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You are here: Home » News and Analysis » Mining Disputes Mining Disputes Recent articles   NAFTA News: Pulp company says it has put Canada on notice of claim, as redacted award from earlier case is released Jan 31, 2012   Mining company surprises analysts by deriving $1.25 Billion US out of written-off assets (and arbitrations) in Democratic Republic of Congo Jan 13, 2012   Tribunal selected to hear UNCITRAL treaty claim arising out of Central Asian mining dispute Jan 13, 2012   Investors in Nova Scotia quarry lay out legal arguments in NAFTA claim against Canada Nov 22, 2011   Venezuela claims round-up: three tribunals named, two new arbitrations filed by victims of nationalizations, and one investor looks for funding Oct 12, 2011   Canada prevails in NAFTA arbitration over thwarted garbage disposal project; costs ruling obliges government to shoulder its defence costs Sep 27, 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   ICSID annulment proceeding is discontinued in Jordan construction case, as third-party funding is again flagged Aug 19, 2011   Facts and legal arguments come to light in threatened NAFTA claim over land-use dispute with Canada Aug 15, 2011   Venezuela prevails as claim for nationalization of telecoms investment is dismissed on jurisdictional grounds; six foreign investor claims against Venezuela registered in 2011 at ICSID Aug 4, 2011   New Government in Peru confronts recent arbitration loss, and new claims by foreign investors in electricity transmission, construction, and port sectors Aug 4, 2011   Australian miner quietly pursuing arbitration under one of Australia’s investment treaties; first such known case had been overlooked amidst Australia’s own legal and policy upheaval Jul 7, 2011   India sued by foreign investor for investment treaty breach; complaint stems from willingness of Indian courts to consider set-aside of an earlier commercial arbitration ruling Jul 7, 2011   Mining arbitration between foreign investor and government takes an unusual turn, as a defence counsel steps into role of witness Jun 30, 2011   Presiding arbitrator is designated in gold and diamond mining dispute after parties fail to agree on candidate; underlying investment treaty was terminated several years ago, but claimants invoke its protections Jun 30, 2011   Co-arbitrators in mining dispute rule that ICSID acted within its authority when it nominated an arbitrator after Gambia failed to do so within prescribed time limit May 20, 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   Arbitrators rule that Mongolian windfall tax does not breach investment treaty protections owed to Russian gold mining investors May 3, 2011   ANALYSIS: In Mongolia mining arbitration, local hiring law does not breach treaty; certain actions of central bank are attributable to state, and lead to one treaty breach of Russian treaty May 3, 2011   ANALYSIS: Arbitrators wrestle with questions of their jurisdiction over events occurring before treaty’s entry into force; counter-claims by Mongolia also raised in mining dispute May 3, 2011   Mining company’s arbitration against Kazakhstan under foreign investment statute is dismissed due to time-bar May 3, 2011   ICSID tribunals convened in Congo mining dispute, Serbian casino case, Tanzanian power plant dispute, and rematch between Sempra and Argentina May 3, 2011   Tribunal rules that mining company failed to waive local court proceedings, thus precluding CAFTA arbitration against El Salvador; hearings in a parallel case to air jurisdictional arguments next week Mar 15, 2011   U.S. Court opens door to discovery of Laos government assets as enforcement of arbitral award is pursued Mar 6, 2011   Documents of interest Feb 1, 2011   Canadian mining investor makes good on earlier-threatened arbitration against Mongolia Jan 13, 2011   Investors in mining project put Slovakia on notice of treaty claim; claimant hope to use treaty that was subject to narrow reading in prior arbitration Jan 13, 2011   New ICSID Claims registered against Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and Turkmenistan Jan 13, 2011   Arbitrators decide to hear Canada’s objections to NAFTA garbage disposal investment dispute as a preliminary matter Nov 25, 2010   more articles >>

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