International White Collar Crime Symposium 2025
01 Dec - 02 Dec 2025
USA
From climate change to the deep sea: reflecting on a milestone year in international environmental law, and implications for private practice
01 Dec 2025 1300 - 1415 GMT
Webinar
IBA Young Lawyers Corporate Governance Forum 2025
02 Dec 2025
Frankfurt , Germany
10th Annual Corporate Governance Conference
03 Dec - 04 Dec 2025
Frankfurt , Germany
3rd Annual IBA Asset Recovery Conference
03 Dec - 05 Dec 2025
Lisbon , Portugal
Immigration law and legal ethics
03 Dec 2025 1500 - 1600 GMT
Webinar
Publications
Fishing in Uncharted Waters: The First Ever Arbitral Award Under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
This article examines the first arbitral award rendered under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), prompted by the UK’s prohibition of sandeel fishing in English and Scottish waters. It analyses the tensions between regulatory autonomy and treaty-based obligations, with particular attention to the role of scientific evidence, the principle of proportionality and allegations of discrimination. The tribunal’s reasoning, which upholds the Scottish ban while identifying procedural deficiencies in the English measure, sheds light on the dynamic relationship between environmental protection and international trade law. The article further considers the award’s procedural innovations and reflects on its broader implications for the future operation of dispute resolution mechanisms under the TCA.
Released on Nov 21, 2025
Attacks on the rule of law and the threat to business and human rights
The rule of law (ROL) is essential for effectively implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). It faces serious and growing global threats. Attacks on the ROL that weaken protections against and increase the likelihood of business-related human rights abuse will lead to the undermining of global economic, environmental and social stability. The formation of a broad coalition to defend the ROL and uphold business commitments to respect human rights would help to address these risks.
Released on Nov 21, 2025
Introduction to the IBA Business Human Rights Committee e-Bulletin (continued)
An introduction to the IBA Business Human Rights Committee e-Bulletin, released in November 2025. This follows on from the introduction in the e-Bulletin email.
Released on Nov 21, 2025
Better Late Than Never: Pakistan Attempts Arbitration Reform
Domestic arbitration in Pakistan is still governed by the Arbitration Act, 1940 even though both India and Bangladesh repealed and replaced that law in 1996 with new statutes based on the UNCITRAL Model Law. However, in 2023, Pakistan initiated a formal reform process which has resulted in a new Draft Act. The Draft Act is based upon the Model Law and yet differs significantly from it. For example, the Draft Act does not deal with foreign arbitrations at all but instead deals only with domestically seated arbitrations (albeit both international and purely domestic arbitration). The article examines, and tries to explain, the various choices made in preparing the Draft Act. In broad terms, those choices were driven by the need to make the Draft Act comprehensible and practically workable in the particular context of Pakistan. For example, the Draft Act provides different standards of review in relation to purely domestic awards as opposed to domestically seated international awards. This is because the needs of sophisticated business consumers are quite different from those of the average unsophisticated Pakistani. The Draft Act also tries to pre-empt practical concerns regarding implementation by establishing minimal institutional frameworks for arbitral appointments and oversight.
Released on Nov 20, 2025