection.[2] After a large number of decisions historically rejecting the objection, is… Read More Green Power v. Spain: Intra-EU Game Changer or an Exception that Confirms the Rule?

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Young EFILA Kick Off Event: a lively debate on the European Union as an attractive foreign investment destination

By Velislava Hristova[1] Held in a hybrid format, the Young EFILA’s official kick-off event took place on 8 June 2022 at the Amsterdam office of Linklaters LLP and online.  The event featured an Oxford-style debate on the motion: “After Achmea, Komstroy and PL Holdings: the EU is still an attractive foreign investment destination”. The debate… Read More Young EFILA Kick Off Event: a lively debate on the European Union as an attractive foreign investment destination

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