Elizabeth James Tingen

European Union flag flying outside the glass façade of the European Parliament building in Brussels

When States won’t pay – Why enforcing an investment award needs a comms playbook

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Foreign investors who win an arbitration case against a government understand well that winning the award does not settle the matter. Rather, it may merely be the beginning of a…

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Prinsjesdag. Netherlands flag.

‘Prinsjesdag’ is coming – and international firms should take notice

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Prinsjesdag is one of the most important events in Dutch politics. On the third Tuesday of September, the head of state delivers a speech to the Dutch parliament, the ‘Troonrede’,…

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The EU’s new Rule of Law Report: examining the Netherlands & Luxembourg from a reputation management perspective

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Merely days after the US Department of Justice disclosed subpoenas to fourteen of America’s largest law firms, the European Commission published its 2026 Rule of Law Report. A notable juxtaposition.…

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