After decades of governments concluding international investment agreements, reservations concerning free trade agreements (such as the TTIP, between the US and the EU) have led to unprecedented levels of public debate, focussing largely on the proposed inclusion of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions.
Matthew Weiniger QC was interviewed for a BBC Radio 4 programme to be broadcast at 8pm tonight, titled "Company vs Country". It will discuss the nature of investment protections and ISDS, including the high profile investor-state disputes which are relied on as evidencing the alleged threat ISDS poses to democracy.
The programme will be available here shortly after the broadcast.
For further information, please contact Matthew Weiniger QC, or your usual Herbert Smith Freehills contact.