On 25 June 2021, the Republic of Nauru ("Nauru") triggered a two-year countdown for the International Seabed Authority (the "ISA") to finalise the regulations for the ...

Vietnam might resort to international arbitration to settle its territorial dispute with China over maritime rights in the South China Sea, reports say.

Volterra Fietta is proud to announce that it has been ranked, for yet another year, as a Tier 1 firm in Public International Law by the independent The Legal 500's 2021 Rankings.

In recent times, a number of factors have brought a perfect storm to energy markets, particularly in the fossil fuel sector.

Recent decisions issued by German, Dutch, Australian and Belgian courts regarding climate change have placed energy transition in the spotlight

On 21 June 2021, the Government of the Republic of Ecuador ("Ecuador") became the 164th State to sign the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the "ICSID Convention").

On 17 May 2021, the Dutch Government announced that it has initiated proceedings before a German Court to determine whether the ICSID claims bought by RWE...

The COVID-19 epidemic, the measures taken by governments in numerous countries and the ensuing global economic crisis entail significant changes to the operating environment for many companies.

On 15 April 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") handed down its highly anticipated decision in Eutelsat SA v. Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes ("ARCEP")...

The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, adopted in Escazú, Costa Rica, on 4 March 2018, entered into force on 22 April 2021.

On 19 February 2020, the UK Supreme Court ("SC") unanimously lifted the stay on the enforcement of the Micula v. Romania ICSID award.

The obligations under many oil and gas contracts have become highly onerous as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 17 February 2020, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales unanimously dismissed a challenge to the High Court's decision in the case of Kadie Kalma & Others v. African Minerals Limited

On 31 January 2020, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") issued the long-awaited decision in the Slovenia v. Croatia case, declaring that it lacks jurisdiction to rule on the

On 9 October 2020, the Government of South Africa published a draft Expropriation Bill, 2020 in its Gazette.

It is widely recognised that the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the ability of a court or arbitration tribunal to hold hearings or conduct other in person proceedings.

On 18 May 2021, the International Energy Agency ("IEA") set out far-reaching proposals as part of "Net Zero by 2050", its roadmap for decarbonising the energy sector.

On February 19, 2021 the Munich Security Conference ("MSC"), world's leading forum for debating international security policy, organized a special edition event assembling...

Over the last months, States around the world have been taking emergency measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 20 February 2021, the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (the "Agreement") entered into force.