VF: Developing PIL for clients.

On 17 January 2026, the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (the “High Seas Treaty”) will come into force, following the 60th ratification having been deposited on 19 September 2025.   Presently, 75 of the 145 signatories have ratified

On 24 July 2025, at a one-day summit in Beijing, European Union (“EU”) Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to seek to reset the EU-China trade relationship.

On 24 July 2025, the International Criminal Court (the “ICC”) convicted two former Central African Republic (“CAR”) militia leaders of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity.

In July 2025, India and the United Kingdom (the “UK”) signed an historic free trade agreement (“FTA”).  According to the UK Government, the new FTA marks the “biggest and most economically significant new bilateral FTA” since Brexit.

Throughout Summer 2025, Volterra Fietta has continued to advise clients on many of the world’s most important public international law issues. The last few months have also seen numerous significant developments in relation to public international law.

Spring 2025 has seen a number of major new developments in international law. Below, Volterra Fietta highlights recent key developments in the areas of pandemic preparedness, disarmament, climate change and foreign investment protection.

Throughout Winter 2025, Volterra Fietta continued to advise clients on some of the world’s most important public international law and contentious matters. 

Volterra Fietta is pleased to announce that in the most recent rankings released by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, that the firm and its team have yet again been highly ranked and commended by these world-leading legal directories.