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  German Court rejects Slovak Republic’s suggestion that arbitrators were wrong to find jurisdiction over intra-EU investment treaty dispute
May 10, 2012
  Canadian Supreme Court refuses to set aside arbitral award due to tribunal’s willingness to factor cross-border “trade” losses into valuation of an investment
May 10, 2012
  Dutch Court rejects Ecuador’s bid to set aside $96 Million award; Court says arbitrators examined - but rejected - Ecuador's arguments on causality, loss of chance, and denial of justice
May 8, 2012
  Kaufmann-Kohler tribunal dismisses another intra-EU investment treaty claim against Slovak Republic; government has won four treaty claims to date, four more pending
May 3, 2012
  Guinea (Conakry) seeks to disqualify Bernardo Cremades from sitting as arbitrator in port concession dispute
Apr 30, 2012
  Foreign investor turns to investment statute to obtain long-delayed compensation for expropriation of factory in Guinea (Conakry)
Apr 30, 2012
  Italy put on notice of treaty claim arising out of economic austerity
Apr 30, 2012
  Heritage Oil v Uganda tax arbitration heads to jurisdictional hearings
Apr 30, 2012
  ICSID Tribunals constituted in Garanti Koza v. Turkmenistan, Tamimi v. Oman, and Gambrinus v. Venezuela
Apr 30, 2012
  Kuwaiti investor may restart discontinued ICSID claim labeled ‘duplicative’ by parallel ICC tribunal
Apr 30, 2012
  U.S. investment treaty negotiations ramping up; some talks had been ongoing during review process
Apr 30, 2012
  ANALYSIS: United States unveils “new” model bilateral investment treaty that retains protective core, and makes a few tweaks on periphery
Apr 22, 2012
  Arbitration by Merck pharmaceutical company resumes after unsuccessful effort by Ecuador to disqualify claimant’s arbitrator, Stephen Schwebel
Apr 22, 2012
  Long-running dispute over bankrupt factory in Hungary leads to intra-EU BIT claim
Apr 22, 2012
  Lawyer seeks enforcement of ruling against former clients in dispute over ICSID contingency fees
Apr 19, 2012
  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
  Wire reports: new arbitrations loom for Algeria, India and Argentina
Apr 19, 2012
  Settlement round-Up: Republic of Georgia resolves dispute, Algeria settles windfall levy claims on eve of arbitral award, and Venezuela pays for a nationalization
Apr 19, 2012
  Arbitral victory in Yukos case slowly unraveling as U.S. hedge fund declines to spend more money defending arbitral award from Russian attack
Apr 10, 2012
  Investor turns to courts in attempt to challenge a denial of benefits determination in NAFTA dispute
Apr 10, 2012
  Arbitrators reject Indonesia’s preliminary effort to dismiss ICSID claims; complex issues in bank expropriation dispute require more pleading
Apr 10, 2012
  ANALYSIS: Amidst thicket of Thai and Indonesian investment laws, confusion as to admission requirements found in some Southeast Asian investment treaties
Apr 10, 2012
  New ICSID Claims: Gas investors file against new Slovak Gov't; more claims for Equatorial Guinea and Turkmenistan
Apr 10, 2012
  Profiling the arbitrators in the Owens Illinois v. Venezuela and Tulip Real Estate v. Turkey cases
Apr 10, 2012
  ICC award in African investment dispute is set aside due to concerns over arbitrator impartiality
Mar 28, 2012
  Full reasons emerge for PCA’s dismissal of Argentine bid to disqualify two arbitrators in sovereign bond case
Mar 28, 2012
  Bid by U.S. oil company to claim that Ecuador’s 2006 windfall levy breaches investment treaty continues slow, torturous path to arbitration
Mar 28, 2012
  ANALYSIS: What arguments underlay the recent challenge to arbitrator Brigitte Stern in Ecuador case?
Mar 28, 2012
  ANALYSIS: What arguments underlay recent push to remove Guido Tawil from Ecuador arbitration?
Mar 28, 2012
 
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