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- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- US Court of Appeals Rules District Courts May Enforce Compliance with Arbitral Summonses under the New York Convention
- US Court of Appeals Vacates District Court Order to Reduce Amount of Attachment of Lebanese IBL Bank’s Assets
- Investment News In A Nutshell
- India and Australia Prepare to Negotiate Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
- Applying the One-Voice Principle, England and Wales High Court Refuses to Recognise Maduro’s Control of Venezuela’s Gold Reserves
- South African Court Upholds Stay of Court Proceedings Between Domestic Parties in Favour of International Arbitration
- Perenco Freezes Ecuador’s Assets in Luxemburg Banks Accounts
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- Should He Win Brazil’s Elections in 2022, Candidate Lula Would Ask the European Union to Improve Terms of FTA Agreement with Mercosur
- European Arbitration Institutions Welcome Exemption For Arbitration Proceedings From EU Ban On Transactions With Russian Entities
- Uniper Agrees to Withdraw EUR 1 Billion ECT Claim Against the Netherlands
- ICSID Ad Hoc Committee Stays Enforcement of Arbitral Award Against Panama Pending Annulment Application
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- US Court Of Appeal Vacates Writ Of Prejudgment Attachment Of Haitian Agency BMPAD On Grounds Of Sovereign Immunity
- Uruguay’s President Intends To Advance FTA Negotiations With China Despite Resistance From Other Mercosur Member States
- ICSID Tribunal Awarded BBVA USD 105 Million in an Arbitration Under the ICSID Additional Facility Against Bolivia
- Paris Court Of Appeal Ordered To Stay The Enforcement Of The Award In Favour Of The Heirs Of The Sultan Of Sulu Pending The Decision On The Annulment Of The Award
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- The EWHC Decides To Adjourn The Enforcement Of An Award That Required Specific Performance of Obligations Even In The Absence Of A Formal Application To That Effect By Defendant
- Refusal of District Court to enforce $1.8 billion arbitration award in favour of ESSO partially overturned by US Court of Appeals
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- The EU And New Zealand Concluded Negotiations For A Trade Agreement
- ICSID Tribunal Awards Peruvian Road Concessionaire Only 6% of its US$ 150 Million Claim Against Peru
- English Court Finds Venezuela Bound to Arbitrate in London But Refuses Permanent Anti-Suit Injunction
- European Court of Human Rights Finds Slovak Courts Violated European Convention on Human Rights for Failing to Enforce Arbitration Award
- ICSID Tribunal Rejects Spanish Investor’s Claims Against Costa Rica
- Energy Charter Conference: Agreement In Principle Provides Significant Solutions To Modernise Energy Charter Treaty’s Dispute Settlement Mechanism
- SCC Arbitration Tribunal Upholds Spain’s Intra-EU Jurisdictional Objection To Danish Investors’ Claims Under the Energy Charter Treaty
- Dutch Court Lifts Attachment of Kazakh Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Shares in KMG Kashagan B.V.
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- US Court Confirms Gebre’s USD 18 Million Foreign Arbitral Award Against Kyrgyzstan
- SCC Tribunal Declines Jurisdiction Over Investment Arbitration Following Spain’s Intra-EU Jurisdictional Objection
- Spanish Marina d’Or Claims EUR 400+ Million In ICSID Arbitration Proceedings Against Morocco
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- ICSID Tribunal Grants EU Commission Leave To File Written Submission As Non-Disputing Party
- US Supreme Court Excludes Private International Arbitrations From Access to §1782 Discovery
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- European Commission Files Amicus Curiae Brief before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to Oppose Enforcement of ICSID Award Against Spain
- US Appeals Court Acts "Out of Sync" with the Supreme Court in Refusing to Vacate International Arbitration Award under the FAA's 'Exceeding Powers' Ground
- Trividia Health Recovers $163,586.06 in Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Interest Incurred to Confirm Arbitration Award Against Nipro Corporation
- Spanish Court Orders the Seizure of Codelco's Receivables in Execution of Pey Casado's Arbitral Award
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- Final ICC Arbitration Award Granting Kazsilicon +/-USD 1.4 M Against Clean Power Innovation Surfaces
- US District Court Denies Motion to Compel Post-Judgment Discovery by Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Indonesia and Switzerland Sign New Bilateral Investment Treaty
- Astrazeneca to Substitute Other Medicines for COVID-19 Vaccines in New Agreement with the Dominican Republic
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- Mexico and UK Start Negotiations Towards Enhanced Free Trade Agreement
- UK Court Sets Aside Arbitration Award Due to Arbitrator's Obvious Accounting Mistake
- UK Privy Council Affirms Decision to Restore Cayman Islands Order Granting VRG Leave to Enforce an International Arbitral Award Against the MP Funds
- Singapore's Court of Appeal Refuses to Stay Court Proceedings, Finds Tiered Arbitration Agreement Favouring Domestic Arbitration Lacked Binding Force
- Gasum to Take Gazprom Export to Arbitration over Roubles Payments Dispute
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- US Court Enforces Foreign Arbitration Award Despite Public Policy Objections Based on Policies to Limit the Spread of Covid-19
- Mexico Orders Vulcan Materials Co. To Shutdown Last Limestone Mine Operating In the State Of Quintana Roo, Aggravating Their Existing Dispute
- German Bundestag Approves Bill Allowing For Possible Expropriation Of Energy Companies
- Spanish Court Enforces Pey Casado Arbitral Award, Orders Chilean Government To Pay EUR 500+ Million
- Investment Arbitration News In A Nutshell
- South African Court Finds Arbitral Tribunal's Decision to Grant Amendment Was Neither An Award Nor Reviewable Under the UNCITRAL Model Law
- New Devas Arbitration Notice Clarifies The Grounds Relied Upon In Support of USD 1.3 Million Claim Against India
- Airports Authority of India (AAI) Withdraws from the IATA Collection System Following Court Orders Seizing AAI's Funds in IATA
- UK Court Determines Arbitral Tribunal's Partial Award on Liability Finally Resolved 'Unnecessary' Negligence Issue
- US Court Confirms USD 21 Million Arbitral Award Against the State of Libya
- Argentinian Government Decree Sparks Dispute with Flybondi Airline
- US Court Dismisses Uni-Top Asia Investment's Petition to Confirm International Arbitral Award For Lack of Venue
- ICSID Tribunal Deploys UNCITRAL Transparency Rules to Order Public Disclosure of Materials and Hearings in Investment Treaty Arbitration
- Paris Court of Appeal Annuls Arbitral Award Based on Achmea and PL Holdings Decisions
- Australian Court Confirms Instagram, Facebook Waived Right to Arbitration By Actively Utilising Litigation Machinery During Year Long Court Defence
- INVESTMENT ARBITRATION NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
- Dominican Republic Threatens Arbitration Against AstraZeneca Citing Failure to Deliver Covid-19 Vaccines as Agreed
- UK Court Confirms that Arbitral Tribunal's Failure to Mention a Witness' Evidence Is Insufficient to Set Aside Arbitral Award
- Canadian-Chilean Port Operator Threatens Investment Arbitration Proceedings against Uruguay
- US District Court Denies Russian Federations Motion to Stay USD 50+ Billion Arbitral Awards’ Confirmation
- INVESTMENT ARBITRATION NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
- Paris Court of Appeal Sets Aside ICC Award For Being Contrary to International Public Policy
- Tribunal Finds Russia Liable for Expropriating Ukrainian Petrol Stations in the Crimean Peninsula
- Ukrainian Gas Station Operators Seek Recognition and Confirmation of Arbitral Award Against the Russian Federation Before US Court
- INVESTMENT ARBITRATION NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
- Canadian Court Relies on Arbitration Clause in Contentious Agreement Schedule to Stay Court Proceedings in Favour of Arbitration in New Zealand
- German Court Rejects Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Award Against Eckes-Granini Group
- Yemeni Construction Entrepreneur Serves Uganda With Notice of Investment Dispute
- Settlement Agreement Between Canadian Centerra Gold Inc. And The Kyrgyz Republic Ends Kumtor Mine's Dispute
- Congo's State Miner Gécamines Suspends Legal Proceedings Against China Molybdenum To Facilitate Independent Resolution of Royalty Payment Dispute
- INVESTMENT ARBITRATION NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
- English Court Refuses To Set Aside Order Authorising Arbitration Award's Enforcement Against Chinese National Who Did Not Personally Sign the Underlying Arbitration Agreement
- The ICSID Secretary-General Takes Note of Discontinuance of a Proceeding Against the Kingdom of Spain
- US District Court Exercises Inherent Jurisdiction to Stay Devas Applicants' Enforcement Proceedings Without Ordering India to Post Security
- South African Court Upholds Claim For Constitutional Damages Against State President For Role in Dismantling SADC Tribunal
- INVESTMENT ARBITRATION NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
- Paris Court of Appeal Dismisses Bid to Annul Arbitration Award in Favour of Cyprus
- PCA Tribunal Decides It Has No Jurisdiction Over Claim Against The Czech Republic Because Claimant Had Ceased To Be An Investor When Arbitration Proceedings Commenced
- Australian Court Declines to Exercise Inherent Power to Maintain Freezing Order to Protect Enforcement of Singaporean Judgment
- ICSID Tribunal Denies RWE’s Application for Bifurcation
- Singapore Court Confirms Order Granting Leave to Enforce Arbitral Award Despite Pathological Arbitration Clause and Service at Vacant Address
- INVESTMENT ARBITRATION NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
- The Impact of Conflict between Russia and Ukraine on Natural Gas Value and Availability Could Prompt the European Union to Reconsider Its Energy Priorities
- Paris Court of Appeal Affirms Exequatur Order Concerning Arbitral Award Against the Republic of Benin
- UK High Court Delimits the Extent of the Duty of ‘Full and Frank Disclosure’ Following Ex Parte Application to Recognise and Enforce Arbitration Award
- ICSID Tribunal Rejects Request for Interim Measures against the Netherlands
- Addiko Bank Files Arbitration Request with the ICSID Against the Republic of Slovenia
- INVESTMENT ARBITRATION NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
- US District Court Confirms Arbitration Award in Favour of the Dominican Republic
- Australia Invites Submissions Ahead of Parliamentary Approval of the Australia – UK FTA
- Odyssey v Mexico ICSID Tribunal Denies Application for Leave to File a Non-Disputing Party Submission (Amicus Curiae)
- Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice Dismisses Application to Set Aside ICSID Tribunal’s Decision in Nelson v Mexico
- US Court Asserts Inherent Power to Authorise a Contingent Writ of Attachment Against the Republic of Venezuela
- INVESTMENT ARBITRATION NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
- Dispute Settlement in UK-NZ Free Trade Agreement Restricted to State Parties Following NZ’s Strong Opposition to ISDS
- ICSID Tribunal Declares AFC Investment Solutions' Claim against Colombia “Manifestly without Legal Merit” Because It Was Filed Late
- Ecuador Persists with Tax Set-Off Defence in Cross-Motion Against Perenco’s Petition to Enforce ICSID Award Before US Courts
- How the CAS Ad Hoc Division Established Jurisdiction Over A Matter Arising 41 Days Before the Start of the Olympic Games
- INVESTMENT ARBITRATION NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
- Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice Annuls Canadian Investors’ Mining Permits Following State’s Failure to Consult Indigenous Peoples
- US Energy Company Monterra Serves Notice of Intent to Commence International Arbitration Proceedings Against Mexico
- Investment Arbitration News in a Nutshell
- Thai Government Reached A Settlement with Australian Mining Company over Long-standing Arbitration Proceedings
- Kazakhstan Succeeds in Having Its Fraud Claims Remanded to The New York State Supreme Court
- Another ICSID Tribunal Finds the CJEU’s Komstroy Judgement Irrelevant to the Question of its Jurisdiction
- ICSID Proceeding Against Kuwait Discontinued
- Mexico Faces ICSID Claim Following Termination of Desalination Plant Project in Baja California
- NAM Institutes Arbitration Proceedings Against The Dutch State to Clarify Compensation Payable to Groningen Residents For Damage Caused By Gas Extraction Activities
- Devas Investors Serve New Notice of Arbitration in Decade’s Long Dispute with India
- Mexico Threatens to Scandalise U.S. Company Before International Tribunals and The UN Unless ICSID Dispute Settled
- Chilean Constitutional Convention Discusses Nationalisation of Copper and Mining Exploration and Exploitation Companies
- Investment Arbitration News in a Nutshell
- New Zealand Court Sets Aside Hungary’s Protest to Jurisdiction in Recognition of ICSID Award
- US Court Orders Enforcement of Award Against Parties Who Failed to Attend Arbitration Proceedings in Wake of COVID-19 Surge and Political Turmoil
- ICSID Tribunal "Not Satisfied" That Intra-EU Arbitration Is Incompatible with EU Law, Rejects Germany's Claim Under ICSID Arbitration Rule 41(5)
- Gerald International Limited and Sierra Leone Agree to Discontinue ICSID Arbitration Proceedings
- Perenco Submits Opening Brief Before US Court Regarding New Facts on Ecuador's Cross-Motion for Tax Setoff
- Investment Arbitration News in a Nutshell
- EU Court Sets Aside Judgment of the General Court in Micula
- Huawei Commences Arbitration Proceedings Against Sweden Before ICSID
- ICSID Refers Decision to Approve Amendments to its Rules and Regulations to its Administrative Council
- US Appeals Court Holds it Lacks Jurisdiction to Quash Conditional Execution Measures Authorised by District Court Against Venezuela’s “Most Important US Asset”
- English High Court Rules Against Admission of Counterclaim in Proceedings For The Enforcement of Arbitral Award
- Canadian Court Grants Application by Indian State-Owned Agencies to Quash and Vacate Two Ex Parte Seizures before Judgment by Garnishment in Favour of Devas
- (ACABLAT II) - Abaclat and others v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/5)
- UK Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award and Declares Tribunal Has Jurisdiction Based on Kazakhstan’s Implied Succession to Investment Treaty Concluded by the USSR
- Guatemala Seeks Recognition of Arbitration Award Against Israeli Company in the United States
- Abaclat and others v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/5)
- Smart City Solutions Institutes ICSID Arbitration Proceedings Against Guyana Over Metered Parking System Project
- Hague Court of Appeal Annuls Cairn v. India Award
- Republic of Senegal: The First State Taken to ICSID in 2022 Regarding Dispute Over Sendou Power Plant
- Czech Republic Prevails in ICSID Proceedings against Swiss Investor, Pawlowski, in Long Running Real Estate Dispute Related to Residential Development Project
- Following Constitutional Court Ordered Ban on Mining, Cornerstone Analyses Options Against Ecuador, Including Those under Canada-Ecuador BIT
- Codelco Commences Arbitration Proceedings Against Ecuador Before ICSID in Connection with Llurimagua Mining Project
- Metro de Lima Línea 2 Commences Third ICSID Arbitration Proceeding Against Peru
- Montero's ICSID Arbitration Proceedings Claiming Tanzania Expropriated its Wigu Hill Project Underway
- ICSID Tribunal Terminates Arbitration Proceedings against Venezuela for Non-Payment of Advance Costs under ICSID Administrative and Financial Regulations
- Loftleidir Initiates ICC Claim against Cape Verde over Renationalisation of Flag Carrier Cabo Verde Airlines
- ICSID Tribunal Rejects Big Sky Energy's USD 460 million + Claim against Kazakhstan
- TC Energy Inc. Lodges Request For Arbitration Against the United States Following Revocation Of The Keystone Xl Project’s Presidential Permit
- ICSID Releases Final Working Paper on Proposed Amendments to Investor-State Dispute Rules
- What the Swedish Supreme Court said about Foreign States’ Immunity from Enforcement in Ascom and Others v the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Success in Belgium, Setback in Sweden for Kazakhstan in Proceedings to Set Aside Enforcement of Ascom’s €500+ Million Arbitral Award
- Court Identifies ‘Properly Arguable’ Fraud and Public Policy Challenge to LCIA Consent Award and Grants Extension of Time For Referral to Trial
- Sino-Germany Consortium Threatens Chile with Institution of Investment Arbitration Proceedings Concerning a Dispute over Revocation of Tender by Chile’s Civil Registry
- ICSID Tribunal Finds it Lacks Jurisdiction to Proceed with Arbitration under ICSID’s Additional Facility Rules And it Cannot Expand a Consent to Arbitration By Resorting to An MFN Clause in a Third Country BIT
- ICSID Tribunal Finds Argentina Liable for Unlawful Expropriation Based on Provincial Gaming Regulator's Decision
- When Will A Failure to Mediate Oust Arbitral Jurisdiction?
- Agreement Between Vattenfall and Germany Brings ICSID Arbitration Proceedings to An End
- Dutch Supreme Court Partially Annuls Hague Court’s Decision to Reinstate US$50 Billion Yukos Awards
- What CJEU Said About Ad Hoc Arbitration Agreements in Disputes Concerning the Application and Interpretation of EU Law
- New Arbitration Proceedings Instituted Against Republic of Congo before the ICSID
- Covinca S.A. Institutes ICSID Arbitration Proceedings Against Peru
- What The CJEU Said About Access to the ECT’s Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Republic of Moldova v Komstroy
- Metlife Joins Other Insurance Companies in Threatening Investment Arbitration Proceedings Following Chile’s Third Early Pension Funds Withdrawal Authorisation
- What the CJEU Said About Its Jurisdiction in Republic of Moldova v Komstroy
- Ecuador ‘Blows Hot and Cold’ in Opposing US Enforcement of Parenco’s ICSID Award
- New Zealand – UK FTA Rejects Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Favour of State-to-State Mechanism
- National Courts Will Not Always ‘Second Guess’ Arbitral Tribunals’ Findings Regarding Allegations of Corruption
- Petronas files request for ICSID arbitration against Sudan
- Supreme Court of Norway Declares ‘Fosen Vind’ Project Illegal; Revokes Power Licence
- How Allegations of Corruption Are Handled Differently In and Outside The ICSID Regime
- Venezuela Abandons Appeal Against Rusoro's USD 1 Billion + ICSID Award, Paving The Way For Enforcement Actions Around The World
- ICSID COMMITTEE Lifts Stay of Enforcement Issued in CONOCOPHILLIPS v VENEZUELA
- Is ISDS Still Fit For Its Original Purpose
- ICSID Tribunal Orders Mexico to Pay Canadian Company Over USD 47 Million in Compensation on Denial of Justice Grounds
- Colombia Fails to Satisfy ICSID Committee that Tribunal Committed Annullable Error in Excluding Alleged Evidence Of Corruption
- ICSID Ad Hoc Committee Dismisses Annulment Application in Glencore and Prodeco v Columbia
- South African Court Enforces Foreign Companys 275 Million International Arbitration Award Against Locally Registered Company
- Argentina to Challenge Outsiders Title to Enforce 320 Million ICSID Award before US Courts
- Alleging Denial of Justice HSBC Launches An ICSID Arbitration Against El Salvador
- New Claim Against Chile Before the ICSID
- What the ICSID Tribunal in Eco Oro v Colombia Said on the Merits of Eco Oros Claim
- US District Court Confirms US600 Million ICC Award against The Democratic Republic of Congo Following Default Judgement Proceedings
- Devas-Applicants Agree to Restart Enforcement Proceedings Against India to Ensure Full Compliance with Australian Foreign States Immunities Act
- Swiss Federal Supreme Court Affirms That Parties May Forgo The New York Convention For The Recognition and Enforcement of Their Arbitral Awards
- DC Appellate Court Prepares to Hear Arguments That the Grant of the Stay of Proceedings in the Yukos Case Was A Clear Abuse Of Discretion
- What the ICSID Tribunal in Eco Oro v Colombia Said on Jurisdiction
- ICSID Tribunal Delivers Split Decision in Eco Oro v Colombia
- Australian Appellate Decision Even Pro-Arbitration Courts Will Not Easily Excuse Fundamental Non-Compliance with The Parties Agreement
- Belgian Court Finds Award and Arbitration Valid Where Arbitrators Personally Reviewed First Drafts Prepared by Tribunal Secretary
- Canadian Court Rules Arbitration Clause Inoperative Based on the Conduct of the Party Seeking a Stay of Court Proceedings
- Settlement Agreement Brings ICSID Arbitration Proceedings Between Enel Fortuna SA and Panama to an End
- Annulment Committee Admits New Evidence in Annulment Proceedings That Could Establish Grounds for ICSID Awards Annulment
- OECD Mediated Settlement Produces Novel Opt-Out Mechanism That Could Bolster Cooperation Between Investors and Local Communities
- Panamas CSS Reportedly Settles 175 Million Arbitration Claim with Spains FCC to Salvage Multi-Million Dollar Ciudad De La Salud Project
- Australian Federal Court Rejects Spains Claim of Sovereign Immunity as a Basis for not Recognising an Arbitral Award as an Order of Court in Landmark Judgment
- Ecuadors Constitutional Court Fuels Further Debate After Nixing Requirement that National Assembly Approve ICSID Conventions Ratification
- UK Supreme Court Judgment Confirms the Enduring Relevance of Mandatory State Immunity Act SIA Diplomatic Service Requirements
- Devas-Applicants Make out Exceptional Case to Serve Application to Join Enforcement Proceedings on Indias Antrix via Email
- United Kingdom Signs a New Free Trade Agreement with EEA EFTA Countries
- Centerra Gold Introduces New Claims in Arbitration Proceedings Against the Kyrgyz Government to Protect its Assets at Kumtor Gold Mine
- Croatia and Several Banks Settle Four ICSID Arbitrations Regarding the Retroactive Conversion of Swiss Franc Denominated Loans
- Round and Round it Goes Dutch Court Highlights Contradictions in Arbitral Tribunals Assessment of Mercks Denial of Justice Claim Against Ecuador
- Canadian Miners Malian Subsidiary Seeks Remedies Against Mali on Multiple Fronts
- Will the New Spain-Colombia Bit Model Accelerate the Transition to a Multilateral Investment Court
- Ecuadors Re-Accession to the ICSID Convention Highlights Domestic Constitutional Controversy
- Australia - UK FTA Rejects Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Favour of State-To-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism
- True Blue Development Drops Bombshell ICSID Claim Against Grenadian Government
- Chilena Consolidada Becomes the Second Insurance Company to Trigger a Dispute Settlement Mechanism Against Chile in Just over Five Weeks
- Investor-Group Add Their Voice to Calls for Development of Green Trade Agenda
- New ICC Arbitration Proceedings Bring into Sharp Focus the Debate on Global Pandemics Social and Economic Impact
- The Ecuadorian Government Announced its Intention to Initiate a Recourse Action Against Former Government Authorities Including Former President Rafael Correa in Connection with the Perenco Case
- US Court Grants Stay of Proceedings with Due Deference to ICSID Regime
- The Netherlands Attempts to Bypass ICSID Dispute Settlement Doomed to Fail
- Mexican Federal Judges Suspend Controversial Hydrocarbon Act
- Argentina Reveals Plans to Review and Replace All BITs
- Ohio National Life Insurance Group SA Triggers Dispute Resolution Mechanism Under the US-Chile FTA Agreement
- Controversy over Apparent Conflict of Interest by Member of the UK Governments Recently Created Investment Council
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