Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is an international law firm with headquarters in London, United Kingdom and Sydney, Australia. It was formed in 2012 through a merger between Herbert Smith, a member of the 'Silver Circle' of leading UK law firms, and Freehills, one of the 'Big Six' Australian law firms. HSF is widely recognized as one of the world's most prestigious and selective law firms, with a strong focus on dispute resolution.

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Operating from 24 offices across Asia Pacific, EMEA and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice. The firm provides many of the world’s most important organisations with access to market-leading dispute resolution, projects and transactional legal advice, combined with expertise in a number of global industry sectors, including Technology, Banks, Consumer Products, Energy, Financial Buyers, Infrastructure & Transport, Mining, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Real Estate, and Manufacturing & Industrials.

We support our people and teams to do their best work, whether that’s through our agile-working policy or access to first-rate learning and development programmes. Together, our highly skilled, driven colleagues, work as a team to understand our clients’ needs, objectives and the environment they’re operating in.

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Welcome to our newest partner Benjamin Lohr, adding funds expertise to our Asia private capital platform.

Ben's skills also complement our corporate and financial services regulatory teams, with a deep understanding of funds structures across Asia's industries and regulators.

Benjamin Lohr Stephen Newby Nish Dissanayake Matt Emsley Tommy Tong Glynn Cooper Graeme Preston Andrew Blacoe

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We are thrilled to announce a victory for the Republic of Tunisia in an ICSID #arbitration, successfully defeating claims amounting to billions of dollars. 
 
On Friday, December 22, 2023, an arbitral tribunal issued an award dismissing ABCI Investments’ claims against our client, the Republic of Tunisia, for over USD 12 billion. Instead, the Tribunal ordered compensation in the purely nominal amount of around USD 300,000 (namely 0.003% of the amounts claimed). The dispute arose from the privatization of the Banque Franco-Tunisienne in the 1980s and ABCI’s participation in the bank.  
 
Congratulations to this stellar co-counsel team: Isabelle Michou, Obioma Ofoego and Ivan-Axel Doubrava from Quinn Emanuel; and Amal B. and Lynn Moubarak from Herbert Smith Freehills.

The case is: ABCI Investments Limited v. Republic of Tunisia, ICSID Case No. ARB/04/12

Much of last year saw debate increase about intellectual property and #AI.
 
 What will 2024 bring? Giulia Maienza, senior associate in our intellectual property practice suggests that some guidance might be provided as to how text and data mining exceptions covering AI training could be implemented.

Since the turn of the year we've seen a jurisdictional scramble about developing #AI regulations.
 
What will 2024 bring? Heather Newton, of counsel in our intellectual property practice, suggests that there may be a jurisdictional divide. 
 
#2024predictions #intellectualproperty #AI

Since the turn of the year we've seen the narrative shift about the impact #AI will have on jobs.
 
 What will 2024 bring? Sian McKinley, senior associate in our employment practice, expects to see employers take steps to mitigate unease.
 
 #2024predictions #AI #employmentlaw

COP28 brought together world leaders, business leaders and experts. But did it deliver on its promises? And what are the implications for the legal sector?

Silke Goldberg and Jannis Bille, from our #ESG practice, explore the key outcomes of #COP28 and how they affect the global regulatory landscape, the role of lawyers, and the opportunities for #innovation. 

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What COP28 Achieved—And Was It Enough? | Law.com International

Since the turn of the year we've seen tokenisation of real world assets take centre stage, virtual reality becoming actual reality and AI gaining momentum.
 
What will 2024 bring? Alexander Amato-Cravero, regional head of our Emerging Tech Group shares some of his thoughts.
 
#emergingtech #virtualreality #2024predictions

Our Disputes Yearbook 2023 is now out. From major arbitration developments and class actions to legislative reform and insurance disputes, we pick out the year's key themes and cases from the UK courts and abroad. 

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#DisputesYearbook2023 #Disputes #Arbitration #ClassActions #LegislativeReform

Since the turn of the year we've seen a wide focus on modernising real estate law.
 
What will 2024 bring? Matthew Bonye, partner and head of real estate dispute resolution, asks whether business leases will be radically overhauled in the growing wave of property law reform.
 
#realestate #realestatelaw #2024 predictions

Regulatory action and high-profile court battles may grab the spotlight but climate change is already triggering a wide array of hidden contract disputes for business… with more to come. The latest in our series on climate change disputes explores the uptake in contract wrangles turning on environmental factors and outlines why such issues are set to "ricochet up and down supply chains" for years to come.

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#climatechange #climatechangedisputes #herbertsmithfreehills #arbitration

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