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News & Events
Last month, Alex Haines and Alexandra Sidossis successfully represented and appeared on behalf of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (“BSTDB”), the Respondent in this case, before its Administrative Tribunal in Thessaloniki, Greece, where the BSTDB is headquartered. This was the first time in more than one decade that a case had been heard by the Administrative Tribunal. All grounds of appeal were dismissed and the Tribunal found that no internal laws of the BSTDB had been breached. Background International Administrative Tribunals (“IATs”) are judicial bodies established by international organisations. They have the authority to settle disputes between international organisations and employees on employment matters. IATs are international tribunals in the sense that they operate in the realm of…
News 1 Nov, 2018
Alex Haines to give presentation at the International Court of Justice on the application of international human rights law to international organisations. On Wednesday, 28 November 2018, Alex Haines will give a presentation in the Historical Reading Room of the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) in The Hague on the application of international human rights law to international organisations and their internal justice systems. Discussion and Q&A will follow the presentation. The invitation to the event has been extended to the employees of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the Peace Palace Library. Abstract International Administrative Tribunals (“IATs”) settle the internal disputes of international organisations (“IOs”) relating to employment issues and exist in the realm of the public international law…
Alex Haines, barrister, gives presentation on internal justice systems at the annual Conference of Staff Associations of International Financial Institutions (“COSIFI”) in Washington DC. On 18 and 19 September 2018, Alex attended the COSIFI annual conference which took place in Washington DC. Eight International Financial Institutions (“IFIs”) were represented: the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the European Central Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. A representative from the Federation of International Civil Servants’ Associations (“FICSA”) was also present. The conference covered current IFI challenges, compensation, the issue of international staff and local staff, and the different models of Staff Association…
News 2 Oct, 2018
On Friday 14th September, Alex Haines gave a one-day workshop to the Staff Council of the United Nations Office in Vienna (“UNOV”). The workshop attendees included, inter alia, employees of the United Nations, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (“UNODC”) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (“IAEA”). The workshop covered international administrative law and the United Nations’ internal justice system including its two-tier judicial system consisting of the Dispute Tribunal (“UNDT”) and Appeals Tribunal (“UNAT”). It also included a discussion on the new UN compensation package and the Global Service Delivery Model for the UN Secretariat. The recent case law discussed included the UNAT cases of Lloret Alcaniz et al. v SG, 2018-UNAT-840 and Mirella et al. v…
John and Alex have been invited by the Bar Council to speak at the first English Law Week in Mexico, a joint initiative between the Law Society and Bar Council. On 3 September, John will speak on the regulation of Fintech and his experiences as the Attorney General of Anguilla responsible for the Anguilla Utility Token Act, the first legislation to regulate utility tokens. On 4 September, John will chair two sessions on combating corruption and Alex will speak at the same sessions on corruption in the context of his experience of sanctions and Multilateral Development Banks. They will also take part in several networking opportunities, including at the British Ambassador’s residence. Alex and John both speak fluent Spanish and…
Michael Bowes QC, co-chair of the London chapter of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) International Section and joint Head of Outer Temple Chambers, is to host a Meet & Greet reception in London, together with Michael Miller, President of The New York State Bar Association. The reception is part of a programme of events this year for New York-based attorneys in both Dublin and London. With members located in 130 countries around the world, the NYSBA is the largest voluntary state bar organisation, representing thousands of lawyers globally. Their International Section chapter in London, UK is one of over 70 NYSBA chapters worldwide. For more than 140 years, the NYSBA has been the voice of the legal profession in New York State. Their mission is to shape the…
News 24 Jul, 2018
We are delighted to announce that Ian Denham and Alex Haines have joined Outer Temple Chambers, with Ian to work across our Personal Injury practice area and Alex to join the Business department. Ian Denham has a particular expertise in cross-border claims, claims with features of fraud, dishonesty and exaggeration and wrongful death claims. His cross-border practice covers advising on jurisdictional matters, applicable law, direct rights of action against insurers, claims against the MIB, holiday claims including claims under the Package Travel Regulations covering local standards, accidents in the air and on sea, and claims involving a cross-border employment aspect. Alex Haines specialises in the sanctions regimes of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), and the institutional…
News 13 Jun, 2018
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