Government Regulation and Public Sector Law

The Romanian State scored a major arbitration victory before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) within the World Bank in Washington. Noble Ventures, Inc. submitted its claim under the bilateral investment treaty between the United States and Romania to arbitration under the ICSID Convention in August 2001. Noble Ventures` claimed as much as USD 353 million in damages from Romania, challenging Romania’s treatment of Noble Ventures and its investment in Combin

As you may recall, the Health Information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health (HITECH) Act gives state Attorneys General the authority to bring civil actions on behalf of state residents.

Tribal sovereign immunity is a well-established doctrine of federal Indian law but it is not popular with courts.

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") provides an exemption from its overtime requirements for employees covered by the Motor Carrier Act.

BHP Billiton's bid for Potash Corporation in November 2010 which was blocked by the Canadian government made financial headlines worldwide.

It has been given different names: "fiscal cliff," "taxmageddon," all of which sound like the name of bad screenplays.

On May 12, 2025, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) released an updated Standard Form 328 (SF-328), "Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests."

In this edition, we look at the UK Government's 10 year Infrastructure Strategy and whether the "Washington effect" has trumped the "Brussels effect" in relation to ESG regulation.

Trump's frequent and unpredictable tariff policy changes have, since April 2025, brought huge uncertainty to global trade, resulting in a sharp increase in tariff risks in international transactions.

In the B.C. Supreme Court decision of William v. Lake Babine Indian Band, 1999 CanLII 6121 ("William"), the Court set aside a default judgment against Lake Babine Indian Band...

On May 29, 2025, two British Columbia acts intended to fast-track project approvals received royal assent. The Infrastructure Projects Act, passed under Bill 15...

In recent months, the government of British Columbia introduced a suite of legislative reforms that mark a significant shift in how major infrastructure and energy projects are regulated and approved.