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Further details of Egypt-Canada BIT claim come to light, as tribunal’s (non)bifurcation decision is finally released
ICSID committee declines to annul Suez v. Argentina (Case 03/17) award, but frowns on ICSID’s arbitrator challenge process and copy-paste approach used by arbitrators across several awards
In a new ruling, ICSID tribunal considers that it has the power to limit the scope of an amicus curiae submission, thus excising legal arguments and testimony
Venezuela’s bid to annul $500 million award fails; committee finds that it can’t review alleged impartiality of arbitrator
Karim Hafez tapped to chair tribunal that will hear Bollore dispute in Togo
Arbitrator steps aside in face of threatened challenge, and tribunal is then finalized
When state fails to pay advance on costs, annulment committee lifts stay on award before proceedings are suspended – thus leading to $42 million award becoming public as part of enforcement effort
In an apparent first, an arbitrator is disqualified from tribunal after state objects to his serving as counsel to investor in parallel case where jurisdiction over intra-EU claims was at issue
In newly-uncovered award, Derains-chaired tribunal sees no expropriation arising from government’s financial crisis response
Investor challenges Turkey’s cancellation of licenses, after state asserts monopoly over uranium mining activities

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