All posts by Johanna Braun

Looking Back: Tribunal majority in Alalpli v. Turkey found that it had no jurisdiction – but majority arbitrators disagreed on whether good faith considerations or lack of active contribution by the investor should fell the ICSID claim

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Looking Back: The ICJ’s Diallo judgments found that states could exercise diplomatic protection with respect to shareholders’ rights, but not on behalf of local companies controlled by their nationals – while observing that the role of diplomatic protection had “somewhat faded” in light of the growth of investor-state arbitration

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

In NAFTA mining case, the United States and Canada express their opinions on national treatment, the minimum standard of treatment, expropriation, and the distinction between direct and reflective losses

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

United States and Canada chime in on NAFTA limestone quarry case, commenting on minimum standard of treatment, most-favoured nation clause, and the distinction between direct and reflective losses

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Annulment decision in Tenaris and Talta v. Venezuela (1) surfaces, revealing why ad hoc committee upheld the tribunal’s reasoning on the claimants’ corporate seats, expropriation finding, and choice of a valuation method that had not been submitted by either party

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Looking Back: ICSID tribunal in AIG v. Kazakhstan dismissed a jurisdictional objection based on the respondent’s lack of participation in the tribunal’s constitution, found an indirect expropriation, and discussed principles of compensation

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Revealed: Tribunal in VEB v. Ukraine upholds jurisdiction over Russian state-owned claimant, but declines to import more favourable standards of treatment through the underlying treaty’s MFN clause

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

[UPDATED] German court declines Nord Stream 2’s request for a derogation from EU directive that gave rise to the company’s ECT claim against the European Union; Nord Stream 2’s request to submit preliminary questions to the CJEU is also dismissed

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Uncovered: ICSID tribunal denies both bifurcation of jurisdictional objections and “informal” bifurcation requested by the claimant, finding that adjustment of procedural calendar suffices to maximize efficiency and fairness

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Details surface regarding provisional measures request in Georgia telecoms arbitration

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Looking Back: Ad hoc committee in AES v. Hungary set high threshold for manifest excess of powers and failure to state reasons, found no fault with the arbitrators’ treatment of EU law arguments, and dismissed the claimants’ annulment bid

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

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

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Looking Back: Azurix v. Argentina tribunal grappled with the distinction between contractual and treaty claims, discussed legitimate expectations, and found that the state’s behaviour towards a water concessionaire amounted to a treaty violation

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Uncovered: Award in poppy seed financing case reveals why arbitrators dismissed intra-EU objection in a dispute featuring the very treaty that underlies the CJEU’s Achmea decision; tribunal majority upheld illegality objection

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Looking Back: Tribunal in AES v. Argentina pondered the role of arbitral precedent, set out a two-prong test for defining a “legal dispute”, and found contractual forum selection clauses irrelevant to a treaty-based dispute

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

Analysis: On quantum, Deutsche Telekom v. India tribunal opts for sunk costs approach, departing from parallel Indian satellite spectrum cases

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.

[Updated with a copy of the Award] Tribunal in previously-unseen award against Russia upheld jurisdiction over Crimea-related claims, and awarded over 1.3 billion USD in compensation

You are not logged in. If you are a subscriber, please Login to access. If you are not a subscriber, you can contact us for a rate quote at subscribe@iareporter.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive free email headlines here.