Published on 7 September 2018 in Client Alerts

The American Law Institute will publish its Fourth Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.

This month, the American Law Institute will publish its Fourth Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.  The new restatement, compiled by some of the most prominent scholars and practitioners in the field, comes more than thirty years after the last restatement on the subject.  Even before publication, the new restatement is generating some controversy, which will have particular resonance in the BHR field, due to its assertion that “with the significant exception of various forms of immunity, modern customary international law generally does not impose limits on jurisdiction to adjudicate.” Some have questioned whether this reflects settled law or creates new law.  We will comment further in due course.

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Volterra Fietta hosts commercial disputes seminar on the “Impacts of Tariffs on Supply Contracts: Key Legal Issues”

On 16 April 2025, Volterra Fietta held a virtual seminar entitled “Impacts of Tariffs on Supply Contracts: Key Legal Issues”.

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Ahmed Abdel Hakam speaks on panel with the Secretary General of the Arbitration Centre of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (“OIC”) during Paris Arbitration Week 2025

On 11 April 2025, Volterra Fietta Partner Ahmed Abdel Hakam spoke at a seminar hosted by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Arbitration Centre (“OIC”) during Paris Arbitration Week 2025.  The topic of the seminar was “Bridging the Gap: Streamlining Dispute Resolution for Investment and Trade in the OIC Member States”.

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Volterra Fietta Partner Ahmed Abdel Hakam represents the Ministry of Defence of Libya before the Italian Court of Appeal in a EUR 300 million dispute

He is representing the State in a EUR 300 million dispute relating to the supply of military equipment by a major European weapons manufacturer.

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Robert Volterra and Florentine Vos publish Oxford University Press article

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.

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