New Article 12A of the UN Model Regarding Fees for Technical Services: Ahead of Its Time or a Step Too Far?

This article analyses the key features of the new article 12A (Fees for technical services) of the UN Model (2017) and the pre-existing principles that these features question. Inconsistencies exacerbated by the introduction of article 12A are discussed and the two alternatives advanced in the Commentary on Article 12A evaluated.