“This handbook sets out in clear, succinct and user-friendly language the key issues to be aware of when dealing with BITs”
Author: Khawar Qureshi QC
Publisher: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2016
Price: £19.95
ISBN: 9780854901944
Long gone are the days when international investment law may have been perceived as simply the subject of academic interest and consideration. The proliferation of bilateral investment treaties (BITs), the dramatic increase in the invocation of multilateral investment treaties (MITs) and the growing inter-play between investment and international commercial arbitration in recent years all mean that it is imperative for practitioners of international arbitration to have a clear understanding of the fundamental elements of a BIT and the issues that arise with BIT claims. Such an understanding is required both at the transactional stage when agreements are being drafted and at the time a dispute arises or is contemplated. The need for such an understanding is driven by increasing client awareness of and sophistication regarding BITs, the need to ensure that clients are properly
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