David J.A. Cairns - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS

RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT David J.A. Cairns

• Three are in place to hear NAFTA legacy arbitration against Mexico
  Jan 30, 2025
• Peru files for rectification of still-confidential highway concession award
  Jan 15, 2025
• ICSID tribunal dismisses claimant’s expedited objections to revision request in Lima metro dispute
  Jan 09, 2025
• [Updated] Lima subway investor files for rectification of ICSID award
  May 13, 2024
• Uncovered: UNCITRAL tribunal in Waleed Aljarallah v. Turkey finds that restriction of minority shareholder’s rights in aftermath of attempted coup does not amount to BIT violation
  Apr 26, 2024
• ICSID tribunal rules on damages in Lima subway construction dispute
  Mar 22, 2024
• UNCITRAL tribunal dismisses under-the-radar treaty claim against Turkey
  Oct 19, 2023
• David Cairns is tapped to chair renewables arbitration against Spain
  Dec 10, 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
• Analysis: Lima subway construction tribunal finds that Peru is responsible for a number of project delays, and orders the state to grant time extensions to the concessionaire
  Jul 16, 2021
• Peru is held liable in subway dispute
  Jul 08, 2021
• An UNCITRAL tribunal is in place to hear insurance companies' claims under the Bolivia-Switzerland BIT
  Jun 09, 2021
• Turkey is facing under-the-radar UNCITRAL arbitration
  Sep 29, 2020
• United States sets out views on judicial conduct in Lion Mexico NAFTA arbitration
  Aug 13, 2020
• An ICSID tribunal is in place to hear contract-based claims by highway concessionaire Deviandes against Peru
  Aug 12, 2020
• Latin America round-up: an update on disputes against Bolivia, Chile and Peru
  Aug 27, 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
• Arbitrators weigh in with jurisdictional ruling in Mexico NAFTA dispute
  Jul 31, 2018
• Arbitrators in place for new Peru BIT arbitration, with David Cairns picked as chair
  Jul 11, 2017
• Arbitrators agree to hear one of Mexico's jurisdictional objections on a preliminary basis, but decline to shift seat of NAFTA proceedings
  May 31, 2017
• Arbitrators nix Mexico’s bid to dismiss NAFTA case on expedited basis, and also decline to view Canadian claimant as effectively American for purposes of deciding on a neutral seat
  Dec 12, 2016
• Tribunal constituted in NAFTA claim against Mexico, with Fernandez-Armesto in the chair
  Jul 29, 2016
• Mexico: Canadian mining company threatens NAFTA Chapter 11 case; several other investment arbitrations on foot
  Jun 05, 2016