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- Revealed: Tribunal in Leopoldo Castillo Bozo v. Panama upholds jurisdiction over beneficiary of trust and finds that acts of liquidators are attributable to the state, but majority dismisses claims on the merits
- Paris Court of Appeal declines to set aside ICC award in refinery dispute with Libya’s national oil company
- Analysis: ICSID tribunal awards approximately 6.8 million EUR to PV investors; while costs are mostly split, tribunal questions seriousness of Spain’s second request for reconsideration
- Analysis: Tribunal in Marko Mihaljevic v. Croatia declines jurisdiction in view of ICSID Convention’s prohibition of claims by dual nationals against one of their home states; abuse of process is discussed in concurring opinion
- French Cour de cassation upholds treaty award against Senegal
- Analysis: Investment Protocol to the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement emphasises sustainable development, setting narrow standards of protection and introducing obligations on foreign investors
- Belgian Cour de cassation confirms refusal to set aside BIT award that declined jurisdiction over claim by a dual national against one of his home states
- UK High Court enforces Antin v. Spain intra-EU award, emphasizing the limited scope for review of ICSID awards and denying the state’s attempt to rely on its sovereign immunities
- ICSID tribunal dismisses BIT claim against Croatia in golf course dispute
- Honduras faces its sixth ICSID arbitration this year, as US investors in housing project lodge DR-CAFTA claim
Document Downloads
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Leopoldo Castillo Bozo v. Panama, Award, November 8, 2022
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Trasta v. NOC, Judgment, Paris Court of Appeal, 23 May 2023
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Sevilla Beheer v. Spain, Award, May 22, 2023
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Ibrahim Abou Khalil v. Senegal, Judgment, French Cour de cassation, May 17, 2023
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Draft Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Investment
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Rawat v. Mauritius, Judgment, Belgian Cour de cassation, April 6, 2023
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Antin v. Spain, Judgment, UK High Court, May 24, 2023
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Marko Mihaljevic v. Croatia, Concurring Opinion, May 19, 2023
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