Environmental Disputes
Recent articles
As Chevron finally plays the ‘denial of justice’ card in Ecuador dispute, arbitrators call for fast-tracking of some issues
Apr 19, 2012
Jan Paulsson weighs into Chevron v. Ecuador arbitration with expert opinion on denial of justice
Apr 19, 2012
Czech Republic announces dismissal of Swiss claim arising out of failed waste incineration plant
Mar 26, 2012
ANALYSIS: Chevron/Ecuador jurisdictional decision discusses issues of Ecuadorian law, third party rights, and “fork in the road” test
Mar 14, 2012
Ecuadorian plaintiffs withdraw request for protective measures, after sparring with Chevron over need for human rights authorities to intervene
Mar 14, 2012
Arbitrators in Chevron case agree to convert interim measures ruling into interim award; hearings slated for mid-February
Jan 31, 2012
Arbitral tribunal calls for hearings to discuss what Ecuador should do to help block enforcement of $18 Billion environmental judgment against Chevron
Jan 9, 2012
European Court of Human Rights rules on claims by landowners for excessively delayed expropriation payouts in Malta and Poland
Dec 31, 2011
Swedish energy company reportedly planning new ICSID arbitration over German nuclear phase-out
Nov 2, 2011
Turkey must compensate land-owners affected by its land conservation policies; compensation calculated near time of judgment, not the date of interference
Oct 12, 2011
Investor in waste management project in Mexico puts government on notice of treaty breaches
Sep 7, 2011
Renewable energy arbitration claims on horizon, but states take differing approaches to public disclosure
Sep 7, 2011
ICSID panelists named in annulment cases involving El Salvador and Egypt, and in arbitration arising out of Niger airport services dispute
Aug 19, 2011
Mining arbitration between foreign investor and government takes an unusual turn, as a defence counsel steps into role of witness
Jun 30, 2011
Award embodying settlement of contentious coal-fired power plant dispute in Germany is published; Russia-Moldova investment arbitration award and arbitrator challenge ruling in OPIC Karimum v. Venezuela case also available online
Jun 9, 2011
Dispute over pesticide phase-out ends ambiguously, with investor abandoning case, measures remaining in place, but Canadian province offering statement which may be brandished in other jurisdictions
Jun 9, 2011
A discussion of the Chevron-Ecuador dispute with Michael Goldhaber of the American Lawyer magazine
May 17, 2011
As Peruvian citizens sue U.S. mining investors for environmental harms, mining company makes good on threat of treaty arbitration in effort to indemnify against potential losses
May 17, 2011
ANALYSIS: Renco’s treaty claims against Peru include indemnification and non-monetary relief requests that echo Chevron v Ecuador case; claim also has contentious jurisdictional and political angles
May 17, 2011
Tribunal rules that mining company failed to waive local court proceedings, thus precluding CAFTA arbitration against El Salvador; hearings in a parallel case loom
Mar 15, 2011
Bulgaria sued over cancelled waste contract
Feb 1, 2011
Tribunal declines interim measures request of investor; claimant pursuing arbitration arising out of Kyoto Protocol emission reduction project
Oct 20, 2010
Arbitrators in Chemtura v. Canada NAFTA arbitration take economical route in finding no treaty breaches
Sep 15, 2010
Arbitrators nix bid to hold government liable for treaty breaches due to phase-out of toxic chemical
Aug 28, 2010
ICSID Docket Round-Up: New Claim against Venezuela; Tribunals appointed in Mexico and Grenada cases; Cases against Yemen and Romania are discontinued
Aug 28, 2010
Parties announce settlement of dispute over German power plant
Aug 28, 2010
Water extraction claim dries up in absence of funds; claimant ordered to cover half of state’s expenses in UNCITRAL arbitration
Jun 16, 2010
Czech Republic continued to argue in 2009 pleadings that intra-EU BITs are terminated by virtue of accession to European Union
Jun 16, 2010
Chevron requests interim measures in arbitration with Ecuador
Apr 22, 2010
Chevron wins first of two arbitrations with Ecuador
Mar 30, 2010
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