Lofty theories and budget airlines

France’s highest private law court, the Court of Cassation, appears to have endorsed Emmanuel Gaillard’s theory of an autonomous international legal order underpinning arbitration in a judgment favouring Irish budget airline Ryanair.

Mongolia seeks to annul Khan award

Dechert special counsel gets ICC role

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware’s "rapid arbitration" under scrutiny

Bar Council tackles same chambers conundrum

FEATURES

EU: An investment court for TTIP and beyond?

Paul Stothard and Stuart Bruce of King & Wood Mallesons in London consider recent EU proposals to replace investor-state arbitration with an international investment court, including permanent appeal judges.