Julian Lew - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS

RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT Julian Lew

• Analysis: In Neustar v. Colombia, ICSID tribunal finds that corporate claimant cannot unilaterally be substituted with another entity, rejects abuse of rights allegations, and finds no treaty breach in state’s refusal to extend telecoms concession
  Oct 24, 2024
• [Updated with Award] Tribunal hearing dispute over .CO Internet domain dismisses treaty claims against Colombia
  Sep 23, 2024
• Analysis: ICSID tribunal rejects Colombia’s request for security for costs, seeing no risk of non-compliance due to assignment of claims to new entity
  Dec 05, 2023
• ICSID tribunal declines to order security for costs in telecoms arbitration against Colombia
  Sep 28, 2023
• After fending off one telecoms arbitration, Kyrgyzstan settles another
  Nov 18, 2021
• Uncovered: Littop v. Ukraine ECT tribunal recognizes “unclean hands” principle and declines jurisdiction over 6 billion USD case after finding that the investment was tainted by corruption; denial of benefits objection is also upheld
  May 30, 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
• Three are in place to hear treaty-based internet domain dispute
  Apr 22, 2021
• ICSID tribunal rejects intra-EU objection in ECT case against Bulgaria
  Mar 04, 2021
• Ukraine claims victory in 6 billion USD SCC case
  Feb 05, 2021
• Analysis: Majority in Interocean v. Nigeria uphold jurisdiction under Nigeria’s investment law, while dissenter finds that the claimants were never properly registered; however, the investors’ local partner’s actions cannot be attributed to Nigeria
  Oct 09, 2020
• [Updated with the Award] Nigeria prevails in investment law-based Interocean Oil arbitration
  Oct 07, 2020
• Hotel development investors file for annulment of award that declined jurisdiction over pre-investment activities
  May 06, 2020
• ANALYSIS: Eyre & Montrose v. Sri Lanka tribunal finds that pre-investment activities without substantial contribution or risk do not qualify as protected investment
  Mar 10, 2020
• Sri Lanka hotel development dispute ends at ICSID
  Mar 06, 2020
• Newly-obtained jurisdictional decision in Louis Dreyfus v. India reveals tribunal’s full reasoning on unusual BIT clause and prior negotiation requirements
  Jan 29, 2020
• Previously-unseen 2018 Louis Dreyfus v. India BIT award surfaces, revealing tribunal’s reasoning for dismissing investor’s claims and imposing large costs order
  Jan 09, 2020
• Swedish Supreme Court to send Achmea-related question to European Court of Justice
  Dec 14, 2019
• Kyrgyzstan Round-Up: an update on four arbitrations against the Kyrgyz state
  Aug 27, 2019
• Revealed: heretofore-confidential quantum award from PL Holdings v Poland case reveals how damages were quantified
  Feb 26, 2019
• Pierre Tercier tapped to chair Bulgarian renewables case
  Feb 25, 2019
• Analysis: a full run-down of the Svea Court of Appeal’s reasoning in the recent PL Holdings v. Poland set-aside decision
  Feb 23, 2019
• Breaking: Svea Court of Appeal upholds (most of) intra-EU award against Poland, finding that state's Achmea-related objections are time-barred
  Feb 22, 2019
• In unusual twist, arbitrators order Nigerian state to disclose how it has bankrolled defence of investment arbitration - and then refuses to order security for costs due to state being immunized from incurring costs
  Sep 18, 2018
• Tribunal rules for India in BIT case, dismissing claims of French investor and imposing hefty costs award
  Sep 11, 2018
• An update on investment treaty disputes involving the Government of India
  Aug 23, 2018
• Arbitrator challenges: Bernard Hanotiau survives challenge in pending BIT arbitration; Saudi Arabia lodges challenge to Stanimir Alexandrov
  Mar 19, 2018
• Investor sells out of Bulgaria, but says its arbitral claim against the state will continue
  Feb 22, 2018
• An update on arbitrator challenges, resignations, and un-resignations
  Feb 06, 2018
• In now-surfaced PL Holdings merits award, restrictions on shareholder voting rights and a divestment order amount to expropriation; actions of Poland’s bank regulator are viewed through lens of proportionality
  Oct 16, 2017
• Nigeria fails in bid to dislodge three tribunal members in energy arbitration
  Oct 12, 2017
• Poland held liable for $208 million in damages under intra-EU treaty, following divestment order to Luxembourgish banking investor
  Oct 10, 2017
• Nigeria moves to challenge entire arbitral tribunal after hearings conclude
  Aug 17, 2017
• Poland round-up (part two): Arbitrators weigh in in a pair of (unrelated) cases under the same treaty, with one ruling now being challenged and the other opening path to large pay-off
  Jul 12, 2017
• Lucy Reed appointed to chair BIT arbitration against Sri Lanka
  Mar 08, 2017
• Two under-the-radar Poland BIT cases near final awards, with claimants alleging mistreatment of banking and gambling investments
  Nov 17, 2016
• Stockholm Chamber selects Julian Lew to chair $5 billion Energy Charter Treaty claim
  Sep 14, 2016
• In an apparent first, ICSID tribunal orders claimants to disclose any third-party litigation funders backing their arbitration
  Jun 16, 2015
• In finally-released EMV v Czech Republic awards, arbitrators found jurisdiction under narrow arbitration clause, but found no expropriation of media investment
  Mar 27, 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
• INVESTIGATION: latest developments in the six pending BIT arbitrations against India (and in other threatened disputes)
  Dec 11, 2014
• Arbitrators dismiss some objections in face of $650 million oil expropriation claim under Nigerian investment statute
  Nov 04, 2014
• East Timor launches arbitration against Australia, as separate tax dispute with U.S. investor plays out at Singapore International Arbitration Centre
  May 07, 2013
• Tribunal selected for another Turkmenistan construction dispute, as government draws a line under messy MTS telecoms dispute
  Nov 14, 2012
• Heritage Oil v Uganda tax arbitration heads to jurisdictional hearings
  Apr 30, 2012
• Tribunal selected to hear ICC arbitration arising out of alleged telecoms expropriation in Turkmenistan
  Jun 30, 2011
• Turkey prevails in one of three claims arising out of termination of Uzan family-owned electricity concession
  Aug 17, 2009
• Czech Rep. prevails in separate banking and broadcasting claims; We reveal details of holdings in EMV broadcasting case
  Jul 17, 2009
• In-Depth: Turkey resists effort by two claimants to withdraw ICSID cases in electricity company disputes
  Feb 10, 2009