Andrew Mizner

Disputes involving cryptocurrencies, digital tokens and other assets require a fresh approach to planning, writes Shan Greer of the BVI International Arbitration Centre.

The Malagasy court has confirmed the government's right to seize land sold to foreigners during the country's colonial era.

New notes aim to ‘establish a clear and robust regulatory regime' for any institution issuing or trading in virtual assets within the island state.

The US firm has continued the run of recent additions to its investigations practice, with the hire of a former prosecutor, the second US white-collar departure from Freshfields in the space of a week.

The Libyan Foreign Bank has challenged the Burkinabe government's decision to nationalise its stake in commercial bank BCB.

Court upholds USD 490 million SIAC award over failed mining project, rejecting claims of improper procedure and allegations of an appearance of bias.

A London-based lawyer has set up practice as an arbitrator, seeking to capitalise on his experience of conducting trade disputes and negotiations for the Canadian government. Canadian trade disputes specialist Christophe Bondy has retired from the partnership at Steptoe to practice as an independent commercial and investor-state arbitrator through Douaire de Bondy ADR, which he officially launched today (1 September) in London. An experienced arbitration lawyer in both Canada, and England

The Kimberley Process reformed the international diamond industry in the 2000s, but now faces struggles in a new era of state-sponsored illicit trading, explains Christopher Burke, a senior Adviser at WMC Africa.

The contrasting political agendas in the US, Canada and Mexico are playing out both in public and in the courtroom. Tomorrow (8 September), Canada will begin imposing tariffs on USD 20 billion worth of goods in retaliation for tariffs announced by the US government after trade talks between the two nations collapsed in August. With companies on both sides of the border nervous about what this means for them, the communication breakdown highlights the lack of a formal investor-state dispute

Plans to renegotiate the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement leaves investors seeking an alternative forum for resolving disputes in North America. Trade turmoil and strident policies have defined the past decade of North American politics, so it was no great surprise when, on 1 July this year, the US government announced that it had declined to renew the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States and Canada (USMCA). The White House described USMCA as �