UNCITRAL Working Group III: July 15 deadline for submissions on proposed reform solutions

EU Commission proposes negotiating directives for ECT modernization

AfCFTA enters into force; Phase II on investment, competition, IPRs to last through 2020–2021

CJEU finds ICS in Canada–EU CETA to be in line with EU law

Mexican Senate ratifies USMCA

China, EU leaders announce 2020 target for investment deal

Australia inks new BIT with Uruguay, trade and investment deals with Hong Kong

Claims against Albania dismissed by ICSID tribunal as the Anglo-Adriatic Group did not have a protected investment

ICSID tribunal finds Spain breached ECT obligations by failing to provide a reasonable rate of return

ICSID tribunal upholds Panama’s plea of illegality in the making of an investment in a tourism project located in an Indigenous area

India found in breach of BIT with Germany by UNCITRAL tribunal in respect of agreement for lease of electromagnetic spectrum

SCC tribunal finds Poland liable for expropriation over divestment order to Luxembourg investor

Investors’ legitimate expectation claims against Italy dismissed due to the absence of specific commitments

ICSID tribunal constituted by virtue of an MFN clause holds Turkmenistan liable for FET breach for requiring investors to produce “smeta,” a cost estimate required by Turkmen law