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Technology and the Energy Sector: Four trends to watch and four challenges
19 April 2018
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Technology is transforming the energy sector. It’s driving efficiency, cutting costs and helping energy companies to better understand their customers, but that transformation comes with a number of challenges. Our experts outline the trends that will have...
Brexit - what does the transition agreement mean?
23 March 2018
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On Friday 23 March 2018, the EU announced that agreement in principle had been reached on a transition (or 'implementation') period running from the UK's withdrawal from the EU on 29 March 2019 to the end of 2020, during which the UK would retain access...
The New 2018 DIS Arbitration Rules
1 March 2018
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The German Institution for Arbitration (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V., "DIS"), Germany's most important arbitration institution, has completely overhauled its arbitration rules ("2018 DIS Arbitration Rules")....
Die neue DIS-Schiedsgerichtsordnung 2018
1 March 2018
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Die Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V. ("DIS"), die wichtigste Schiedsinstitution in Deutschland, hat ihre Schiedsgerichtsordnung umfassend reformiert ("DIS-SchO 2018"). Die neue DIS-SchO 2018 gilt für alle DIS-Schiedsverfahren,...
The UK's approach to Brexit transition
23 February 2018
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The UK government has issued a response to the EU's proposals on how any transition period should apply. For the most part, the texts are broadly aligned. The UK government's text builds on the draft text in the European Commission's position paper...
TPP11: Modified Approach To Investment Agreements, Investment Authorisations And Claims Regarding Financial Services
23 February 2018
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After a year of uncertainty following the withdrawal of the United States, the remaining eleven nations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have reached an agreement that will allow the ambitious trade bloc to proceed. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement...
Trump Administration Releases Long Awaited Infrastructure Plan
21 February 2018
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On February 12, 2018, the Trump Administration fulfilled a campaign promise and revealed its long awaited infrastructure plan (the "Plan"). The Administration released a preview of the Plan a few weeks ago, and President Trump stated in his State of the...
IP/IT-Rechtliche Implikationen des Koalitionsvertrages
20 February 2018
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Am 7. Februar 2018 einigten sich CDU, CSU und SPD koalitionsvertraglich auf die Eckpunkte einer künftigen Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen der anvisierten "GroKo". Anlass, sich auch vor Bekanntgabe des Ergebnisses des SPD-Mitgliedervotums hierzu am 4. März...
Foreign investment regulation in Australia
19 February 2018
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While the Australian Government generally welcomes foreign investment, certain types of investment proposals may be susceptible to review or require prior approval. On 1 December 2015 a new inbound foreign investment regime came into force which repealed and replaced...
A conversation with Jenine Hulsmann on the UK review of the national security impact of foreign investment
21 April 2018
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The U.K. government has published proposals to strengthen its powers to review, and potentially block or unwind, investments on national security grounds. The impacts for infrastructure assets and projects can be significant. What should investors and investment...