BITs and pieces - Professor Bckstiegel presents this year's International...
One of the world's leading arbitrators, Professor Dr Karl-Heinz Bockstiegel, explored the safety of foreign investment in this year's Clayton Utz and University of Sydney International Arbitration...
View ArticleInvestor-State Disputes and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Investor-State Disputes and Alternative Dispute Resolution, presented to APEC Senior Officials Meeting, Cairns, 27 June 2007.
View ArticleHow to effectively protect investments in unstable nations: Lessons to be...
The possible expropriation of foreign-owned assets in Zimbabwe provides some useful lessons for all foreign investors, say Doug Jones, Andrew Stephenson, and Joshua Fellenbaum.
View ArticleAustralian companies encouraged to get educated on investor protection treaties
National law firm Clayton Utz is encouraging companies that are operating or considering investing overseas, particularly in emerging markets, to familiarise themselves with Australia's investment...
View ArticleAustralian-Chile Free Trade Agreement - The New Freedom!
On 30 July 2008 Australia and Chile signed the Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement (AC-FTA). The AC-FTA is the most comprehensive outcome in trade negotiations since the Closer Economic Relations...
View ArticleAustralian firms should consider the question of "nationality" when investing...
Australia's Bilateral Investment Treaty with China might not be the only way for Australian companies to protect their Chinese investments, says Leah Ratcliff.
View ArticleProtecting domestic industry vs protecting foreign investors
Bjrn Gehle asks whether domestic industry schemes could be in breach of investment treaties.
View ArticleASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
The Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) was signed on 27 February 2009 in Hua Hin, Thailand. The ten ASEAN members are Burma, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,...
View ArticleWhen managed investment funds are not "investors" for the purpose of seeking...
Bilateral investment treaties might not protect all investments, warns Bjrn Gehle.
View ArticleAn update on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in...
Doug Jones and Nicholas Lazarou examine some recent Australian decisions on recognising and enforcing foreign awards.
View ArticleInvesting in Asia? The ASEAN-Australia-NZ FTA is relevant to you
Lee Carroll delves into some of the detail of the new ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement - what protections does it offer, and how are disputes resolved under it?
View ArticleProtection of Foreign Investment
Doug Jones, head of the International Arbitration group at Clayton Utz, discusses the emerging field of foreign investment protection and the key issues and pointers that all organisations should be...
View ArticleGuide to Protecting Foreign Investments
The Clayton Utz Guide to Protecting Foreign Investments provides an easy-to-understand and yet comprehensive overview of the key legal and commercial issues that should be considered when planning...
View ArticleDomestic arbitration gets the green light for its much needed overhaul
Australia will get a new Model Commercial Arbitration Bill that will completely overhaul the existing Uniform Commercial Arbitration Acts.
View ArticleInternational Trade Insights
This issue includes: Streamlining Australia's anti-dumping system; Profile: Michael Mulgrew;
View ArticleDigging Deep: Chinese investment in Australian energy and resources
Our new Clayton Utz report, Digging Deep: Chinese investment in Australian energy and resources uncovers the real story of China's investment, says Jonathan Li.
View ArticleIncoming Kiwis: new monetary limits for NZ investors into Australia
From 1 March, most New Zealand investments in Australia will not require vetting by the Foreign Investment Review Board, as David Landy explains.
View ArticleTransparency is the new black in investor-state arbitration: UNCITRAL's New...
Privacy and confidentiality in investor-state arbitration are being dialled back by the UNCITRAL. Mark Gillard and Louise Dargan set out how this will work, and the pros and cons for investors.
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