Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Background
Key Issues
BIT Claim Checklist
Additional Considerations
Role of National Courts

Annex 1: Sample Bilateral Investment Treaty
Annex 2: Relevant Legislation, Rules and Guidelines
(I) Extracts Of ICSID Convention
(Ii) ICSID Arbitration Rules
(Iii) ICSID Enforcement Act (England and Wales)
(Iv) Code Of Conduct for Litigation Funders (January 2014)
Annex 3: Recent Bit Arbitration Decisions Which Impact upon Key Concepts

About the Author

Khawar Qureshi QC was called to the Bar in 1990 and took Silk in 2006. He has taught law at Cambridge and London University and was an ‘A’ Panel UK Government Treasury Counsel before taking Silk. He was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2014. Khawar is consistently regarded as one of the leading specialists in Public International Law and International Arbitration matters, and he has extensively appeared before Courts and arbitral tribunals on such matters.

Reviews

"The book is a most useful manual for practitioners and students alike. It offers a practice-oriented review of the most important features of BITs and their application by tribunals"
Professors Schreuer and Dolzer (University of Vienna and University of Bonn)

“This handbook sets out in clear, succinct and user-friendly language the key issues to be aware of when dealing with BITs” Joe Tirado in New Law Journal