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You are here: Home » News and Analysis » Telecoms Disputes Telecoms Disputes Recent articles   U.S. Appeals Court rules that lower court should not have stayed award enforcement proceedings in Belize dispute Jan 29, 2012   Belize manages to stall trio of treaty arbitrations by foreign investors Jan 4, 2012   Threat of severe sanctions under Belize law exerting chill on debt-collection efforts of foreign investors in telecoms and airport projects Jan 4, 2012   ICSID claims round-up: cases against Turkey, Turkmenistan, The Philippines, and Guinea (Conakry) are registered Nov 14, 2011   Poland reaches settlement in one long running investment treaty arbitration, but a final award looms in another proceeding Aug 19, 2011   Full reasons for ICSID tribunal’s recent dismissal of Venezuelan telecoms claim are revealed 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   Tribunal selected to hear ICC arbitration arising out of alleged telecoms expropriation in Turkmenistan Jun 30, 2011   Majority sets out its damages analysis of U.S. investor’s claim against Ukraine arising out of thwarted radio broadcasting investments Mar 30, 2011   Dissenting arbitrator in Ukraine case cautions against holding states liable to compensate losers of public tenders; expansive scope of fair and equitable treatment reading is criticized Mar 30, 2011   Arbitral Tribunal orders Ukraine to pay 8.7 Million USD to U.S. investor for breach of bilateral investment treaty Mar 28, 2011   Bolivia settles bitterly-contested arbitration with Telecom Italia; UK power company prepared to pursue arbitration over power generation nationalization Nov 25, 2010   Bolivia asks court to enjoin arbitration under BIT; Government questions agreement of former Minister to waive jurisdiction Oct 11, 2010   Arbitrators uphold jurisdiction over cellular telecoms concession dispute between Senegal and Dutch investors Aug 28, 2010   Deadline lapses without payment by Kazakhstan on BIT award May 7, 2010   As new case lands at ICSID, and several more loom, Bolivia turns up the heat on arbitral system Apr 22, 2010   ICSID Committee declines to annul large damages award in Kazakhstan case Mar 25, 2010   Supreme Court enjoins BIT arbitration over Caribbean telecoms dispute Feb 9, 2010   Arbitrators selected in ICSID proceedings against Cambodia, Ecuador, Jordan, Argentina, Venezuela and Chile Jan 17, 2010   BIT arbitration filed in Belize telecoms nationalization dispute; another BIT claim from off-shore lender also looms Dec 21, 2009   Arbitrators selected in UNCITRAL arbitration between Bolivian investors and Republic of Ecuador Nov 13, 2009   Telecom Italia subsidiary agrees to withdraw ICSID claim against Bolivia, but case to proceed under other auspices Oct 30, 2009   Motorola and Nokia seek to seize any benefits which may flow from Libananco’s ICSID arbitration claim against Turkey Oct 14, 2009   Massive arbitration against Argentina discontinued Oct 14, 2009   Arbitrators selected in two claims (ICSID and UNCITRAL) against Yemen Oct 14, 2009   Belize notified of looming treaty claim over telecoms nationalization; generous telecoms pact haunts Gov't Sep 19, 2009   Ecuador becomes second state to exit ICSID; approximately two-thirds of Ecuador's BIT claims were ICSID-based Jul 17, 2009   Tribunals constituted in ICSID claims against Gabon, Senegal, and Georgia Jun 29, 2009   U.A.E. subsidiary of South African telecoms firm sues Yemen at ICSID; competitor firm pursues UNCITRAL claim against Yemen May 27, 2009   ICSID committee asks Kazakhstan to guarantee prompt payment if annulment fails – or post 50% of award value now Apr 2, 2009   more articles >>

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