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UK Public International Law Market Leaders – The Legal 500 (2025) has once again recognised Fietta LLP as a top tier firm in public international law, describing us as “the best public international law boutique in London, bar none”.  Stephen Fietta KC is again top-ranked, while partners Laura Rees-Evans and Oonagh Sands receive recognition as Next Generation Partners.  Senior Associate Miglena Angelova has also received recognition as a Leading Associate.

Conference on Enforcing Arbitral Awards against Sovereigns: Recent Trends in Law and Practice: On 10 January 2024, Laura Rees-Evans spoke at the Conference on Enforcing Arbitral Awards against Sovereigns, co-organised by the University of Luxembourg and Luxembourg Law Firm Bonn Steichen & Partners, on the topic of “The award and the right to property”.  For further details, please click here.

Chambers UK 2024 – Chambers UK 2024 has recognised Fietta LLP in both public international law and international arbitration, describing Fietta as ‘one of the elite firms’ again ranked in Band 1 in public international law. Stephen Fietta KC has been ranked a ‘Star Individual’ in public international law, while partner Jiries Saadeh and counsel Laura Rees-Evans are recognised as ‘Up and Coming’ in the field.  Partners Stephen Fietta and Jiries Saadeh have also been recognised in international arbitration. For more information on Fietta’s ranking in the Chambers UK 2024 guide, see here: https://chambers.com/law-firm/fietta-llp-uk-1:22888958.

High Seas Treaty Symposium at the University of Edinburgh: In October, Oonagh Sands participated in “The High Seas Treaty Symposium”, a two-day discussion of implementation opportunities for the recent United Nations treaty to protect marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.  Oonagh remarks covered “Compliance and Dispute Resolution”, alongside co-panellists Prof. Cymie Payne, Prof. Hiroko Muraki-Gottlieb, Prof. Ronán Long, and Mr Birgir Hrafn Búason.

2023 Arctic Circle Assembly: On 21 October 2023, Jiries Saadeh and Oonagh Sands have participated in a panel titled “Investing in Climate Change Mitigation in the Arctic” as part of the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly.

The London International Arbitration Colloquium 2023 on “State Sovereignty and Immunity in Commercial Arbitration”: Stephen Fietta KC discussed the potential impacts on third-party funding in international arbitration involving sovereigns of the recent UK Supreme Court decision in PACCAR Inc & Ors. The event took place on 25 September 2023.

University of Edinburgh Symposium on the United Nations BBNJ Agreement: Fietta LLP has sponsored a two-day symposium organised by the University of Edinburgh, titled “The High Seas Treaty: From Negotiation to Implementation”, which was held on 6-7 October 2023. Oonagh Sands spoke on a panel addressing “Compliance and Dispute Resolution”.

Article in Kluwer Arbitration Blog on enforcement of ICSID awards in the UK: On 12 August 2023, Laura Rees-Evans published an article in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog on the recent judgment of the English High Court in Infrastructure Services v. Spain.  The judgment is one of the most important developments of the past year in relation to the enforcement of intra-EU investment awards.  The article is available here.

2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators guide: Stephen Fietta, Jiries Saadeh, Ashique Rahman and Laura Rees-Evans have all been recognised as leading global litigators by Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Litigators guide.  All four were also recognised in Lawdragon’s initial global guide in 2021.

Human Rights and Sustainable Development Conference: On 14 July 2023, Oonagh Sands discussed “Sustainable Development and Protecting Marine Biological Diversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction” in a panel addressing the interaction between human rights and sustainable development.  The conference was organised by the Centre for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity, University of Central Florida and the Centre for International Law and Human Rights, Lancaster University Law School.  The programme is available here.