Reports of a possible Russia-Ukraine peace agreement continue to bubble and churn. The latest is an apparent Russian rejection of a peace plan floated by the Trump transition team. Uncertainty over the specifics of an agreement is likely to continue at least until the new administration takes office. But potential provisions are almost certainly being … Read more
Dexia v Patrimonio del Trentino [2024] EWHC 2717 (KB) echoes Banca Intesa v Venezia in some of its main issues. It features capacity of foreign corporations to enter into legal transaction, relevance of lex incorporationis, validity of choice of court clause, and the impact of Brexit, with the judge prima facie accepting resurrection of the … Read more
Lunch breaks during meetings have become an increasingly important setting for confidential discussions between EU leaders, write Mareike Kleine and Samuel Huntington. But while these discussions make it easier to reach agreements, they raise critical questions about the trade-off between transparency and confidentiality in EU and global governance. In October 2024, EU ministers met informally … Read more
Farmers protesting against the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement in Brussels, November 13, 2024. YVES HERMAN / REUTERS French farmers threaten nationwide protests as Prime Minister Michel Barnier heads to Brussels to plead his country’s case: The possibility that a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur might soon be signed has been creating political turmoil … Read more
Recent negotiations on the proposed WHO Pandemic Agreement suggest that the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) will need more time to reach consensus on critical issues within the international legal framework for pandemic preparedness and response. Key topics, including one health and pathogen access and benefit-sharing, remain under discussion. One approach to ‘supplementing’ the Pandemic Agreement … Read more
