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- 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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