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On 2 December 2024, representatives and legal counsel of Barbados made oral submissions to the International Court of Justice (the “Court”) in the climate change advisory proceedings (the “Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change Case”). 

On 31 October 2019, Volterra Fietta hosted the Latin American Arbitration Practitioners EU (“LATAP EU”) launch event.  Associates Gunjan Sharma and Ricardo Gerhard welcomed the participants and gave introductory remarks before a distinguished panel of speakers analysed the norm-generating effects of investment treaty arbitration in Latin America. LATAP EU aims to build a network of

Robert Volterra was invited to speak on a panel at the International Arbitration Summit on the 11 November 2019.  For more information about the event click here

On 30 September – Professor Robert Volterra spoke on a panel of experts on Arbitration of Maritime Disputes at a TLI Conference co-sponsored by Berkeley Law of California.  The Conference is Stress Testing and the Law of the Sea, Dispute Resolution, Disasters and New Challenges.  For more information on this event, click here.  

Govert Coppens taught a class at King’s College London on Investor-State Arbitration, on 17 July 2019 as part of the summer school on International Commercial Law.

Volterra Fietta and King’s College London (Department of Geography) co-hosted another successful edition of The London International Boundary Conference (“LIBC”). The fourth LIBC took place from 1 to 3 April 2019 at King’s College London.  The Conference was attended by delegates from all over the world and provided a unique and multidisciplinary insight into the

On 8 May 2019, Volterra Fietta hosted its annual Spring Reception at The Carlton Club, St James’s, London.  This prestigious event was attended by Ambassadors and other diplomatic officials from the Embassies and High Commissions of a number of European, Asian and Latin American countries.  Other guests included practising barristers, senior civil servants, academics and

Robert Volterra was selected amongst other distinguished panellists as a speaker at the World Law Forum Conference on Business & Human Rights Arbitration on 22 March 2019. For more details about the conference, please click here

Graham Coop chaired a panel of distinguished speakers at the “Pipelines and International Law” Conference on Thursday 28 February 2019, which was organised and hosted by BIICL. For more information about the event click here

Thursday 20 September Robert Volterra will speak about “Mineral Resources and Maritime Delimitation” at the Korean Maritime Institute annual conference in Seoul, Republic of Korea.   Wednesday 26 September Serle Court Chambers and Volterra Fietta will co-host a seminar on “Damages in International Arbitration:  Recent Events and Key Trends”, at Volterra Fietta’s offices.  To register,

In October 2017, Volterra Fietta acquired an additional piece of artwork for the office.  The chosen artist was Gill Hickman and the piece entitled “Planet Earth”. At the end of November, we invited Gill to give a brief talk on her artwork and the inspiration behind it.  This event was attended by our staff and

Friday 6 October Maria Fogdestam-Agius will speak at the Colloquium on International Investment Law & the Law of Armed Conflict. She will present a paper, co-authored with Suzanne Spears, titled “Protection of Investments in War-Torn States: A Practitioner Perspective on War Clauses in Bilateral Investment Treaties”. For more information, and to register, please click here. Thursday

On Wednesday 19 July, Volterra Fietta hosted Year 12 and 13 students at our offices in London. Pathways to Law was founded with the aim of supporting and encouraging academically able students from non-privileged backgrounds interested in pursuing a career in the law. The purpose of the visit was to give participating students an insight into what

The London International Boundary Conference 2017 will take place on 5-6 June 2017 at King’s College London’s Strand campus, with Technical workshops being held on the mornings of 6-7 June. The event will provide a unique and multidisciplinary insight into the complex world of international boundary and sovereignty disputes. Speakers and panelists will be among

Wednesday 24 May: Volterra Fietta hosts its second Energy Breakfast Seminar on the topic “Europe plots its course in the new international landscape – international and domestic law in conflict?” Tuesday 30 May: Suzanne Spears will participate in a panel discussion at an event, hosted by Volterra Fietta and the University of Notre Dame, entitled “Can foreign investors

In May 2016, Volterra Fietta relocated its growing practice to premier office space in Fitzrovia. Click the image below for a tour of our new office.

On 17 March 2017 Robert Volterra spoke at the ‘Negotiating Brexit’ conference at St. Hugh’s College, University of Oxford.  The conference brought together leading academics, practitioners and policymakers who are involved in ‘Negotiating Brexit’.  For more information, please see the event flyer here.

On 17 March 2017 Robert Volterra spoke at the ‘Negotiating Brexit’ conference at St. Hugh’s College, University of Oxford.  The conference brought together leading academics, practitioners and policymakers who are involved in ‘Negotiating Brexit’.  For more information, please see the event flyer here.