The DIAC 2022 Rules represent the culmination of six months of work by DIAC to reconstitute itself consistent with the Decree (see Jones Day's Insight about the Decree, "Disputes Disrupted? The Impact of Dubai's Decree No. 34...more
The Situation: In November 2017, 17 sub-Saharan African states reformed both their uniform arbitration law and the arbitration rules of their regional arbitration center.
The Result: The revision of the Uniform Act on...more
The Situation: In November 2017, 17 states of sub-Saharan Africa adopted the Uniform Act on Mediation.
The Result: The practice of mediation, although it already has legislative support in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and...more
The Situation: In November 2017, Robert Mugabe, the only leader Zimbabwe had known in 37 years, was ousted from power.
The Development: Will this change in leadership usher in a new era of good governance and economic...more
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Recently, Tanzania enacted a series of mining laws that significantly erode protection for existing and future investments in the mining industry. As part of these measures, one foreign investor has been assessed a US$190...more