For the first time an International Investment Agreement (IIA) is about to include an express reference to third party funding. The draft Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam is paving the way for regulating third party funding in treaties. This regulation effort occurs in a context of booming of third party funding […]
Russia’s Strategy on Quantum – Yukos Arbitration
RUSSIA’S STRATEGY NOT TO RESPOND SUBSTANTIVELY TO QUANTUM IN THE YUKOS ARBITRATION In order to help the Tribunal reach a proper valuation of Yukos Oil Company, Claimants put forward 13 possible scenarios. The claims ranged from USD 30 billions to USD 114 billions (Final Award, para. 1701 – 1710) and the three main sets of […]
Overview of the Yukos Arbitration
OVERVIEW OF THE YUKOS ARBITRATION Few arbitration awards in the past years have attracted as much attention as the Yukos arbitration between shareholders of the company and the Russian Federation. After 10 years of proceedings, on 18 July 2014, the Tribunal issued a 600-page award awarding USD 50 billions in damages, legal fees of USD […]
William Kirtley, On Behalf Of The BNFA, Publishes Article About Barotseland’s Bid For Independence From Zambia In Jeune Afrique
Acting on behalf of arbitration law firm Dugué & Kirtley’s client, the Barotseland National Freedom Alliance (BNFA), William Kirtley has published an article concerning Barotseland’s bid for independence from Zambia in the leading Francophone African news magazine Jeune Afrique. The former British protectorate of Barotseland willingly chose to become part of Zambia pursuant to the Barotseland Agreement 1964, […]
Over 8,000 Signatures Of The Barotseland PCA Arbitration Agreement To Date
The BNFA, our clients, initially gave President Sata two months to sign the PCA arbitration agreement it had proposed, in order to allow the peaceful resolution of the Barotseland issue in accordance with international law. Over 8,000 Barotseland representatives have signed the PCA arbitration agreement to date. This deadline passed on 28 May 2014, and […]