Laurence Boisson de Chazournes - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS
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RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
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Analysis: SCC tribunal finds that Poland’s lack of compliance with rulings of Polish domestic courts breached the ECT’s effective means standard
Mar 03, 2023 -
Uncovered: SCC tribunal hearing under-the-radar ECT claim against Poland upholds jurisdiction over intra-EU dispute and finds breach of effective means standard
Feb 28, 2023 -
New BIT case against Venezuela comes to light, as state successfully challenges claimant’s appointee over activities of law firm colleague
Oct 13, 2022 -
Revealed: Czech Republic is awarded most of its costs in case dismissed based on breach of legality requirement
Jun 30, 2022 -
Dominican Republic Round-Up: Two under-the-radar treaty cases (including one with an all-female tribunal), one notice of dispute, and other arbitration-related developments
Mar 16, 2022 -
Three are in place to hear telecoms claim against Morocco
Feb 08, 2022 -
[Updated] Poland Round-Up: Adoption of media law could give rise to treaty arbitration, a helicopter dispute is settled, and a tribunal is reconstituted
Dec 23, 2021 -
Paris Court of Appeal upholds jurisdictional award against Libya, finding that the underlying treaty entered into force, and that corruption allegations are a matter for the merits
Sep 30, 2021 -
Analysis: Tribunal in Lion Mexico v. Mexico finds first known denial of justice under NAFTA, as claimant was not given the opportunity to defend itself against a complex private fraud leading to the cancellation of its debt instruments
Sep 24, 2021 -
Mexico is held liable for denial of justice, as ICSID AF tribunal finds that cancellation of mortgages by local courts amounted to a breach of NAFTA
Sep 21, 2021 -
Kyrgyzstan Round-Up: A new tribunal, more details about a mining case, and several arbitrations nearing an end
Jul 26, 2021 -
Poland is facing under-the-radar treaty arbitration, with a tribunal already in place
Jul 22, 2021 -
Three are named to hear contract-based taxation dispute with Mauritania
Jun 23, 2021 -
Uncovered: Award in poppy seed financing case reveals why arbitrators dismissed intra-EU objection in a dispute featuring the very treaty that underlies the CJEU’s Achmea decision; tribunal majority upheld illegality objection
Jun 11, 2021 -
Analysis: Arbitrators hearing large-scale construction dispute decline to broaden their jurisdiction beyond expropriation claim, and dismiss the case on the merits
May 12, 2021 -
Turkmenistan scores a win in one case, while another arbitration is lodged
May 06, 2021 -
Czech Republic prevails in poppy seed financing arbitration, as tribunal majority upholds illegality objection
Apr 30, 2021 -
Arbitrators comings and goings: Switzerland reveals its nominees to ICSID’s panels, and two tribunals see arbitrator resignations
Feb 09, 2021 -
Arbitration dispute over Egyptian fertilizer investment is settled
Feb 05, 2021 -
Iran’s case against the United States at the ICJ is allowed to proceed, as judges dismiss abuse of process objection and leave “essential security” defence for the next stage
Feb 04, 2021 -
Turkey is facing under-the-radar UNCITRAL arbitration
Sep 29, 2020 -
Analysis: Majority in ESPF v. Italy finds “clear and specific commitment” by Italy to pay fixed feed-in-tariffs; Laurence Boisson de Chazournes disagrees
Sep 18, 2020 -
Breaking: Investors in Italian PV plants are awarded €16 million by tribunal majority; Laurence Boisson de Chazournes dissents
Sep 15, 2020 -
United States sets out views on judicial conduct in Lion Mexico NAFTA arbitration
Aug 13, 2020 -
Libya round-up: New tribunals, a discontinuation, and further details about a number of investment arbitrations against the state
Aug 11, 2020 -
Egypt round-up: a settlement agreement, a new tribunal, and an update on 11 other arbitration claims against the state
Jun 17, 2020 -
Three are in place to hear Argentine pension fund dispute, with David Unterhalter tapped to chair
Jan 31, 2020 -
An ICSID ad hoc committee is formed to hear Spain’s bid to annul NextEra Energy award
Dec 17, 2019 -
In a new security for costs ruling, arbitrators reject state's request and stress that claimant's third party funding agreement provides for “at least some non-trivial cost coverage”
Dec 13, 2019 -
Egypt Round-Up: an update on developments in three treaty-based cases
Dec 13, 2019 -
Panama round-up: an update on developments in six treaty-based arbitration proceedings
Dec 05, 2019 -
As first annulment ruling looms in a Spanish renewables case, Spain seeks to set aside another: the hefty €290.6 million NextEra Energy award
Oct 02, 2019 -
Laos files security for costs application in remaining casino arbitrations, relying on recent favorable awards in prior cases
Sep 13, 2019 -
Panama round-up: an update on five pending investment treaty arbitrations against the state
Aug 15, 2019 -
Crystallex v. Venezuela: U.S. Appeals Court OK's enforcement of billion dollar ICSID award through attachment of shares in U.S. based refinery company
Jul 29, 2019 -
Analysis: newly-divulged NextEra v. Spain decisions reveal fault lines between solar dispute tribunals on legitimate expectations derived from legislation and appropriateness of DCF valuation
Jun 10, 2019 -
Spain suffers its biggest solar power loss yet, as NextEra tribunal awards compensation of 290+ million Euros
Jun 04, 2019 -
Libya Round-up: new investment treaty claims, new rulings, and updates on arbitrator appointments
May 23, 2019 -
NextEra Energy is latest foreign investor to prevail in Energy Charter Treaty arbitration with Spain
Mar 13, 2019 -
Dispute over struggling Veolia venture in Italy is now set to proceed, after Eduardo Zuleta is selected to chair arbitration
Jan 25, 2019 -
In-depth: Arbitrators in Lion v. Mexico case determine that mortgages fall under NAFTA's investment chapter, but promissory notes do not
Aug 01, 2018 -
Czech Republic: updates on six pending investment treaty arbitrations
Aug 01, 2018 -
In latest decision to weigh in on a security for costs request, BIT tribunal rejects request and doubts existence of any 'right' to costs reimbursement
Jul 26, 2018 -
Libya claims round-up: new developments under OIC treaty; Greenwood to chair a newly-filed ICC BIT case; two hearings loom in longer-running arbitrations
May 07, 2018 -
Arbitrator challenges: Bernard Hanotiau survives challenge in pending BIT arbitration; Saudi Arabia lodges challenge to Stanimir Alexandrov
Mar 19, 2018 -
Arbitrator comings & goings: Binnie, Bulnes, and Kim are tapped to chair a trio of new proceedings, as Pryles, Cheng and Ramirez-Hernandez resign from cases
Feb 12, 2018 -
An update on arbitrator challenges, resignations, and un-resignations
Feb 06, 2018 -
BIT arbitration is revived after arbitrators find material breaches by government of earlier settlement, including commitment to desist with ongoing criminal investigations
Dec 17, 2017 -
Tribunal in Laos casino arbitration clarifies earlier ruling on admissibility of new claims
Nov 15, 2017 -
Tribunal declines to reconsider bifurcation determination in latest Sanum v. Laos arbitration, and holds that it can't add a new claim that is outside of arbitration agreement
Oct 25, 2017 -
John Townsend and Lucinda Low tapped to chair BIT arbitrations
Oct 04, 2017 -
As series of Turkey-Libya BIT arbitrations proceed, tribunals are taking different approaches to Libya's contention that treaty's entry-into-force rules out civil war-related claims
Sep 25, 2017 -
As Libya begins to see wave of investment treaty arbitrations, at least seven Turkish BIT claims are pursued at ICC
Mar 31, 2017 -
Canadian miner, backed by its funder, defeats Venezuela's attempt to set-aside $1.4 billion BIT award
Mar 27, 2017 -
Investigation: As new cases emerge under Islamic investment treaty, initial viability of claims seems to hinge on willingness of respondents to appoint arbitrators
Mar 02, 2017 -
UPDATED WITH FULL ANALYSIS: Investor wins $2.5 million for unpaid work from Turkmenistan, but tribunal rejects broader BIT claims and sees investor as contributing largely to the project's failure
Jan 27, 2017 -
Turkmenistan update: award rendered in Garanti Koza's BIT arbitration; German investor files a notice of dispute
Dec 21, 2016 -
Tribunal is finalized to hear latest iteration of Laos gambling controversy
Oct 12, 2016 -
Henri Alvarez tapped to chair an Energy Charter Treaty claim
Jul 29, 2016 -
In-Depth: Arbitrators in Crystallex case sidestep debate over lawful vs unlawful expropriation, and accept validity of two of four damages valuation methods
Apr 09, 2016 -
In-Depth: unpacking the facts - and jurisdictional objections - of the Crystallex v. Venezuela arbitration
Apr 06, 2016 -
In-Depth: tribunal sees a legitimate expectation created by Environment Ministry conduct, and sees later permit-denial as premised on specious concerns
Apr 06, 2016 -
Billion Dollar award against Venezuela is reward for investor that had battled its creditors for time to pursue ICSID claim - and also a huge win for New York hedge fund that backed the case
Apr 05, 2016 -
More repeat arbitrators continue to emerge as tribunals are finalized in four more ICSID Cases against Spain
Jan 25, 2016 -
In an apparent first, ICSID tribunal orders claimants to disclose any third-party litigation funders backing their arbitration
Jun 16, 2015 -
New twist in Turkey-Turkmenistan disputes, as arbitrators part ways with earlier tribunal and find that contested treaty affords jurisdiction over claims
Feb 20, 2015 -
Spain round-up: Even as European Commission throws up red flags, two new claims land at ICSID, and tribunal members are finalized in another
Jan 27, 2015 -
Challenges filed against Feliciano and Sands at ICSID; replacement arbitrators named in two other cases, after tribunal departures
Jan 08, 2014 -
In new ruling, arbitrators disagree on interpretation of UK BIT whose MFN clause expressly applies to dispute settlement
Jul 07, 2013 -
Tribunal selected for another Turkmenistan construction dispute, as government draws a line under messy MTS telecoms dispute
Nov 14, 2012 -
ICSID Tribunals constituted in Garanti Koza v. Turkmenistan, Tamimi v. Oman, and Gambrinus v. Venezuela
Apr 30, 2012 -
New ICSID Claims: Gas investors file against new Slovak Gov't; more claims for Equatorial Guinea and Turkmenistan
Apr 10, 2012