Kaj Hober - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS
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RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT Kaj Hober
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ICSID tribunal allows outdoor advertising dispute under Czech Republic-France BIT to proceed to the next stage
Aug 02, 2023 -
Venezuela Round-Up: A new award, new cases and tribunals, a US appeals court ruling that PdVSA is the state’s alter ego for enforcement purposes, and other arbitration-related developments
Jul 14, 2023 -
Three are in place to hear arbitration dispute between Bank of Nova Scotia and Peru
May 10, 2023 -
Uncovered: UNCITRAL tribunal rejects Finland’s jurisdictional objection, finding that fork-in-the-road provision does not cover denial of justice claim
Mar 08, 2023 -
Investigation: As Yemen’s oil sector crumbles due to armed conflict, numerous arbitrations by Chinese, Indian and Western investors have quietly played out
Aug 03, 2022 -
Award against Libya surfaces as claimant seeks enforcement in the US
Mar 31, 2022 -
Juan Fernandez-Armesto is tapped to chair second Bayindir v. Pakistan arbitration
Feb 10, 2022 -
Revealed: SCC tribunal found that administrative delays in issuing gas mining licenses did not amount to ECT breach by Poland
Feb 08, 2022 -
Finland sets out response to its first-ever BIT claim; jurisdictional objection is bifurcated
Dec 02, 2021 -
Revealed: Finland is facing its first known treaty arbitration, with a tribunal already in place
Nov 29, 2021 -
Arbitrator is disqualified from Poland bilateral investment treaty arbitration
Nov 08, 2021 -
Poland claims victory in under-the-radar ECT arbitration
Jul 12, 2021 -
[Updated] UNCITRAL tribunal issues separate order on costs after Kyrgyzstan fails to pay required costs advance
Jul 09, 2021 -
Three are in place to hear treaty-based internet domain dispute
Apr 22, 2021 -
Looking Back: Latvia’s first known BIT case saw tribunal grappling with legality requirement half a decade before Inceysa and Fraport decisions; arbitrators ultimately ruled in favour of claimant in shipping dispute
Mar 30, 2021 -
Tribunal is in place to hear UNCITRAL arbitration against India
Mar 30, 2021 -
Analysis: Tribunal in FREIF v. Spain relies on the claimant’s own due diligence to determine that the investor could not legitimately expect a fixed return
Mar 16, 2021 -
Three are in place to hear intra-EU BIT claim against the Czech Republic
Mar 14, 2021 -
SCC tribunal unanimously dismisses renewables claim against Spain
Mar 09, 2021 -
Poland Round-Up: A new award, a newly-identified tribunal, and other procedural updates on Polish cases – including a previously unknown judgment from set-aside proceedings
Feb 04, 2021 -
Another ICSID case involving Spanish renewables is discontinued following the adoption of Spain’s new incentives regime
Feb 01, 2021 -
Investor makes good on earlier threat to lodge UNCITRAL treaty-based arbitration; Kaj Hober is tapped to chair the case
Dec 30, 2020 -
EU releases draft list of arbitrators to rule over Brexit disputes – featuring familiar names
Dec 16, 2020 -
Swiss court dismisses set-aside application of Libya award
Dec 07, 2020 -
India round-up: An update on seven investment treaty cases against the state
Jun 11, 2020 -
India reportedly settles treaty-based dispute with Nissan
May 28, 2020 -
Analysis: Unpacking the reasons why Spain failed to unseat Kaj Hober from the KS Invest tribunal
May 22, 2020 -
Breaking: ICSID rejects Spain’s bid to disqualify Kaj Hober from KS Invest tribunal
May 18, 2020 -
German CSP investors file for annulment of ICSID award which found that they could not legitimately expect legal stability
Apr 07, 2020 -
Analysis: In Staur v. Latvia award, arbitrators see limited state involvement in cancellation of airport expansion project, and dismiss all claims on the merits
Mar 06, 2020 -
Breaking: in a new BIT award, arbitrators dismiss claims over failed airport development project
Mar 04, 2020 -
Spain succeeds in disqualifying arbitrator Kaj Hober in Energy Charter Treaty arbitration
Jan 14, 2020 -
Baltic Round-Up: An update on arbitration claims against Latvia and Lithuania
Dec 09, 2019 -
Analysis: Majority in Stadtwerke Munchen v. Spain considers that investors in Spanish CSP plants could not legitimately expect legislative stability; Kaj Hober disagrees
Dec 05, 2019 -
Spain defeats Stadtwerke claim, with Hober dissenting, and secures dismissal of some claims in BayWa case, with Grigera-Naon dissenting; new renewable incentives scheme is adopted
Dec 04, 2019 -
E.U. moves to disqualify Nord Stream 2's nominated arbitrator in high-stakes Energy Charter Treaty arbitration over pipeline
Nov 22, 2019 -
Kaj Hober is latest arbitrator to be challenged by Spain
Nov 13, 2019 -
West Africa investor arbitration round-up: cases involving Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Cote d’Ivoire
Oct 11, 2019 -
Revealed: in new ICC BIT award, Libya’s lack of compliance with an earlier settlement agreement results in treaty breach; Turkish claimant Etrak is awarded $22 million
Oct 04, 2019 -
Nissan v. India: Previously-unseen jurisdictional decision reveals tribunal’s rejection of objections on tribunal constitution, fork-in-the-road, contractual forum selection clause, time-bar, and taxation exception
Sep 13, 2019 -
India round-up: BIT claims withdrawn on cusp of hearings; another dispute is formally notified; and Japanese investor reportedly clears jurisdictional hurdles
May 29, 2019 -
Dutch investor prevails over Vietnam, as tribunal awards $27 million in compensation, $10m in moral damages and sizable legal fees
Apr 12, 2019 -
After jurisdictional loss, government revises its local investment legislation so as to remove offer of international arbitration
Feb 05, 2019 -
An overview of our reporting from September-December 2018
Jan 04, 2019 -
Poland investment treaty claims round-up: an update on new claims, progress of ongoing cases, and enforcement/set-aside actions
Nov 16, 2018 -
In a new ruling, a tribunal chaired by James Crawford weighs in on prescription, 18 month local remedies requirement, and doctrine of forum non conveniens
Feb 27, 2018 -
As another Spain award looms, four more previously-confidential renewables cases surface; potential liability for all pending claims now exceeds $9.5 billion
Feb 07, 2018 -
Indian state government seeks domestic court order to restrain Nissan's BIT arbitration, as claimant seeks interim measures to restrain India
Dec 20, 2017 -
Looking Back: In first treaty claim under SCC rules, arbitrators in the long-opaque Biedermann case held Kazakhstan liable for breaching US-Kazak BIT, and rejected counterclaim on merits
Nov 01, 2017 -
Newly-uncovered majority decision upholds jurisdiction against Cote d’Ivoire, after debating whether claimants validly consented to ICSID arbitration under domestic investment law
Oct 12, 2017 -
Looking back: In Petrobart v. Kyrgyz Republic dispute, a sales contract does not constitute an investment under the Kyrgyz foreign investment law, but it later finds protection under the Energy Charter Treaty
Sep 25, 2017 -
Tanzania faces arbitration over failed large-scale agricultural investment; project had engendered opposition from locals who were to be displaced, and also in relation to wildlife impacts
Sep 12, 2017 -
Alexis Mourre is chosen to chair new billion dollar UNCITRAL BIT claim against Poland
Aug 29, 2017 -
Looking Back: German investor, Franz Sedelmayer, was early-adopter of investment treaty arbitration, but had to engage in decade-long assets hunt against Russia
Aug 29, 2017 -
Poland round-up (part three): after dismissing all claims, arbitrators set out reasons as to why claimants should bear 90% of legal and arbitral costs
Jul 25, 2017 -
Asia round-up: China and Vietnam face new BIT claims - by Hela Schwarz GmbH and Trinh Vinh Binh respectively - as proceedings against Korea and Indonesia move forward
Jun 22, 2017 -
Eric Schwartz tapped to chair Norway-Latvia BIT arbitration
Apr 14, 2017 -
As Libya begins to see wave of investment treaty arbitrations, at least seven Turkish BIT claims are pursued at ICC
Mar 31, 2017 -
In jurisdiction ruling, arbitrators rule that Russia is obliged under BIT to protect Ukrainian investors in Crimea following annexation
Mar 09, 2017 -
BIT award against Kyrgyzstan is annulled in Paris, with Court giving weight to money-laundering allegations that had earlier failed to persuade arbitrators
Feb 23, 2017 -
In final award in Murphy v Ecuador windfall levy case, tribunal finds no reason to add or subtract from previously-ordered compensation
Feb 14, 2017 -
In a new award, Hochtief gets $13.41 million for some Argentine losses, but bulk of damages case falls away under closer scrutiny by arbitrators
Jan 13, 2017 -
Tribunal notes: Philippe Sands chosen as replacement arbitrator in Uzbek case, and Zachary Douglas is tapped to chair a case under domestic investment statute
Oct 31, 2016 -
Previously unpublished Murphy v. Ecuador UNCITRAL award now available for download
Aug 11, 2016 -
Sekolec-chaired tribunal sees no investment treaty breach in relation to seizure of investor shares during criminal proceedings
Aug 02, 2016 -
Crawford to chair Argentine BIT arbitration
Jul 12, 2016 -
In fourth documented case, an SCC emergency arbitrator in a BIT case weighs in on investor request to suspend effects of Central Bank measures
Jun 03, 2016 -
In-Depth: unpacking the arbitrators' holdings in the Murphy v. Ecuador award, including the scope of legitimate expectations and the use of ex post data on damages
May 23, 2016 -
In latest arbitral ruling on Ecuador's decade-old windfall oil levy, arbitrators find that 99% claw-back - but not a 50% claw-back - breached investment treaty
May 16, 2016 -
Revealed: The unpublished reasons for PCA Secretary-General's dismissal of two "issues conflicts" disqualification bids in BIT case (Belokon v. Kyrgyz Republic)
Apr 14, 2016 -
UPDATED: A complete overview of the reasons why award in favour of investors in Democratic Republic of Congo is upheld on annulment
Apr 04, 2016 -
More uncertainty looms as to scope of some Russian and Chinese BITs, as Swedish appeals court contradicts tribunal with respect to narrowly-worded arbitration clause
Jan 25, 2016 -
Tribunals constituted in three ICSID solar energy cases brought against Spain
Dec 20, 2015 -
In newly-unearthed award, gov't fails to prove money-laundering allegations; and arbitrators see BIT breach in protracted administration of bank
Dec 07, 2015 -
Arbitrators see no "rational connection" between policy ends and means, and also look at lack of "practicable means" of local judicial recourse
Dec 07, 2015 -
Damages news: price to book methodology used in Belokon v. Kyrgyzstan case to value seized bank; arbitrators demur in face of demands for more unorthodox forms of relief
Dec 07, 2015 -
Tribunals finalized in under-the-radar UNCITRAL and SCC intra-EU investment treaty arbitrations
Sep 17, 2015 -
Poland claims round-up: at least a dozen investment treaty arbitrations
Jul 29, 2015 -
First UNCITRAL arbitral tribunal is finalized to hear claim that Russia is liable for harm befalling investments in annexed Crimean peninsula
Jul 14, 2015 -
A second UNCITRAL arbitral tribunal is constituted to hear Crimea claims against Russia, as tribunal selection begins in three further cases
Jul 14, 2015 -
Unpacking the reasoning of the ad-hoc annulment committee in the Tza Yap Shum v Peru (narrow arbitration clause) case
Apr 16, 2015 -
Ecuador round-up: Key rulings loom in half-dozen cases, including windfall levy disputes, Occidental annulment, and several lesser-noticed arbitrations
Apr 10, 2015 -
Emergency arbitrator use in investment treaty cases: first ruling now available, and more details confirmed about second instance
Mar 19, 2015 -
Czech Republic: Govt releases cache of BIT awards, strives to collect costs orders, and currently faces eleven pending treaty claims
Feb 24, 2015 -
ICSID committee weighs in on bid to annul China BIT award - just weeks after Singapore Court criticized jurisdictional reasoning in the case
Feb 17, 2015 -
INVESTIGATION: in at least two investment treaty cases, foreign investors use emergency arbitrators to block tax hikes and share divestment order
Feb 17, 2015 -
In-depth: Unpacking the reasoning of the first SCC Emergency Arbitrator ruling in a Russian investment treaty claim
Feb 17, 2015 -
Award compliance: updates on two awards against Democratic Republic of Congo, and a third against Turkmenistan
Jan 22, 2015 -
On eve of annulment ruling in Chinese BIT case, Singapore High Court offers criticism of an ICSID ruling that had served as inspiration in UNCITRAL case
Jan 20, 2015 -
Vietnam's Justice Ministry reveals that it prevailed in arbitration under French investment treaty
Jan 05, 2015 -
After challenges to Paulsson and Hober fail, tribunal issues $15 million BIT award in UNCITRAL bank expropriation case
Oct 28, 2014 -
Eastern Europe round-up: One Polish case ends at ICSID, while another proceeds at SCC; Slovakia denies benefits of U.S. BIT to would-be claimant
Oct 28, 2014 -
Award payment news: ICSID panel flags Democratic Republic of Congo's non-compliance with prior arbitral ruling
Oct 08, 2014 -
Round-up: NAFTA case vs. Mexico linked to unpaid ICC award; panels named in Masdar v. Spain & Lahoud v. DRC; UK investor, Krederi, sues Ukraine
Jul 23, 2014 -
As Vietnam explores collection of costs award against unsuccessful investor, another claimant sticks its head above the parapet
Feb 14, 2014 -
Analysis: Does Moscow Chamber of Commerce offer effective alternative for arbitrating investment claims against Central Asian states?
Jan 21, 2014 -
UNCITRAL tribunal rejects jurisdictional objection relating to earlier ICSID claim in Ecuador windfall levy dispute
Jan 02, 2014 -
ICSID arbitrators named for UAB Energia v. Latvia and Georg Gavrilovic v. Croatia cases; replacements picked for Zimbabwe and Peru tribunals
Jul 07, 2013 -
In newly-disclosed 2010 Energy Charter ruling, arbitrators rule that treaty’s denial of benefits clause operates only prospectively
Jun 18, 2013 -
Arbitrators hold that failings of Kazakh courts don't rise to level of international law breach in Liman Caspian Oil case; but umbrella clause can cover legislative "promises"
Jun 18, 2013 -
In lead-up to election, Republic of Georgia lost one investor arbitration, and settled another
Nov 11, 2012 -
Tribunals selected for UNCITRAL claims against Kyrgyzstan and Ecuador
Aug 19, 2012 -
Will eight arbitrators be enough to draw a line under U.S. oil company’s windfall levy dispute with Ecuador?
Jun 19, 2012 -
Kazakhstan wins another ICSID arbitration, this time fending off $1 Billion claim by oil investor Caratube International Oil Company
Jun 07, 2012 -
Shuttered health care clinic in Vietnam spawns UNCITRAL treaty arbitration as claims start to mount in South-East Asia
Jan 31, 2012 -
New International Investment Law Works: May 2011 to January 2012
Jan 13, 2012 -
U.S. investor pursues UNCITRAL arbitration claim against Vietnam; tribunal empaneled to hear allegations of treaty breach
Dec 01, 2011 -
Arbitrators uphold jurisdiction over cellular telecoms concession dispute between Senegal and Dutch investors
Aug 28, 2010 -
Croatia wins another BIT arbitration; casino dispute outcome marks second consecutive victory for state
Aug 05, 2010 -
Tribunals constituted in ICSID claims: PIP Sarl v. Gabon, Millicom International v. Senegal, and Karmer Marble v. Georgia
Jun 29, 2009 -
Tribunals appointed in Alapi v. Turkey, Mobil v. Canada, Caratube v. Kazakhstan, iZee v. Georgia, and Duke v. Peru (annulment)
Mar 17, 2009 -
New US investor files BIT arbitration against Georgia; meanwhile, tribunal in Itera v. Georgia is chosen
Dec 17, 2008 -
BIT claim quietly pursued by Swiss claimant against Uzbekistan in long-running dispute over payment for grain shipment
Oct 22, 2008