Andreas Bucher - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS
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RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT Andreas Bucher
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ICSID tribunal decides that 2022 Arbitration Rules are applicable to treaty dispute that was notified before July 2022, but lodged after the new rules were adopted
Mar 15, 2023 -
Three are in place to hear French consultant’s treaty claim against Qatar
Jan 27, 2023 -
[Updated] Three treaty-based banking cases against Croatia are discontinued, while another Swiss loan arbitration is nearing an end
Jul 16, 2021 -
Looking Back: Tribunal in Phoenix v. Czech Republic declined jurisdiction after finding that the investment had not been made in good faith
Jan 12, 2021 -
Dominique Hascher is tapped to chair Venezuela’s bid to annul +$8 billion (US) Conoco award
Feb 04, 2020 -
Venezuela files for annulment of hefty ConocoPhillips award
Dec 18, 2019 -
UPDATED: Tribunal agrees to correct errors in Conoco v. Venezuela award, thus stripping $227 million off of $8.3 billion previously awarded
Aug 30, 2019 -
ANALYSIS: Ad hoc committee partially annuls St. Lucia award because tribunal dismissed it “with prejudice” opening path to future arbitration - while upholding tribunal right to order security for costs
May 09, 2019 -
ConocoPhillips v. Venezuela award (analysis 1 of 2): tribunal considers contractual liability caps and supports ex-post valuation at date of award
Mar 11, 2019 -
ConocoPhillips v. Venezuela award (analysis 2 of 2): tribunal rules on questions of evidence, discount rate, and costs
Mar 11, 2019 -
Egypt Round-up: an update on new investment claims, settlements, and arbitrator appointments
Nov 30, 2018 -
Looking Back (1 of 2): CSOB v. Slovakia arbitrators see a unique basis for jurisdiction, as BIT that had not entered into force is incorporated into parties’ contract
Sep 28, 2018 -
Looking Back (2 of 2): CSOB v. Slovakia tribunal recommended suspension of domestic bankruptcy proceeding and rendered the largest damages award in ICSID history to that date
Sep 28, 2018 -
Andres Rigo Sureda is tapped to chair Austrian investor's (Erste Group Bank) claim against Croatia
Jun 24, 2018 -
As ICSID process grinds on, ICC tribunal weighs in with ruling under contract and orders PDVSA to pay ConocoPhillips $2 billion for breach of oil contracts
Apr 25, 2018 -
Three are selected to hear RSM's attempt to overturn dismissal of claim against Saint Lucia
Jan 19, 2017 -
In new decision, ConocoPhillips tribunal rules on Venezuela's plea - bolstered by WikiLeaks cables - that it had offered market-value compensation for taking
Jan 18, 2017 -
ANALYSIS: arbitrators in Urbaser v. Argentina water dispute deviate from prior Impregilo award on necessity and damages
Jan 12, 2017 -
In a first, BIT tribunal finds that it has jurisdiction to hear a host state's counterclaim related to investor's alleged violation of international human rights obligations
Jan 12, 2017 -
Argentina ducks damages in long-awaited award arising out of water concession
Dec 11, 2016 -
In contractual ICSID case, Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong v. TANESCO, arbitral tribunal finds that it has power to re-evaluate its earlier decision due to respondent’s omission of key facts
Oct 02, 2016 -
Another challenge to Yves Fortier in ConocoPhillips case is rejected - this time on eve of hearings - but co-arbitrators decline to order costs against Venezuela
Jul 26, 2016 -
As first of two sets of hearings loom in Conoco-Venezuela BIT case, parties prepare to air multiple arguments that could affect subsequent damages calculations
Jul 04, 2016 -
Balkans update: unpublicized treaty cases come to light - Medusa v. Montenegro and Civis v. Serbia - and an arbitrator challenge to Jernej Sekolec shakes up an ad-hoc tribunal
Apr 19, 2016 -
UPDATED: Conoco v. Venezuela ICSID case stalls again as chairman Kenneth Keith resigns, and appears in danger of being eclipsed by parallel ICC arbitration
Mar 23, 2016 -
Co-arbitrators reject Venezuela's fifth effort to disqualify Yves Fortier in Conoco case, as similar bid remains afoot in another Venezuela case
Mar 15, 2016 -
In-depth: Conoco majority restates its prior reasoning on powers to reconsider, while dissenter finds that post-award remedies available to Venezuela are not viable
Feb 10, 2016 -
Majority of tribunal once again disavows authority to reconsider pivotal 2013 expropriation ruling in Conoco v. Venezuela arbitration
Feb 09, 2016 -
Venezuela fails in record fourth bid to unseat Yves Fortier in Conoco v. Venezuela arbitration
Dec 16, 2015 -
In new BIT award, claimant, Guardian Fiduciary Trust Ltd, fails to convince tribunal that its complicated ownership structure meets control criterion of Dutch treaty
Oct 12, 2015 -
With new ConocoPhillips tribunal in place, Venezuela asks ICSID arbitrators to reconsider previous decision on reconsideration
Aug 12, 2015 -
In newly-disclosed UNCITRAL award, German investor's ("ECE") failed corruption allegations directed at Czech Republic come to light
Apr 29, 2015 -
Arbitrators see no merits breaches in shopping center project dispute and use site-visit to assess investor's complaints of discrimination vis-a-vis other projects
Apr 29, 2015 -
Losing claimant drops effort to annul award from Peru banking crisis arbitration - and pays earlier costs order
Oct 01, 2014 -
Arbitrators finalized for Dagher v. Sudan, African Petroleum v. Gambia, more Spain solar cases, and Rose Levy v. Peru annulment committee
Aug 17, 2014 -
Germany-Poland BIT award in Norzucker case adopts novel approach to claims centered on events that occurred before arbitral consent was given
Dec 10, 2013 -
In jurisdiction ruling, foreign investor bidding in privatization – but failing to acquire assets - is entitled to some treaty protection
Dec 10, 2013 -
In merits award, opaque and protracted privatization process breaches treaty even though no investment was made
Dec 10, 2013 -
In previously-unseen damages award (Nordzucker v. Poland), investor can't prove causal link between mistreatment during Polish tender and future lost profits
Dec 10, 2013 -
Czech Republic says it prevailed in BIT arbitration with German property-developer ECE, but offers few details
Oct 09, 2013 -
Panelists named in Honduras and Macedonia disputes at ICSID
May 30, 2013 -
Arbitrators in water privatization dispute dismiss all jurisdictional objections raised by Argentina in face of Spanish investors’ claims
Mar 17, 2013 -
ICSID tribunal weighs in with unanimous reading of local litigation requirement found in Argentine bilateral investment treaty
Mar 17, 2013 -
Tribunal’s (later-annulled) reasoning on notion of investment, and reasons for a dissent are finally revealed in Mitchell v Democratic Republic of Congo case
Jan 17, 2013 -
Co-Arbitrators reject argument that colleague should be disqualified due to positions taken in academic writings (Urbaser v. Argentina)
Sep 15, 2010 -
Canada settles NAFTA claim by pulp & paper company for $130 Million; spotlight turns to federal government’s being on hook for actions of province
Aug 28, 2010 -
Profiling the arbitrators selected in Maersk v. Algeria, Urbaser v. Argentina, and Gold Reserve v. Venezuela
Mar 18, 2010 -
Tribunal selected to hear German investor’s claim against Czech Republic
Jan 17, 2010 -
Poland liable for breach of Germany-Poland BIT; Arbitrators grappling with damages in UNCITRAL proceeding
Jun 29, 2009 -
ICSID claim against Czech Republic dismissed; investor restructured with sole intent to internationalize dispute
Apr 17, 2009 -
Patrick Mitchell v. Democratic Republic of Congo award is annulled at ICSID
Nov 01, 2006