Lost time is never found again/ The key is in not spending time, but in investing it. In long-awaited Opinion 2/15, the Court of Justice rendered its opinion that following matters fall within the EU shared competence: Investor-to-state Dispute Settlement (ISDS),...
Laura Beretta, Professor at the School of Management of Bocconi University, and Davide Rovetta will present a session concerning the regulatory risk, practical issues and compliance strategies as part of a workshop on "Investing in Iran: evaluating risks and...
Impacts on Trade Flows Between Switzerland & the EU, 21st October 2016, Lugano, Switzerland Laura Beretta and Davide Rovetta will highlight some of the most challenging changes introduced by the new European Union Customs Law. Sessions will address: the...
The UK referendum was a political process. The process to leave the EU is, however, framed in EU law, through the notification and negotiation procedures set out in Article 50 of the EU Treaty. The Treaty makes clear that until an agreement is reached, EU law and...
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was published by the European Commission in February 2016 (link to agreement set out below). The agreement still requires ratification by the EU but is expected to enter into force during 2017 or early 2018. The FTA is...
In January 2016 the US Office of Foreign Assets Control adopted an important exemption for US companies in the context of the liberalisation of sanctions with Iran. General Licence H is designed to stop US owned subsidiaries established in the EU (or other...
The European Institute for Public Administration (EIPA) held its annual conference to review developments in European Union Law in Luxembourg on 3-4 December 2015. Peter Gjortler spoke on recent developments in the jurisprudence on tax law at the European Court of...
University of Oslo on 24-27 November 2015 hosted guest lectures at the institutes for Sea Law and European Union Law. Peter Gjortler spoke on the application of the Law of the sea by the Court of Justice of the European Union, as well as the judicial practice of the...
University of Genoa hosted a conference, with support from the European Union, on the new EU Directive on access to damages for violation of competition law, which was held on 19-20 November. Peter Gjortler spoke on the access to documents in cases on damages for...