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Month: July 2014
“Law Made in Germany” Symposium, Frankfurt, September 4, 2014
Law Made in Germany is an initiative to promote the use of German law in international commercial contracts. This initiative is largely a reaction to a similar initiative of the Law Society in England & Wales.
Upper Chamber of German Parliament Against Investment Arbitration in US/EU TTIP
In today‘s session, the Upper Chamber (Bundesrat) of the German parliament discussed the state of the current negotiations of a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union and the United States. In that context, several federal states tabled a resolution, which spoke out against the use of investment arbitration in the treaty. The resolution was adopted. In its relevant part, it reads as follows: Read More
“Brute Force and Ignorance!” Unavailability of Dispute Resolution Germany
Apologies to all readers for the blog’s downtime last week – thanks for your patience. It appears the blog has been a victim of brute force attacks. We are working on avoiding, or at least reducing, the impact of such attacks. When I learned about the attacks, I longed back to the days when “brute force” to me was just a line from a Rory Gallagher song. And how appropriate the title of that song is: “Brute Force and Ignorance”!
photo (c) Harry Potts