Argentine Disputes
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Full reasons emerge for PCA’s dismissal of Argentine bid to disqualify two arbitrators in sovereign bond case
Mar 28, 2012
ANALYSIS: German law firm says it can pursue Greek default claim at ICSID, but fails in chat with IAReporter to persuade that claim is a slam-dunk
Mar 28, 2012
Arbitrators dismiss UNCITRAL investment treaty claim due to failure of claimant to begin in local courts (Argentina)
Feb 16, 2012
ANALYSIS: MFN clause that had worked for some previous investors fails to unlock door to arbitration
Feb 16, 2012
ICSID Round-Up: Argentina bondholders tribunal reconstituted, Hungary tribunal picked, and two new annulment panels chosen
Jan 31, 2012
Newly-published award finds Argentina treated El Paso Corporation “unfairly”, but arbitrators take state-friendly reading of some investment treaty protections
Jan 29, 2012
ANALYSIS: ICSID tribunal in Argentine case treads new ground with concept of “creeping” unfair treatment
Jan 29, 2012
El Paso tribunal appoints expert to adjust proposed DCF model; takes wide view of implications of tax exclusion on damages
Jan 29, 2012
ANALYSIS: Latest split amongst ICSID arbitrators over Argentina’s necessity defense reflects wider chasm; role of “state practice” in treaty interpretation also studied
Jan 29, 2012
U.S. Court tears up $185+ Million award due to failure of arbitrators to respect treaty’s call for 18 months of local litigation in Argentina
Jan 17, 2012
Arbitral award in El Paso v. Argentina ICSID arbitration now available for download
Jan 13, 2012
Argentina fails in effort to disqualify arbitrators in sovereign debt arbitration at ICSID
Dec 31, 2011
BRIEFLY NOTED: Arbitrator resigns after sharp dissent in ICSID case; Peru and Argentina each move to annul awards at ICSID
Nov 14, 2011
Third arbitrator in Argentine sovereign bonds dispute weighs in with blistering dissent
Nov 2, 2011
Dissenting arbitrator argues that Argentine bonds bought on secondary market are not “investments” made in Argentina
Nov 2, 2011
Arbitrator raises alarm about future workability of sovereign debt restructuring processes if ICSID tribunals are to wade into such disputes
Nov 2, 2011
U.S. energy company wins $43 Million plus substantial interest for treaty breaches by Argentina
Nov 2, 2011
Arbitration over Argentine road concession to proceed, but arbitrators disagree whether MFN clause permits investors to detour around local courts
Oct 26, 2011
Grounds are revealed for Argentina’s bid to disqualify arbitrators in sovereign bond default dispute
Oct 6, 2011
Arbitral award in Argentine financial crisis case will stand; government obliged to pay modest sum to U.S. insurance company
Sep 20, 2011
Arbitrators in Argentine bond dispute weigh in on definition of “investments” eligible for arbitration under ICSID system, and take a liberal approach to the requirements that investments be made in Argentine territory
Aug 19, 2011
Various objections by Argentina to bond claim are admissibility questions, including scope for mass claims in ICSID system; policy considerations do not deter majority hearing sovereign debt disputes
Aug 19, 2011
Arbitrators take lenient approach to need for prior consultation and domestic litigation in Argentine bond case
Aug 19, 2011
Several lessons for third-party funders in Argentine bond-holders arbitral ruling at ICSID
Aug 19, 2011
Majority opinion in ICSID bondholders claim has broader lessons for defaulting sovereigns, fractured tribunals, shareholder groupings, and would-be claimants needing help getting ICSID claims registered
Aug 19, 2011
World Bank arbitration tribunal upholds jurisdiction over Billion Dollar claim by Italian victims of Argentine sovereign debt default
Aug 7, 2011
Arbitrators split on jurisdiction over water concession dispute, but agree that Argentina committed some treaty breaches and should reimburse Italian investor for its sunk costs
Jun 30, 2011
Majority of arbitral tribunal permits Italian investor to detour around jurisdictional requirement in investment treaty; Brigitte Stern counters that MFN clause cannot be used in this manner
Jun 30, 2011
While majority sees no treaty breach in many aspects of provincial regulators’ treatment of water concession, Charles Brower takes dimmer view of “political” motives and “gradual wearing-down” of project
Jun 30, 2011
New panel picked to hear resubmitted claim by Enron creditors against Argentina
Jun 30, 2011
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