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Volterra Fietta lawyers Robert Volterra and Florentine Vos published an article on the reparations judgment of the International Court of Justice in the Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v Uganda) case.

In 2021, the Government of Barbados recognised that the country required a new cybercrime bill to deal with the onslaught of financial, sexual, hate and other online crimes increasingly targeting Barbadians. 

On 1 January 2025, the Kenya Space Agency reported that an anthropogenic object from outer space had crashed near a village located on Kenyan territory.  As of 6 January 2025, the Kenya Space Agency had not identified the origin of the object. 

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”). 

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.

In the recent months, there have been a number of significant developments in international law. On 22 March 2024, Barbados submitted a written statement to the International Court of Justice (“ICJ“) providing its observations on the relevant legal and factual issues in the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change Case.

In the recent months, there have been a number of significant developments in international law. On 1 March 2024, the Republic of Nicaragua instituted proceedings at the International Court of Justice against the Federal Republic of Germany under the Genocide Convention and requested the indication of provisional measures.

Volterra Fietta is pleased to announce that, in the last few months, the firm and its partners have yet again been highly ranked and commended by world-leading independent directories Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.