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Nicole A. Pierce

Biography Dr Nicole A. Pierce (BA, JD, MBA, LLM, PhD) is an International Trade Law and Private International Law academic at Goldsmiths, University of London, Department of Law, in London, UK. Before joining Goldsmiths, she was a Senior Lecturer at De Montfort University, a Teaching Fellow for the MSc program in IP Law and a dissertation Supervisor at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London. She also was an Associate Lecturer on the LLB program in Business…

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Eva Lein

Biography Eva is Professor at the University of Lausanne and Director of the Comparative Law Center at BIICL. Her fields of expertise are private international law, international dispute resolution and comparative law with a special focus on contract law and, more recently, digitalisation. She has also been a Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London and at Queen Mary, Institute in Paris, a Visiting Professor at different institutions, including the University Paris I (Sorbonne),…

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Yarik Kryvoi

Professor Yarik Kryvoi is the Senior Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum. He is also an Of Counsel at Keidan Harrison in London. Prof Kryvoi's expertise is primarily in the areas of international dispute resolution, including investor-state arbitration and international commercial arbitration, international administrative law and international public law.  In addition to his role at the BIICL, he is a visiting professor at a London-based university…

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Andrew Dickinson

Biography Professor Andrew Dickson joined BIICL as Honorary Senior Fellow in 2021. Andrew Dickinson is Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, and a fellow of St Catherine's College. After studying law in Oxford (MA and BCL; St Edmund Hall), Andrew attended the College of Law in Chester before qualifying as a solicitor with Clifford Chance in London. From 2011-2013, he was Professor of Private International Law at the University of Sydney. Professor Dickinson's principal area of…

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Adrian Briggs KC

Biography Professor Adrian Briggs KC joined BIICL as Honorary Senior Fellow in 2021. He is Professor of Private International Law at the University of Oxford. His main interest has always been in private international law, and within that, in questions of civil jurisdiction and the effect of foreign judgments. He spent 15 years as one of the editors of Dicey, Morris and Collins, The Conflict of Laws, but his own perspective on the subject, in its increasingly European guise, was published…

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Constance Bonze

Constance Bonzé joined BIICL as a Researcher for the Centre for Comparative Law in 2017. An expert in legal and empirical research on Private International Law and Comparative Law, and more specifically on collective redress, she worked on studies for the European Commission: the State of Collective Redress in the EU (2017) and the Rome II Regulation (2021). She also co-authored research projects on Judicial Cooperation after Brexit (2019), on the New International Commercial Courts (2020),…

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Lessons from the United Nations War Crimes Commission for Contemporary Immunities Law

EVENTS Lessons from the United Nations War Crimes Commission for Contemporary Immunities Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsor Event Details  In the 1940s, the United Nations War Crimes Commission (UNWCC) - comprised of leading experts of the day and first chaired by Sir Cecil Hurst (former President…

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Sanctions-Related ISDS Disputes - Issues of Jurisdiction and Merits

EVENTS ITF Event: Sanctions-Related ISDS Disputes - Issues of Jurisdiction and Merits (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location  Co-organised with Event Details In recent months, several investment treaty claims have been notified, and a few have already been initiated, based on measures taken in…

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Short Course: Climate Change Litigation

TRAINING Short Course: Climate Change Litigation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location      Course Details Climate Change Litigation is an increasingly critical component of climate governance at the local, national, regional and global levels, exerting pressure on the executive and legislative…

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Product liability, litigation funding and collective actions - redressing the balance?

EVENTS Product liability, litigation funding and collective actions - redressing the balance? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location     Event Details The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) invites you to an international litigation evening seminar organised by its Product…

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A CLF 21st Anniversary Roundtable: The Future of Private Litigation and Collective Redress

EVENTS A CLF 21st Anniversary Roundtable: The Future of Private Litigation and Collective Redress Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location      Event Details The Competition Law Forum at BIICL invites you to join us on  September 10th, 2024 for a Roundtable on the future of private litigation…

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CARICOM Project Team present to OECS Annual meeting

Experts present a draft harmonised insolvency law to the annual meeting of the Attorneys-General and Chief Parliamentary Counsel of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Experts involved in the CARICOM Project to Harmonize Company and Insolvency Laws were present in Antigua on 26 April 2024 to present a draft harmonised insolvency law to the annual meeting of the Attorneys-General and Chief Parliamentary Counsel of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), hosted by…

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Shaping the Future of Law and Policy with the Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation

There remains an enormous gap between the action needed to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and the mitigation and adaptation measures that are actually being implemented by States. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) findings are unequivocal: anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions cause climate change and continue to increase, intensifying extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and heat waves, and harmful consequences including the melting of certain…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics: National Reports

More than 2000 climate change litigation cases have been filed globally. Whilst the majority of these cases have been filed against States, climate change-related cases have also been filed against private actors, mostly fossil fuel and cement companies, major greenhouse gas emitters. Whilst there is a growing body of work analysing climate litigation from a comparative perspective, analysis of the peculiarities of cases involving corporate players has yet to receive the same rigorous…

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Public Launch of the Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation

EVENTS Public Launch of the Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location     Event Details The purpose of BIICL's Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation (the "Toolbox") is to make corporate climate litigation speedier, more efficient, more…

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Short Course: Cross Border Dispute Resolution

Short Course: Cross Border Dispute Resolution Share LinksCourse Outline Cross-border dispute resolution is a part of the practice of almost every commercial lawyer and knowledge in this area is essential. Specialised skills are required to manoeuvre through the complex substantive and procedural issues when multiple jurisdictions are involved. Led by BIICL and UNIL researchers, the course includes tutors from academia and practicing lawyers who offer a wide range of experience…

International Litigation

Mapping Third Party Litigation Funding in the European Union

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is carrying out the European Commission study on "Mapping Third Party Litigation Funding in the European Union", in collaboration with Civic Consulting, the Asser Institute  and Risk & Policy Analysts (RPA).  The practice of TPLF has steadily grown in the EU. The aim of the study is to collect and analyse information on the legal framework and practical operation of TPLF in the EU Member States and in selected third…

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Annual Grotius Lecture 2023: Immunity and International Criminal Tribunals

EVENTS Annual Grotius Lecture 2023: Immunity and International Criminal Tribunals  Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location     Event Details Speaker: Judge Joanna Korner CMG KC, International Criminal Court Chair: Professor Philippa Webb, King's College London We are delighted to announce that Judge…

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Short Course: Climate Change Litigation

TRAINING Short Course: Climate Change Litigation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location    Course Outline Climate Change Litigation is an increasingly critical component of climate governance at the local, national, regional and global levels, exerting pressure on the executive and legislative branches…

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CARICOM Project Presents Model Bills to Member States

Project to Harmonize Company and Insolvency Laws presents to annual meeting of company registrars and supervisors of insolvency At the recently held annual meeting of company registrars and supervisors of insolvency of the 15 CARICOM member states, the team on the CARICOM Project to Harmonize Company and Insolvency Laws  presented a draft of the three model bills. Though the company registrars were not strangers to meeting on an annual basis, this being their 8th event, the meeting of…

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Pathogen Sharing and International Law: The Search for Equity Under the Pandemic Treaty

EVENTS Pathogen Sharing and International Law: The Search for Equity Under the Pandemic Treaty Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by:      Event Details World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States are currently negotiating a pandemic treaty, intended to address the global failures…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics

Research project examining the unique aspects of climate litigation across the corporate world leading to the production of a toolbox for the effective implementation of climate law. The project analyses and compares best practices from 17 jurisdictions and will provide recommendations to relevant stakeholders in order to facilitate continuous improvement in the implementation of climate change law. The Toolbox will contain an inventory of substantive and procedural provisions relevant…

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Is AI and Mass Data Sharing the Future of Legal Ideas?

EVENTS Is AI and Mass Data Sharing the Future of Legal Ideas? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location     Event Details The British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is collaborating with the Center for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG) of the Singapore Management University on…

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Harry Weinrebe Memorial Event 2023

EVENTS Harry Weinrebe Memorial Event 2023 (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsor Event Details The Harry Weinrebe memorial event 2023 will be delivered by Karim A. A. Khan KC, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. He will be in conversation with Shehzad Charania MBE, GCHQ Director of…

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Protection and Recovery for Vulnerable Groups, Post-Pandemic: European and Asian Approaches

EVENTS Protection and Recovery for Vulnerable Groups, Post-Pandemic: European and Asian Approaches Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location      Event Details The Covid-19 pandemic had a marked effect on vulnerable individuals and groups such as small businesses, women and children, supply chain workers,…

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Mining Disputes Between Investors and States

EVENTS Mining Disputes Between Investors and States (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with:    Event Details Mineral resources have become ever-more essential to the production of goods in the global economy. This in turn has made the mining industry of ever-increasing importance.…

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LawGPT?: Using AI to Modernize Judicial Systems, Legal Practices and the Future of Legal Work

EVENTS LawGPT?: Using AI to Modernize Judicial Systems, Legal Practices and the Future of Legal Work Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location In collaboration with Event Details The British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is collaborating with the Center for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG)…

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Private International Law in National Adjudication

EVENTS Private International Law in National Adjudication Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Hosted by the Ukrainian Association of International Law In cooperation with the Supreme Court of Ukraine and British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) Conference Details Globalization processes,…

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ICLQ Annual Lecture 2023: Sovereignty Fictions in the United Kingdom's Trade Agenda

EVENTS ICLQ Annual Lecture 2023: Sovereignty Fictions in the United Kingdom's Trade Agenda Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsor Event Details Chair  Professor Sir Malcolm Evans KCMG OBE Speakers Professor Clair Gammage, Exeter University  Professor Phil Syrpis, Bristol University   This…

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Small States Conference

Small States Conference Learn more about our Small States event series Share LinksBIICL engages in various pieces of work of direct or indirect relevance to Small States. In particular, BIICL, working with the Institute of Small and Microstates co-convenes annual conferences on small states and various international law issues. In 2022, the seventh edition of the conference was held. BIICL and ISMS signed a memorandum of understanding in 2019. Beyond…

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2nd Africa Arbitration Day (Hybrid)

EVENTS 2nd Africa Arbitration Day (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with Conference Outline Today, Africa is arguably the most magnetic of the world's emerging economies with a fast-rising youthful population and enormous opportunities for international trade and investments. Disputes…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Poland

National Rapporteur for Poland Marta ZAMORSKA is a PhD Candidate at the University of Lausanne Law School, and one of the coordinators of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Climate Change at the University of Lausanne. Her field of research is corporate liability for climate change. International Expert Group Poland Marta is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession:…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Philippines

National Rapporteur for the Philippines Professor Michael TIU  is an Assistant Professor of the University of the Philippines College of Law. He is also a consultant on matters involving international human rights standards and he is a member of the Philippine Working Group on Business and Human Rights.  Professor Tiu will lead and coordinate the research for the Philippines.  Franco LOPEZ is a JD candidate at the University of the Philippines College…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Norway

National Rapporteur for Norway Dr Rosa MANZO is Associate Professor of Law at the University of South-Eastern Norway. She is also a member of the University of Oslo's PluriCourts programme.  International Expert Group Norway Professor Manzo will be supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession:  Dr Hanna AHLSTRÖM Daniel ARNESSON Nanette…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Nigeria

National Rapporteur for Nigeria Dr Uzuazo ETEMIRE  is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Port Harcourt. He has published widely on climate change litigation and was the National Rapporteur for Nigeria on C2LI, the Climate Change Litigation Initiative UK project. Etemire holds a PhD in Environmental Law from the University of Strathclyde. International Expert Group Nigeria Dr Etemire is supported by the following experts in…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Netherlands

National Rapporteur for the Netherlands Professor Elbert DE JONG is professor of private law at the Utrecht Center for Accountability and Liability Law (Ucall) and the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law. He is also director of Ucall. He is an expert in contract law and liability law and his research considers the relationship between tort law, innovation, climate change, and the environment. Professor de Jong will lead the research team for the Netherlands. Daan…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Japan

National Rapporteur for Japan Professor Hitoshi USHIJIMA is Professor of Law at Chuo University, Tokyo. His main fields of research are administrative law and regulatory policy, environmental and climate change law, comparative/transnational law, and multi-layered legal systems and governance. Professor Ushijima will lead the research for Japan.  Dr Masako ICHIHARA is a researcher at the Local Climate Change Adaptation Center in Kyoto, where the main…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG UK

National Rapporteur for the UK Dr Kim BOUWER is an Assistant Professor of Law at Durham University. Her main fields of research are energy and climate change law, and private law and she is currently engaged in research on climate litigation and its relationship with activism. International Expert Group UK Dr Bouwer is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession:…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Kenya

National Rapporteur for Kenya Dr Omondi OWINO is a Senior Lecturer at JKUAT School of Law, Nairobi. He is a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law and is the climate change rapporteur for Kenya at the Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law. Dr Owino leads the Environment, Energy and Climate Change Law department at Acorn Law Advocates, Nairobi. International Expert Group Kenya Dr Owino is supported by the following experts…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Italy

National Rapporteur for Italy Professor Attilio PISANÒ is Professor of Legal Philosophy and Human Rights at the University of Salento, Italy. He is also a Principal Researcher on The Political Terror Scale project at the University of North Carolina. Professor Pisanò has published widely in both Italian and international journals and has authored a number of books on Human Rights. International Expert Group Italy Professor Pisanò is…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG India

National Rapporteur for India Professor Dr Madhuri PARIKH is Director and Dean of the Institute of Law, Nirma University. Her areas of interest are Environmental Law, Forest Law, Legal Research, and Tort Law. Her current research involves public engagement in the implementation of sustainable development goals and in the environmental decision making process in India.   International Expert Group India Professor Parikh is supported by…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG USA

National Rapporteurs for the USA Dr Lisa BENJAMIN is an Associate Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland Oregon. Her research focuses on climate justice and climate risk, and how these issues intersect with energy law and administrative law. Dr Benjamin will lead the research for the USA. Alexandra GUILLOT is an International Law Research Fellow at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland Oregon. She will assist Dr Benjamin with research…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Germany

National Rapporteurs for Germany  Prof Dr Marc-Philippe WELLER is Vice-Rector for International Affairs at the University of Heidelberg. In 2021 he co-authored (with Prof Dr Wolfgang Kahl) and published Climate Change Litigation - Liability and Damages from a Comparative Perspective. Professor Weller will coordinate the report for Germany, assisted by his research team. Christine HEIDBRINK is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Comparative…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG France

National Rapporteurs for France Professor Pauline-Marie ABADIE  is Associate Professor of Law and Member of IDEP (Institute of Ethical Heritage Law) at Paris-Saclay University.  Professor Mathilde HAUTEREAU-BOUTONNET is Professor of Private Law and Researcher in Environmental Law at Aix-Marseille University. She is also a Visiting Research Fellow at BIICL. International Expert Group France Professor Abadie and Professor Hautereau-Boutonnet…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG China

National Rapporteur for China Professor Dr Tianbao QIN is Luojia Professor of Law, and Director of the Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL) at the School of Law, Wuhan University.  Professor Qin is also a member of the project's Core Group of experts. International Expert Group China Professor Qin is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession: Jin…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Canada

National Rapporteur for Canada Professor Hassan AHMAD is Assistant Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, where he researches and teaches on topics related to corporate governance, business and human rights, transnational law, tort law, international law and climate change litigation. International Expert Group Canada Professor Ahmad is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia,…

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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Brazil

National Rapporteur for Brazil Dr Caio BORGES is a qualified lawyer in Brazil. He leads the Law and Climate Portfolio at the Institute for Climate and Society. He holds a PhD from the Law School of the University of São Paulo and a Master's Degree from the Getulio Vargas Foundation. He is a non-resident fellow of the Fudan Development Institute at Fudan University (Shanghai, China). International Expert Group Brazil Dr Borges is supported by…

Climate Change+4

Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Australia

National Rapporteurs for Australia Professor Dr Jacqueline PEEL  is Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School and Director of Melbourne Climate Futures, the University of Melbourne's climate change initiative. She is also Lead Author of WGIII IPCC 6th AR.  Professor Peel will lead the research team for Australia.    Rebekkah MARKEY-TOWLER  is a PhD candidate at Melbourne Law School, and Research Fellow at Melbourne Climate Futures. Rebekkah…

Climate Change+4

The Review of the Arbitration Act 1996: How do we maintain English arbitration law as state of the art?

EVENTS The Review of the Arbitration Act 1996: How do we maintain English arbitration law as state of the art? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with  Event Details The Law Commission has recently reviewed the Arbitration Act 1996 to ensure that it continues to promote the UK as a leading…

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A Global Toolbox for Corporate Climate Litigation

New Landmark Research Project announced  The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) today announces the launch of a landmark new research project on climate litigation within the corporate world. Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics  will produce a toolbox for NGOs, government bodies, local communities, other affected groups and individuals around the world, and those representing them. It aims to trigger a significant impact of international…

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Intensive Course: Cross Border Dispute Resolution - Hybrid (online participation)

EVENTS Intensive Course: Cross Border Dispute Resolution - Hybrid (online participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Featured by Transnational Dispute Management    Event Details Cross-border dispute resolution is a part of the practice of almost every commercial lawyer and knowledge in this…

Centre for Comparative Law+2

Intensive Course: Cross Border Dispute Resolution - Hybrid (in person participation)

EVENTS Intensive Course: Cross Border Dispute Resolution - Hybrid                                    (in person participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Featured by Transnational Dispute Management Event Details…

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Thirty Eighth ITF Public Conference: Complex Arbitration Proceedings in ISDS (Online Participation)

EVENTS Thirty Eighth ITF Public Conference: Complex Arbitration Proceedings in ISDS (Online Participation) save the date) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Media Sponsor Photographs from the event EVENTS Thirty Eighth ITF Public Conference: Complex Arbitration Proceedings in ISDS Event Details…

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Revised ICSID Arbitration Rules: Key Changes (Online Participation)

EVENTS Revised ICSID Arbitration Rules: Key Changes (Online Participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details On 1st July 2022, the new ICSID Rules came into effect. This has marked an end of a nearly six-year long process that ICSID launched to modernise, simplify, and streamline the rules while…

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22nd BIICL Annual WTO Conference

EVENTS 22nd BIICL Annual WTO Conference  Climate Change: Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA) Approaches and the WTO Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored By Conference Details Why are Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA) Approaches being considered by an increasing number of countries? What are the factors…

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Global Governance at a Crossroads: Finding Solutions to Challenges Facing the Multilateral Trade System

EVENTS Global Governance at a Crossroads:  Finding Solutions to Challenges Facing the Multilateral Trade System Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location     Event Details The 12th session of the WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) took place on 12-17 June 2022 at WTO headquarters in Geneva, after being…

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Harry Weinrebe Annual lecture: Right to a Fair Trial

EVENTS The Annual Harry Weinrebe Memorial Lecture: Defending the Right to a Fair Trial Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location                    Supported by The Dorset Foundation and sponsored by Event Details Although it has long been enshrined in international…

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Reframing Jurisdiction: Revising the Grounds or a New Scheme?

EVENTS Reframing Jurisdiction: Revising the Grounds or a New Scheme? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Jurisdiction rules play a pivotal role in cross-border litigation. Uncertainties in their application, with resulting increased costs, time, money and use of judicial resources may be harmful…

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Breathing Space- Concept Notes on the effect of the pandemic on commercial contracts

The Breathing Space Concept note arose out of a meeting on 7 April 2020 hosted by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, attended by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Sir David Edward, Sir William Blair, Professor Spyros Maniatis, Professor Malik Dahlan and Keith Ruddock. It was felt that in the emergency situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic, a universal challenge, a debate should happen as a matter of priority on the necessary…

Centre for Comparative Law+4

New article published by Guy Beringer in City A.M

Guy Beringer, Co-Chairman of the Bingham Development Board considers how the emergence of economic sanctions creates new challenges for government, business and the law. The emergence of economic sanctions as a potential deterrent weapon for dealing with rogue states gives rise to new challenges for government, business and the law. This will require new thinking and co-ordinated planning. It will also require better understanding of the rationale for rule of law principles in market economies.…

Comparative Law+3

BIICL and CEDR launch new podcast series

BIICL is proud to partner with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) on a new podcast series on smarter approaches to dispute resolution. This series brings together BIICL's 'Breathing Space Series' which aims to help safeguard commercial activity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and CEDR's vision of 'Better conflicts, better outcomes leading to a better world'. While looking at issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series will also look at evolving attitudes…

Centre for Comparative Law+3

Law and Change: Smart Cities, Platform Economy and the Vulnerable

EVENTS Law and Change: Smart Cities, Platform Economy and the Vulnerable Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with Law and Change Series The British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is collaborating with the Center for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG) of the Singapore Management…

Artificial Intelligence+4

BIICL and CARICOM announce new project

CARICOM Project to Harmonize Company and Insolvency Laws BIICL is delighted to be working with Dr Nicole Pierce, Deputy Director of the Institute of Small and Micro States  on a new research project aiming to provide assistance to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago) to harmonize company,…

International Litigation

CARICOM Project to Harmonize Company and Insolvency Laws

Consultancy to Provide Assistance to Member States to Harmonize Company, Partnership and Insolvency Laws and Instruments for the Mutual Recognition of Companies BIICL is delighted to be working with Dr Nicole Pierce,  Deputy Director of the Institute of Small and Micro States  on a new research project aiming to provide assistance to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia,…

International Law+1

43rd FA Mann Lecture: International Law before United Kingdom Courts - A Quiet Revolution

EVENTS 43rd FA Mann Lecture: International Law before United Kingdom Courts - A Quiet Revolution Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised by Event Details   The forty-third of a series of lectures in honour of the late Dr F A Mann QC (Hon) (1907-1991) arranged by his former partners in Herbert…

Courts and Tribunals+2

Short Course: Cross Border Dispute Resolution

EVENTS Short Course: Cross Border Dispute Resolution Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location    Course Details This two-day programme is focused on current developments and strategies in cross-border dispute resolution. Cross-border dispute resolution is a part of the practice of almost every commercial…

Comparative Law+2

Law and Change: Social Media

EVENTS Law and Change: Social Media Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location    Event Details The British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is collaborating with the Center for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG) of the Singapore Management University on a series of webinars on 'Law…

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Study on the Rome II Regulation Published

Publication of the European Commission Study on the Rome II Regulation We are pleased to announce that the Study on the Rome II Regulation (EC) 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations has now been published by the European Commission. BIICL (in consortium with Civic Consulting ) was selected by the European Commission (DG Justice and Consumers) to conduct the Study supporting the preparation of a report on the application of the Rome II Regulation on the law applicable…

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Study on the Rome II Regulation (EC) 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations

Study on the Rome II Regulation (EC) 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations In reply to the EU Commission's Request for service number JUST/2019/JCOO/FW/CIVI/0167, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) in consortium with Civic Consulting  carried out a Study to support the preparation of a report on the application of Regulation (EC) No. 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations ("Rome II Regulation"), hereafter,…

Artificial Intelligence+2

Taking Stock: International Commercial Courts in Europe and Asia

EVENTS Taking Stock: International Commercial Courts in Europe and Asia  Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details In recent years, International Commercial Courts have been established across Europe and in Asia. Now that these courts have been dealing with international cases for a while, it is…

Arbitration+3

Class, Intersectionality, the Right to Housing and the Avoidable Tragedy of Grenfell

The avoidable tragedy of Grenfell Tower starkly raises the issues of class and intersectionality, an area which has, until now, received insufficient analysis. This chapter excavates, inter alia, three issues surrounding class, intersectionality and the Grenfell Tower tragedy: the nature of class as a concept; its implications in constituting a ground of discrimination under the Equality Act 2010; and its relationship with intersectionality. The reasons behind the insufficient attention…

Centre for Comparative Law+5

Swiss-UK Bilateral Relations outside EU Membership

EVENTS Swiss-UK Bilateral Relations outside EU Membership Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Brexit has led to a new triangle of legal relations in Europe outside of EU membership: UK-EU; Swiss-EU; and UK-Swiss. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. After 47 years of a…

Arbitration+5

Appointment and Removal of ISDS Arbitrators: Practical Problems and Prospects for Reform

EVENTS Appointment and Removal of ISDS Arbitrators: Practical Problems and Prospects for Reform Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Image courtesy of ICSID         Sponsored By:                                   …

Arbitration+2

The Representative Actions Directive - a class action for Europe?

After many years of discussion, the EU Representative Actions Directive was finally promulgated in early December last year. The European institutions have had a long-standing interest in consumer redress & group actions dating back to at least 1980s. The first concrete result of that was the Injunctions Directive passed in 1998, which though solely a regulatory measure, was nonetheless very significant development as the first EU legislation covering in a general way on civil procedural…

Collective Redress+3

The Representative Actions Directive – a class action for Europe?

EVENTS The Representative Actions Directive - a class action for Europe? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location    Event Details This webinar will examine the recently-adopted EU Representative Actions Directive and consider its impact on cross-border and domestic collective redress actions across Europe.…

Collective Redress+5

Recording: Termination of Intra-EU BITs: Legal and Government response to the pandemic

RECORDING Termination of Intra-EU BITs: Legal and Practical Consequences for Pending and Future Disputes Event details 23 Member States of the European Union signed on 5 May 2020 agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties. This agreement implements the 2018 judgment of the European Court of Justice, in which the Court found that intra-EU BITs violate the EU Treaties. The termination agreement implements the March…

Arbitration+3

Resource Pack: Force majeure and hardship in commercial contracts cross-border and comparative perspectives

RESOURCE PACK Force Majeure and Hardship in Commercial Contracts: Cross-border and Comparative Perspectives     Webinar Details On 8 April 2020 this webinar examined the legal consequences of a party's inability to perform a contract due to events outside their control, by comparing and contrasting a series of different juridictions including the US, France and the UK. An analysis was made of the issue of force majeure / and hardship…

Comparative Law+4

Forum on Investor-State Mediation

EVENTS Forum on Investor-State Mediation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Media Partner: Read the event summary  |  Watch the recordings of the presentations  Event Details On 8-9 December 2020, the Investment Treaty Forum of the British Institute of International and Comparative…

Arbitration+3

Breathing Space - Guidelines for the resolution of disputes in the 2020 pandemic

EVENTS Breathing Space - Guidelines for the resolution of disputes in the 2020 pandemic Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location     Event Details BIICL's "Breathing Space" series considers how the legal and business communities might respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to foster economic recovery.…

Arbitration+9

Human Rights and Small States: Challenges, Resilience, and Advocacy

EVENTS Human Rights and Small States: Challenges, Resilience, and Advocacy Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event partners      Event Details Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, the Institute of Small and Micro States(ISMS), and BIICL will host a two-day conference on human rights as…

Climate Change+2

Virtual Justice in France, UK & US: Status & Challenges of Remote Hearings & Trials

WEBINAR Virtual Justice in France, UK & US: Status & Challenges of Remote Hearings & Trials Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar Virtual Justice in France, UK & US: Status & Challenges of Remote Hearings & Trials Organised in partnership with: Event Details The…

Arbitration+6

Collaborative Resolution of Disputes and COVID-19

EVENTS Collaborative Resolution of Disputes and COVID-19 Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar 260620 Collaborative Resolution of Disputes and COVID-19 recording Event Details The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has recently published two Concept Notes on…

Centre for Comparative Law+2

Termination of Intra-EU BITs: Legal and Practical Consequences for Pending and Future Disputes

WEBINAR Termination of Intra-EU BITs: Legal and Practical Consequences for Pending and Future Disputes Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location  Media Partner Event details 23 Member States of the European Union signed on 5 May 2020 agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties. This…

Arbitration+3

COM study on the Rome II Regulation

European Commission Study on the Rome II Regulation The Study on the Rome II Regulation (EC) 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations, conducted by Prof. Eva Lein, Dr. Sara Migliorini and Constance Bonzé, was published in October 2021 Read the Study   Share LinksProject - Tags The Study conducts a legal analysis and assessment of the practical experiences and problems of interpretation in the application of the Rome II Regulation for…

Artificial Intelligence+2

UK accession to the 2007 Lugano Convention

On 8 April 2020, the United Kingdom deposited a request for re-accession to the 2007 Lugano Convention as an individual member. According to Art. 72 of the Convention, the UK accession requires the unanimous consent of all contracting parties. While Switzerland, Norway and Iceland have already announced their support, the European Union and Denmark (which is an individual member due to its special status in EU civil justice cooperation) still have to give their explicit consent. The accession…

Brexit+3

The Correspondence of Frederick Alexander Mann (1907–1991)

F.A. Mann (1907-1991), a German born and educated lawyer, fled racial persecution in 1933, took home in London and became one of the best known solicitors and legal scholars of his generation.  The present stock-taking of his voluminous surviving correspondence shows Mann as a prolific networker and provides fascinating insights behind the scenes on how judges and legislators make law, and how legal practitioners and academics shape this development. Mann's testimony as contemporary…

Arbitration+5

Course: Comparative Business Law

EVENTS Course: Comparative Business Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with: Event Details BIICL is working with ESCP Europe Business School on this 30 hour course on Comparative Business Law. Taught by BIICL and ESCP staff and legal practitioners, the course provides an excellent…

Arbitration+2

Small States, International Law and the Realisation of Rights

EVENTS Conference: Small States, International Law and the Realisation of Rights Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with Event Details The conference will examine how Small States influence international law and global decision-making, including a review of the common challenges faced and a comparative…

International Litigation

Short Course: Cross-border Dispute Resolution

EVENTS Short Course: Cross-border Dispute Resolution Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location     Event Details This three-day programme is focused on current developments and strategies in cross-border dispute resolution. Cross-border dispute resolution is a part of the practice of almost every commercial…

Comparative Law+1

Herbert Smith Freehills Project Series

New Specialist Commercial Courts - Changing Dispute Resolution post Brexit? (2019/2020) Overview With support of Herbert Smith Freehills, the Center of Comparative Law is working on the project "New Specialist Commercial Courts - Changing Dispute Resolution post Brexit?" The project looks at the newly established Commercial Courts (CCs) in Europe and their possible impact on the European market for litigation. Legislative initiatives to create Commercial Courts have been put forward in…

Centre for Comparative Law+1

International-level dispute resolution for mass claims / human rights claims

Time: 16.30-19.15 (Registration from 16.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP The event is a panel discussion on international-level dispute resolution for mass claims / human rights claims. The event was prompted by the publication of Prof Maya Steinitz's book, The Case for an International Court of Civil Justice, which is about the resolution of transnational mass tort claims. …

International Litigation

The Framework of Judicial Cooperation after Brexit Civil and Commercial Matters

The Framework of Judicial Cooperation after Brexit Civil and Commercial Matters Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags

International Litigation

The Framework of Judicial Cooperation after Brexit - Civil and Commercial Matters

This research topic relates to post Brexit perspectives of judicial cooperation in a wider Europe. It assesses the legislative gap following the UK's exit from civil justice cooperation and potential ways to fill it in order to ensure an efficient cross-border enforcement of judgments. This includes a discussion of the Lugano and 2005 Hague Convention regimes as well as the new Hague Judgments Convention which has now been adopted. Share LinksProject - Tags

International Litigation

Rome II at 10: Looking back and ahead

Time: 16.30-19.15 (Registration from 16.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP It's time to celebrate 10 years since Rome II came into force. Its application over the last 10 years has given rise to numerous interesting legal and practical issues as the Courts have started to grapple with applying a novel legal regime. Specialist practitioners and academics from the UK and Europe…

International Litigation

Justice for Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises

This project is led by Prof Petra Butler, Victoria University of Wellington in cooperation with various institutions, including BIICL (Prof Eva Lein). Recent research indicates that the current default system of international dispute resolution, by litigation in national courts, is not satisfactory for Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises ("MSMEs"). MSMEs generally respond to this dissatisfaction with either artificially restrict their cross-border trade or expose themselves to unacceptable…

Centre for Comparative Law+1

Complexity's Embrace The International Law Implications of Brexit

Complexity's Embrace                                                                                      The International Law Implications of Brexit Edited by Oonagh E. Fitzgerald and Eva Lein In Complexity's Embrace, international law practitioners and academics from…

Brexit+2

The Brussels I Regulation Recast

The Brussels I Regulation Recast Andrew Dickinson and Eva Lein Summarises the structure of the Regulation and the role played by the case law of the European Court of Justice Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags

International Litigation

Enhanced Court Fees The Government Response to Part 2 of the Consultation on Reform of Court Fees

Enhanced Court Fees The Government Response to Part 2 of the Consultation on Reform of Court Fees and Further Proposals for Consultation Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags

International Litigation

Factors Influencing International Litigants' Decisions to Bring Commercial Disputes to the London Based Courts

Factors Influencing International Litigants' Decisions to Bring Commercial Disputes to the London Based Courts Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags

International Litigation

Factors Influencing International Litigants' Decisions to Bring Commercial Disputes to the London Based Courts

BIICL conducted a study for the UK Ministry of Justice on factors influencing litigants' decisions to bring commercial disputes to London based courts. The project involved a broad fieldwork process including an online survey and qualitative interviews with legal practitioners and litigants in the UK and abroad who assessed the advantages and disadvantages of litigation in the UK. The assessment included the reasons for choice of court agreements in favour of English courts and choice…

International Litigation
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