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  On 01 July 2022, the 2022 ICSID Rules and Regulations for resolving international investment disputes came into effect. This is the first amendment to the ICSID Arbitration Rules since 2006 aimed at modernizing the ICSID procedures. Here we cover seven key takeaways: Key steps in ICSID procedures will require mandated case management conferences with […]

  On 20 April 2020, the Lebanese Parliament passed a law permitting the cultivation, trade, research, and use of medical cannabis. As a result of multiple factors, including the socioeconomic health of the nation, progress on the legalization of the cultivation of cannabis has been stagnant in Lebanon. The law establishes an authority named the

  Arbitration is a dispute resolution mechanism that enjoys a multitude of benefits and advantages; one of the prime benefits being the confidentiality that befalls the proceedings and the subsequent arbitral awards. This is because parties do not see any upside to the publicity as disputes do not look good. And no one wants the

The EU General Data Protection Regulation came into effect on 25th May, 2018 (“GDPR”) and is coined as the most comprehensive changes to data protection around the world in the last 20 years. The GDPR rules apply to almost all private sector processing by organizations in the EU or by organizations outside the EU which target

  On 20 April 2020, the Lebanese Parliament passed a law permitting the cultivation, trade, research, and use of medical cannabis. The law covers an array of topics ranging from the types of licenses available to the prevention of monopolization in the industry. In providing a deeper look at the law, W&W has drafted a

On 9 April 2020, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) assured that the International Court of Arbitration (the “Court”) remains operational and continues to progress pending arbitrations and accept new cases, and issued a guidance note on possible measures aimed at mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The

  In April of 2020, the Lebanese Government legalized the use of cannabis for medical purposes. In this article, we discuss some of the practical expectations regarding the investment dynamics in the current Lebanese environment and under the new Law. The currently fertile land in Lebanon for the growth of cannabis is expected to be

On 20 April 2020, the Lebanese Parliament passed a law permitting the cultivation, trade, research, and use of medical cannabis. The Lebanese government began first studying the legalizing of medical cannabis in 2018 where projected government revenue was expected to amount to USD 1 billion per annum. Lebanon is not the first country in the

  Baseball is the second most-watched sport in the US (tucked behind American football and in front of basketball) and the seventh most watched sport in the world. Major League Baseball (“MLB”) is the American professional baseball organization and the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the US and Canada. Unlike their counterparts,

The opportunity to select your own arbitrator is one of the attractions of arbitration. Your chosen arbitrator can be the defining factor in a victory for your case. In a recent survey done in 2018, almost half of in-house counsel surveyed stated that they had insufficient information to make an informed choice about the appointment