Raul Vinuesa - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS
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RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT Raul Vinuesa
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ICSID tribunal in Prospera v. Honduras rejects non-disputing parties’ applications, finding them unhelpful to determine preliminary issues raised by the respondent
Jan 27, 2025 -
[Updated] Prospera v. Honduras tribunal issues call for amicus submissions
Dec 16, 2024 -
Parties dispute whether investors bringing high-stakes ICSID claims against Honduras must first exhaust local remedies, nature of charter city project, in Prospera v. Honduras submissions
Dec 13, 2024 -
ICSID arbitrators comings and goings: Three are in place to hear gas distribution dispute with Peru, and two tribunals are reconstituted
Nov 15, 2024 -
ICSID tribunal is in place to hear CPTPP arbitration against Mexico
Oct 04, 2024 -
Analysis: Tribunal majority in B-Mex v. Mexico finds that regulator shut down investors’ business based on “political predisposition”, thus breaching NAFTA’s fair and equitable treatment standard
Sep 13, 2024 -
[Updated with Award] Mexico is found liable for FET breach (but not for denial of justice) in long-running NAFTA dispute with gaming investors
Aug 29, 2024 -
Looking Back: ICSID tribunal majority in Murphy v. Ecuador (I) declined jurisdiction due to claimant’s “grave non-compliance” with BIT’s mandatory cooling-off period, rejecting argument that negotiations would have been futile
Aug 16, 2024 -
Analysis: UNCITRAL tribunal in Clorox v. Venezuela upholds remanded claim, ordering state to pay over 100 million USD on account of creeping expropriation of claimant’s investment
Jul 24, 2024 -
Final Award in Clorox v. Venezuela comes to light
Jul 18, 2024 -
Swedish courts set aside another ECT award against Spain
Jul 08, 2024 -
Fernando Mantilla-Serrano sitting as chair in highway construction arbitration against Ecuadorean Ministry
Jun 27, 2024 -
Banking claim against Honduras proceeds to next stage
May 09, 2024 -
Alexis Mourre is tapped to chair real estate arbitration against North Macedonia
Mar 01, 2024 -
ICSID Secretary-General steps in to appoint arbitrators in multi-billion-dollar dispute with Honduras
Jan 30, 2024 -
Revealed: Russia succeeds in disqualifying two arbitrators in ongoing and heretofore-confidential Crimea arbitration
Jan 23, 2024 -
Analysis: Tribunal majority dismisses contract and treaty claims in ICSID dispute between small hydro investors and Peru
Jan 23, 2024 -
Tribunal majority dismisses claims in ICSID dispute between small hydro investors and Peru
Dec 26, 2023 -
Revealed: UNCITRAL tribunal in Fernando Fraiz Trapote v. Venezuela found no exceptional circumstances justifying disclosure of claimant’s agreement with third-party funder
Dec 07, 2023 -
Revealed: UNCITRAL arbitration against Russia is discontinued
Oct 02, 2023 -
ICSID tribunal allows outdoor advertising dispute under Czech Republic-France BIT to proceed to the next stage
Aug 02, 2023 -
UNCITRAL tribunal reportedly awards almost 30 million EUR to French government-controlled energy giant EDF in dispute under Energy Charter Treaty
Jul 03, 2023 -
Shortly before leaving office, ICSID Chair rejects request for disqualification of Raul Vinuesa from billion-dollar election technology arbitration against Venezuela
Jun 01, 2023 -
NAFTA tribunal emphasizes that interference with domestic criminal proceedings requires exceptional circumstances, but sets out modalities for accessing witness in prison
Apr 03, 2023 -
ICSID tribunal allows NGOs to intervene in hydropower dispute with Guatemala, but splits over scope of amicus submission; earlier bifurcation decision also comes to light
Mar 27, 2023 -
Election technology company challenges Raul Vinuesa over repeat appointments by Venezuela
Mar 24, 2023 -
Deva Villanua is tapped to chair high-stakes treaty arbitration stemming from electronic voting system dispute with Venezuela; details regarding claim come to light
Mar 08, 2023 -
[Updated] Costa Rica announces settlement of hydropower dispute at ICSID
Feb 16, 2023 -
Settlement award between Amir Masood Taheri and UAE comes to light; claim was withdrawn following discrepancy in evidence and disclosure of third-party funding
Dec 06, 2022 -
UAE settles ICSID dispute with Swedish investor
Nov 29, 2022 -
Investor moves to annul award issued in Peruvian highway arbitration
Nov 07, 2022 -
Three are in place to hear renewables claim against Costa Rica
Oct 25, 2022 -
ICSID tribunal awards contract-based damages to subsidiary of Spanish construction company OHL, but Peru claims that compensation is a fraction of requested relief
Jul 04, 2022 -
Revealed: Clorox v. Venezuela tribunal majority dismisses abuse of process argument after finding that the dispute was not foreseeable when the investor restructured the investment; dissenter sees bad faith in the claimant’s narrative
Jun 23, 2022 -
Three are in place to hear waste management claim against the Dominican Republic
Apr 12, 2022 -
[Updated] Mexican taximeter arbitrations are consolidated after claimants settle partnership dispute
Mar 11, 2022 -
Three are in place to hear renewable energy claim against Guatemala
Mar 08, 2022 -
Analysis: UNCITRAL tribunal finds that dominant and effective nationality test deriving from law on diplomatic protection should apply given BIT’s silence on claims by dual nationals against one of their home states
Feb 23, 2022 -
UNCITRAL tribunal declines jurisdiction after finding that claimant was dominantly and effectively a national of the respondent state
Feb 04, 2022 -
Analysis: Tribunal majority finds that conduct by Guatemala’s tax authority did not breach FET standard; jurisdiction is upheld despite sale of the investment before arbitration started
Jan 18, 2022 -
Treaty award in power distribution dispute with Guatemala comes to light
Jan 17, 2022 -
ICSID tribunal rejects request for provisional measures triggered by Kuwait’s efforts to extradite investor
Jan 04, 2022 -
US Court of Appeals confirms dismissal of set-aside application against award that declined jurisdiction over dual nationals
Oct 26, 2021 -
Three are in place to hear treaty-based claim against the United Arab Emirates
Sep 01, 2021 -
Revealed: In a case of first impression, an ICSID tribunal refers prudential measures defense to FTA-based Financial Services Committee, but declines to suspend arbitration proceedings
Jul 28, 2021 -
Looking Back: Tribunal in MCI v. Ecuador used the principle of non-retroactivity of treaties to exclude some claims from its jurisdiction; remaining case was dismissed on the merits
Jul 06, 2021 -
Three are in place to hear ICSID claim related to the Malaysian 1MDB scandal
May 13, 2021 -
Tribunal is in place to hear Serbian telecoms case
May 10, 2021 -
Ecuador is facing a renewed contract-based arbitration claim by former Petrobras subsidiary; tribunal already in place
Mar 29, 2021 -
Three are in place to hear intra-EU BIT claim against the Czech Republic
Mar 14, 2021 -
Libya Round-Up: A new claim, a new decision, and an update on other cases against the state
Feb 11, 2021 -
Familiar faces are tapped to hear taximeter arbitration against Mexico
Jan 28, 2021 -
Three are named to hear claims for expropriation of conglomerate
Jan 14, 2021 -
Breaking: Tribunal majority dismisses treaty-based claims from Israeli investor in Guatemala’s electricity distribution sector; Guido Santiago Tawil dissents
Oct 09, 2020 -
Small hydro investors lay out their case in ICSID arbitration against Peru
Sep 29, 2020 -
US court denies motion to set aside DR-CAFTA award
Aug 12, 2020 -
Libya round-up: New tribunals, a discontinuation, and further details about a number of investment arbitrations against the state
Aug 11, 2020 -
Mexico fails to set aside NAFTA award at Canadian seat
Aug 03, 2020 -
Clorox v. Venezuela award is set aside by Swiss courts; abuse of rights argument is remanded to the arbitral tribunal
May 29, 2020 -
Three are in place to hear dispute over Peruvian hydroelectric power project
Mar 09, 2020 -
Albert Jan van den Berg tapped to chair UNCITRAL BIT arbitration
Jan 30, 2020 -
Tribunal is in place for UNCITRAL BIT arbitration, with Barros Bourie tapped to chair the proceedings
Jan 22, 2020 -
Analysis: Ballantine v. DR award surfaces, revealing how arbitrators dealt with - and disagreed over - first case to engage CAFTA’s ‘dominant and effective nationality’ requirement; third-party funding also reared its head at hearings
Sep 16, 2019 -
Breaking: In a majority award, arbitrators in Ballantine v. Dominican Republic decline jurisdiction, finding that the claimants’ dominant and effective nationality is that of the host state
Sep 05, 2019 -
Analysis: In B-Mex v. Mexico dissent, Raul Vinuesa would have declined jurisdiction over more than two dozen claimants who were not identified in initial NAFTA Notice of Intent
Jul 24, 2019 -
In new disqualification ruling by PCA Secretary General, arbitrator's repeated past work as counsel adverse to state is sufficient to justify his removal
Jul 14, 2019 -
Close reading of Clorox v. Venezuela award reveals why UNCITRAL tribunal found that company shares held by the claimant did not qualify as protected investment under the Spain-Venezuela BIT
May 31, 2019 -
ANALYSIS: Recent award highlights debate over whether investment treaties protect passive investments - but tribunal sidesteps discussing that jurisprudence in great detail
May 31, 2019 -
Breaking: In new UNCITRAL award, Derains-chaired tribunal declines jurisdiction, finding that investor did not make an investment eligible for protection of Spain-Venezuela BIT
May 20, 2019 -
ANALYSIS: Flughafen v. Venezuela decision reveals reasons why ICSID ad-hoc committee spared award from annulment
May 17, 2019 -
ANALYSIS: In Anglo American v. Venezuela award, contractual agreement to pass asset ownership to state excludes expropriation; majority concedes some administrative failings, but also sees investor ‘obstinacy’ - and ultimately no FET breach
Jan 25, 2019 -
Anglo American falls short in investment treaty claim against Venezuela, as majority of tribunal rejects all claims
Jan 24, 2019 -
An overview of our reporting from September-December 2018
Jan 04, 2019 -
Tribunal chaired by William W. Park finds Italy liable for breach of Energy Charter Treaty; first loss for Italy in its string of renewables cases
Dec 24, 2018 -
NAFTA Tribunal of Verhoosel, Born and Vinuesa reverts to parties as it wrestles with meaning of a provision commonly seen in U.S. investment treaties
Nov 27, 2018 -
Analysis: arbitrators in Greentech v. Spain award agree that Achmea ruling is not relevant to their jurisdiction, but ultimately disagree whether Spain is liable for breach of Energy Charter Treaty
Nov 20, 2018 -
Danish renewables firm wins Energy Charter Treaty case against Spain
Nov 15, 2018 -
Parties pick Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler to chair arbitration against Peru
Oct 31, 2018 -
Tribunal of Verhoosel, Born and Vinuesa hears jurisdictional arguments in Mexico case, and has further questions about NAFTA hurdles to bringing arbitration claim
Jun 10, 2018 -
Newly-released documents in Ballantine v. Dominican Republic case reveal parties’ debates over treaty time-bar and dual-nationality provisions, alleged environmental justifications, and emergency site inspection order
May 20, 2018 -
ICC puts Alan Thambiayah in chair of latest BIT arbitration against Libya
Mar 28, 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 -
Briefly noted: U.S. Court declines to set-aside CAFTA award due to its being a mere "interim" award
Jan 24, 2018 -
Latin America: an update on a pair of under-the-radar UNCITRAL investment treaty arbitrations, Clorox v. Venezuela and Rikita Mehta v. Uruguay
Jan 08, 2018 -
North Africa round-up: new developments in investment treaty cases in Libya, Algeria and Tunisia
Dec 13, 2017 -
In a rare move, after arbitrators decline jurisdiction over dispute, investor's home state courts rule that they will adjudicate claims for breach of bilateral investment treaty
Jul 09, 2017 -
Libya investment treaty claims: another claim surfaces and another tribunal is finalized
Jun 29, 2017 -
Mexico lays out its jurisdictional objections to claims brought by US gaming sector investors, and points to allegedly conflicting ownership information submitted in US racketeering case
Jun 05, 2017 -
Tribunal in Dominican Republic case declines to bifurcate proceedings in order to deal with CAFTA's ‘dominant and effective nationality’ restriction
May 01, 2017 -
CAFTA tribunal notifies parties of error in earlier jurisdictional award, as proceedings are slated to terminate; separate ruling on transparency is significant
May 01, 2017 -
CAFTA tribunal confirms power to order a stay of its proceedings, but finds claimants' parallel set-aside request an insufficient basis for doing so
Mar 02, 2017 -
Gaetan Verhoosel is tapped by ICSID to chair NAFTA arbitration
Feb 21, 2017 -
Claimants seek set-aside of interim ruling in CAFTA arbitration on Costa Rican sea turtle conservation measures
Jan 24, 2017 -
Ecuador v USA award surfaces after 4+ years; read IAReporter's full summary and analysis here
Dec 13, 2016 -
CAFTA time-bar and non-retroactivity rules largely eliminate claims in Spence v. Costa Rica, but tribunal agrees to hear complaints of arbitrary judicial conduct
Oct 31, 2016 -
CAFTA tribunal weighs in with interim award in case arising out of Costa Rica's sea turtle conservation measures
Oct 26, 2016 -
Arbitrators selected to hear UNCITRAL CAFTA case and ICSID Energy Charter Treaty dispute
Oct 26, 2016 -
In new ruling, BIT tribunal in Valle Verde v. Venezuela holds that alleged right to future costs-recovery is not a right capable of grounding an interim "security for costs" request
Sep 26, 2016 -
REVEALED: fuller details of the arbitrators' reasoning in the still-confidential Ecuador v. USA state-to-state BIT award
Apr 28, 2016 -
ANALYSIS: As domestic courts second-guess arbitral verdicts in past Yukos cases, three more tribunals are currently assessing whether they have jurisdiction over Russia under ECT
Apr 25, 2016 -
Divided ICSID tribunal declines jurisdiction over 450 million (Euro) BIT claim brought by Spanish investor against Equatorial Guinea
Feb 11, 2016 -
In new ruling in Valle Verde v. Venezuela, BIT tribunal disavows interim measures power to order defaulting state to post its share of procedural costs
Jan 28, 2016 -
INVESTIGATION: as Yukos enforcement grabs headlines, Russia has faced at least 10 new treaty arbitrations since 2012, with others threatened
Jul 14, 2015 -
Ecuador in midst of UNCITRAL arbitration following spurning by Petrobras and partners of migration to "service agreements"
May 04, 2015 -
U.S. and El Salvador offer their views on CAFTA interpretation as hearings take place in Spence v. Costa Rica arbitration
Apr 24, 2015 -
In lead-up to CAFTA hearings, parties debate timing of alleged breaches and whether regulatory protection of endangered species is indirect expropriation
Mar 19, 2015 -
Arbitrators toss out ICSID claim against Peru due to abusive restructuring of investment
Jan 18, 2015 -
Flughafen v. Venezuela: arbitrators consider effect of political risk on projected cash-flows - and jurisdiction over joint claims and (partly) state-owned investor
Nov 28, 2014 -
In-Depth: Venezuelan courts work properly to correct administrative decisions, but Supreme Court's flawed actions trigger liability
Nov 28, 2014 -
In a rare finding, Venezuela is held liable not only for expropriating foreign-owned airport - but for a denial of justice by its highest court
Nov 23, 2014 -
In newly disclosed Venezuela ruling in Nova Scotia Power 2 case, arbitrators are loath to put weight on state's prior treaty practice; intangible investments and ‘risk’ criterion also analyzed
Sep 10, 2014 -
Parties in Enel v. El Salvador arbitration agree on a former senior counsel at ICSID to serve as chair in pending arbitration
May 30, 2014 -
Venezuela secures dismissal of $180 million ICSID arbitration brought by Canadian firm, Nova Scotia Power
May 02, 2014 -
Bolivia's invocation of "denial of benefits" clause serves to derail a claimant's case under U.S. investment treaty
Feb 09, 2014 -
Claims under two BITs can be heard by one tribunal in Bolivia case, but arbitrators disagree as to impact of investor failure to give prior notice of some claims
Feb 09, 2014 -
In Bolivia case: expropriation was unlawful because Bolivia's negative valuation of seized assets breached the duty to provide "just and effective" compensation
Feb 09, 2014 -
Bolivia liable for unlawful expropriation of UK investor's stake in a power generator
Feb 03, 2014 -
Arbitrators picked for Venezuela, Costa Rica and Kazakhstan cases, and replacement is named after disqualification in Burlington v. Ecuador
Jan 13, 2014 -
Bolivia round-up: silver miner files UNCITRAL claim, as separate arbitration sees debate over “effective means” and “denial of benefits”
Jun 18, 2013 -
In response to government request, tribunal orders that outside contributors to expert damages reports should appear for cross-examination
Mar 26, 2013 -
As hearings loom, US/UK investors not obliged to post security in BIT arbitration; Bolivia frets about claimants’ reliance on “third-party funding”
Mar 26, 2013 -
Bolivia’s defence strategy comes into view in pending arbitration, as denial of benefits and indirect ownership are flagged
Nov 12, 2012 -
US-Ecuador inter-state investment treaty award released to parties; tribunal members part ways on key issues
Oct 30, 2012 -
Arbitrators weigh disqualification of Venezuela’s damages expert, but decide his earlier contacts with claimant don’t warrant it
Sep 16, 2012 -
ICSID Tribunal Selections: Arbitrators picked for Hungary, Egypt and Equatorial Guinea disputes and Paraguay annulment proceeding
Sep 06, 2012 -
United States defeats Ecuador’s state-to-state arbitration; will outcome dissuade Argentine copycat case?
Sep 02, 2012 -
U.S. jurisdictional objections to Ecuador’s state-to-state investment treaty arbitration claim are unveiled
Jul 11, 2012 -
ICSID Docket Round-Up: Four tribunals are announced in Peru, Venezuela, Albania and Romania cases; ICSID picks chairs in two cases following deadlock
Dec 01, 2011 -
In awkward twist, Ecuador’s path to state-to-state investment treaty arbitration with USA must run through ICSID
Nov 22, 2011 -
Venezuela claims round-up: three tribunals named, two new arbitrations filed by victims of nationalizations, and one investor looks for funding
Oct 12, 2011 -
ICSID panels convened in disputes over Uruguay’s tobacco policies, Venezuelan airport concession, Polish health-care venture, and Hungarian energy investment
Mar 30, 2011 -
Tribunal dismisses claim of Murphy Oil against Ecuador in windfall “tax” dispute
Dec 15, 2010 -
Class-action claim against Costa Rica can’t clear jurisdictional hurdle
May 26, 2010 -
ANALYSIS: ICJ ruling in Argentina-Uruguay case and its relevance to investment arbitration
Apr 22, 2010