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  Bolivia round-up: silver miner files UNCITRAL claim, as separate arbitration sees debate over “effective means” and “denial of benefits”
Jun 18, 2013
  Spain round-up: twin Energy Charter claims moving at different speeds; arbitrator in third case agrees to hear jurisdictional objections first
Jun 18, 2013
  Caratube oil company takes new tack in dispute with Kazakhstan: new claims brought to ICSID while earlier losing award remains under review
Jun 18, 2013
  Chinese BIT case loses arbitrator on eve of hearings; government raised concern when chairman’s firm took up separate case with similar treaty question
Jun 12, 2013
  Slovakia round-up: Tribunals in place for steel plant and (new) health insurance disputes; assets frozen in Luxembourg in bid to collect on 2012 award
Jun 12, 2013
  U.S. investor fails in UNCITRAL claim for $459 million under Russian foreign investment statute and contract
Jun 4, 2013
  Investor laments “outing” of third-party funder in final award, and initiates set aside proceedings
Jun 4, 2013
  Lithuania update: Italian investor was denied FET in tender process, but tribunal not persuaded that $250 million in losses can be hung on state
May 28, 2013
  Tribunal picks Washington DC as seat for unfolding NAFTA arbitration; hearings to be closed, and amici can’t access more info than public
May 28, 2013
  U.S. investor adds new claims in its NAFTA arbitration over Detroit border crossing; Canada sets out key jurisdictional objections
May 28, 2013
  Albania fends off one claim - by Sky Petroleum - but now faces an investment treaty arbitration by Czech company CEZ
May 17, 2013
  Solar investors file arbitration against Czech Republic; intra-EU BITs and Energy Charter Treaty at center of dispute
May 15, 2013
  In BIT arbitration, Ecuador weighs in with lengthy rebuttal of Chevron’s denial of justice claims
May 13, 2013
  ANALYSIS: Ecuador lays out its defence to other (non denial-of-justice) claims in pending treaty arbitration with Chevron
May 13, 2013
  East Timor launches arbitration against Australia, as separate tax dispute with U.S. investor plays out at Singapore International Arbitration Centre
May 7, 2013
  Dismantling of Southern African Development Community Tribunal spawns UNCITRAL arbitration claim for denial of justice
May 7, 2013
  In final UNCITRAL award, door left open for Greek company to bring another BIT claim against Serbia
Apr 26, 2013
  Tribunals in place for UNCITRAL and ICSID claims against Algeria by shareholders alleging billions in losses in Djezzy telecoms venture
Apr 25, 2013
  Tribunal is finalized to hear Renco v. Peru arbitration arising out of controversial La Oroya facility
Apr 23, 2013
  India BIT claims round-up: As arbitrators are chosen in two cases, IAReporter investigates other claims, including by Russian Federation and Vodaphone
Apr 16, 2013
  Tribunals named in three bank nationalization claims vs. Kyrgyz Republic; separate mining arbitration sheds light on Oxus settlement
Apr 16, 2013
  In newly-released report, tribunal-appointed expert urged lifting of attorney-client privilege on documents at center of NAFTA denial of benefits battle
Apr 16, 2013
  Tribunal in place to hear latest BIT claim against India; ICJ Judge was asked to pick Gov’t arbitrator after missed deadline, but India eventually complied
Apr 11, 2013
  After claims of human rights violation are borne out, businessman pursues ad-hoc investment treaty arbitration against Turkmenistan
Apr 3, 2013
  Tribunals selected to hear two parallel investment treaty claims brought by casino investors against Laos
Apr 3, 2013
  In response to government request, tribunal orders that outside contributors to expert damages reports should appear for cross-examination
Mar 26, 2013
  As hearings loom, US/UK investors not obliged to post security in BIT arbitration; Bolivia frets about claimants’ reliance on “third-party funding”
Mar 26, 2013
  After arbitrator disqualification process, ad-hoc tribunal to hear Spanish company’s investment treaty claims against Bolivia
Mar 20, 2013
  Investor’s nominee resigns in face of alleged “issue-conflict” challenge; Slovak Republic says BIT claim is an abuse of process
Mar 12, 2013
  Investor agrees to settle NAFTA claim against Canada; effort to build controversial quarry comes to an end as Province agrees to pay out 2/3rd of sums invested
Mar 12, 2013
  First hearing in Philip Morris v. Australia arbitration is pushed into 2014, as New Zealand reveals it is awaiting outcome of Australian cases
Feb 28, 2013
  UN Working Group finalizes UNCITRAL transparency rules, but they won't apply automatically to stockpiles of existing investment treaties
Feb 14, 2013
  ANALYSIS: As Ecuador is held in breach of order to block enforceability of Lago Agrio judgment, tribunal remains reticent as to why it sees harm to Chevron as irreparable
Feb 11, 2013
  Dutch investor, Achmea, seeks to test limits of investment treaty arbitration by asking arbitrators to block state from expropriating its assets
Feb 8, 2013
  Battle is joined on second treaty-arbitration front in Israel-Egypt gas fight, as ad-hoc arbitral tribunal is chosen
Feb 6, 2013
  Green energy arbitration moves forward as arbitrators are picked and preliminary arguments tabled by investor (Mesa) and Canada
Jan 29, 2013
  Caribbean Court of Justice to rule on anti-arbitration injunction issued by Belize court, as well as on harsh Belizean penalties for thwarting injunctions
Jan 27, 2013
  U.S. investors put Panama on notice of potential treaty arbitration in messy real estate dispute
Jan 22, 2013
  UNCITRAL tribunal chaired by Christopher Greenwood declines to let claimant use MFN clause to detour around highly-restrictive arbitration clause
Jan 17, 2013
  Philip Morris vetoes open arbitration hearings in Australia case, but filings may be released, and tribunal decisions will be published
Jan 10, 2013
  Hearing set for Australia’s request to bifurcate jurisdictional objections in Philip Morris case; will Hong Kong and Australia agree on contested "control" issue?
Jan 10, 2013
  Major new wrinkle in long-running enforcement battle as award against Laos is reportedly vacated in Malaysian Court
Jan 9, 2013
  Dispute over title to landholdings in Croatia leads to investment arbitration; government has faced, and prevailed in, two other treaty claims
Jan 9, 2013
  Polish court rules on release of investment arbitration awards under Freedom of Information law
Jan 2, 2013
  Former Iraqi Minister initiates treaty claims against Pakistan, but government is slow to respond; at least three other arbitrations afoot
Dec 21, 2012
  Investor announces victory in intra-EU BIT arbitration with Slovakia arising out of health insurance policy changes
Dec 10, 2012
  New Books, Articles and Materials on International Investment Law, June 2012 to November 2012
Nov 26, 2012
  UK Court orders Republic of Laos to post $70 million while legal fight continues over unpaid arbitral award
Nov 22, 2012
  Oxus says that UNCITRAL tribunal has recognized its standing to arbitrate with Uzbekistan
Nov 14, 2012
  In lead-up to election, Republic of Georgia lost one investor arbitration, and settled another
Nov 11, 2012
  U.S. election result gives new life to multi-billion Dollar NAFTA Chapter 11 arbitration against Canada
Nov 11, 2012
  BIT arbitration against Iran moves to center-stage, against background of bribery lawsuit and now-concluded ICC claim
Nov 4, 2012
  US-Ecuador inter-state investment treaty award released to parties; tribunal members part ways on key issues
Oct 30, 2012
  Swiss lawyer, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler not seeing tail-off in investment treaty appointments in aftermath of bruising 2010 ICSID incident
Oct 22, 2012
  After UNCITRAL BIT arbitration clears jurisdictional hurdle, Ukraine agrees to settlement of an investment treaty claim
Oct 12, 2012
  As hearings loom in UNCITRAL arbitration, investors hope that Kazakh investment statute provides a safe harbour
Oct 12, 2012
  Arbitral tribunal selected to hear Canada’s bid to deny NAFTA benefits to U.S. company
Sep 19, 2012
  Saudi investor dusts off long-ignored Islamic treaty and uses it to arbitrate with Indonesia over banking dispute
Sep 19, 2012
  ANALYSIS: Indonesia says 1981 inter-Islamic pact does not offer consent to investor-state arbitration, but tribunal uses “contemporary” interpretation and finds consent
Sep 19, 2012
  Poland prevails in intra-EU BIT case; UNCITRAL arbitration chaired by V.V. Veeder rejects mistreatment claims of German investor
Sep 16, 2012
 
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