Month: October 2021

Chambers UK Ranking – On 22 October 2021, Chambers UK ranked Fietta LLP as a top-tier public international law firm in its 2022 Directory. It noted that the firm is particularly known for “advising on both sides of sophisticated investor-state disputes” and “offers considerable expertise in matters regarding state succession and sovereignty, the Law of the Sea and boundary delimitations”. Stephen Fietta KC and Jiries Saadeh are both recognised as leading lawyers in the field. For more details, see Chambers UK 2022.  Stephen Fietta KC commented: “We are immensely proud to be ranked in Band 1 this year by both Chambers and Legal 500.  We would like to thank everybody who has contributed to this achievement, particularly our clients and professional colleagues who have provided references to the two directories over the years”.

Fourth Webinar of 2021 Public International Law Series – On 22 October 2021, the fourth webinar of the 2021 Public International Law Series took place. The panel looked at the practice of treaty negotiations, with insights from four present and former government legal advisers. Oonagh Sands and Ryce Lee served as moderators.

 Space Policy and Law Course – On 11 October 2021, Oonagh Sands participated in two panels during the three-day “Space Policy & Law Course” by the London Institute of Space Policy and Law. The panels addressed “The Legal Regime of Outer Space” and “The Laws Governing Space Applications”, respectively.