William Kirtley Speaks On Intellectual Property Arbitration Join OXFIRST, the Trendsetter in the IP Economy, for a Free Webinar! (www.oxfirst.com) Cross border Enforcement of Intellectual Property – What role for international arbitration and mediation? What this talk is about While the filing of patents, trademarks or design rights at the international level is by and […]
Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies Reports On Dispute Against Belarus
Below, please find a recent article about our client’s investment dispute against the Republic of Belarus, which concerns his wrongful imprisonment for six years in inhuman conditions, following the expropriation of his seamless steel tube plant, located in Gomel, with no compensation. – William Kirtley A Ukrainian businessman and his Swiss company accuse Belarus of […]
The IA Reporter Discusses The First Belarus Investment Treaty Arbitration
First Investment Treaty Arbitration Against Belarus. Luke Peterson’s Investment Arbitration Reporter has recently published an article on the first reported investment treaty arbitration against Belarus, the last remaining rogue State in Europe. The USD 175 million arbitration is being launched by William Kirtley and Christophe Dugué of one of the leading Paris-based arbitration boutiques, Dugué & Kirtley, […]
Why Investors Should Attempt To Negotiate Waivers Of Sovereign Immunity With Respect To Specific Assets Or Classes Of Assets
Although NML Ltd won an investment arbitration against Argentina many years ago, it has yet to succeed in enforcing its award against the country. The latest judicial decisions in NML Ltd’s attempts to enforce the award were rendered recently by the French Cour de Cassation, which elaborated on the French conception of sovereign immunity from […]
6 Arbitration Institutions Win 18 of 19 Arbitration Domains in One UDRP
Six Arbitration Panels brought a single UDRP seeking 19 domain names all owned by ICSID Lawyers, LLC and collectively won 18 of the domains. The Complainants are London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) of London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (“United Kingdom”); International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of Paris, France; Singapore International Arbitration Centre […]