The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
(CEDR) has released an investor-state Mediation
Guide (the Guide) to assist lawyers and users
of investor-state mediation with the process. HSF Partner, Andrew
Cannon, a member of CEDR's advisory group of leading
practitioners, contributed to the Guide.
There have been a number of mediation-focused initiatives in the
field of investor-state disputes over the past decade led by the
International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
(ICSID), the United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law and the Energy Charter Conference. Most
recently, on 21 March 2022, member states of ICSID adopted a new
set of rules for mediation in investment disputes which will come
into effect on 1 July 2022. In light of these developments, CEDR
has sought to provide practical guidance to legal counsel on
strategic and practical considerations arising from investor-state
mediation. The Guide includes a mediation roadmap
