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Upon the invitation of Professor Malik Laazouzi and the LL.M AWArDS (Assas World Arbitration & Dispute Settlement LL.M), Jean-Christophe Honlet discussed emergency arbitration and recent developments in the field as part of a panel taking place on December 19, 2024 at the Panthéon Assas University in Paris. Back

He provided a perspective on energy transition disputes under the Modernised Energy Charter Treaty at a meeting organized by the International Energy Charter in Brussels, Belgium. Back

The UK Supreme Court has provided its reasoned decision in the case of UniCredit Bank v RusChemAlliance for upholding an anti-suit injunction restraining a Gazprom affiliate from pursuing litigation in Russia in breach of a Paris-seated ICC arbitration agreement. In a first of its kind, the Supreme Court concluded that the English courts did have jurisdiction to issue the injunctive relief, and that they were…

On 13 September 2024, Bart Legum spoke at Vilnius Arbitration Day on “Arbitration in turbulent times, any need for bravery?”, dealing with questions of sanctions, war, corruption, States and State Entities. Back

Jean-Christophe Honlet was re-appointed by ICC France as a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR for a three-year term effective 1 July 2024. The Commission on Arbitration and ADR is ICC Disputes Resolution Services’ unique think tank. To enable thought leadership in the field of dispute resolution, it pools expertise and raises awareness and understanding on practical and legal issues in arbitration…

On 6 May 2024, Bart Legum took part in a panel as part of the 2024 ICCA Congress in Hong Kong about “Judging the New York Convention” in company of The Hon. Justice Judith Prakash, The Hon. Judge Xi Xiangyang, Andrés Jana, Lindsay Gastrell, Guled Yusuf and Shirin Gurdova. Bart addressed the question of the human element in the success of the New York Convention.…

On 17 April 2024, Clara Motin spoke at a seminar on investment arbitration in the MENA region organized by the clinique juridique of the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne, in company of Jalal El Adhab (Bird & Bird), Jean-Pierre Harb (Jones Day) and Adam Malek (De Gaulle Fleurance). https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7183845041520414720/ Back

On 20 March 2024, Jean-Christophe Honlet took part in a panel on Post M&A disputes organized by Baker McKenzie as part of the Paris Arbitration Week, in company of Nicola Lancaster (Shell), Juliette Fortin (FTI Consulting) and Edward Poulton (Baker McKenzie), a discussion moderated by Clotilde Guyot-Richard and Markus Altenkirch (Baker McKenzie). Back

Honlet Legum Arbitration went up the select international arbitration rankings in the newly released Chambers Global (2024) guide. Chambers’ rankings are exclusively prepared on the basis of client and peer-feedback. The firm moved up by one Band (now Band 4) in the French international arbitration rankings, where it had made its debut after just one year of existence in 2023. Chambers reported that “Honlet Legum…

Bart Legum spoke at IBA Arbitration Day in Singapore, addressing the topic: “The End of Intra-EU Investor-State Dispute Settlement: What Are the Consequences for Arbitrating Investment Disputes? Other panelists included Darius Chan, Ila Kapoor and Salim Moollan KC, under the expert moderation of Karina Goldberg. Back