Analysis: Unpacking the reasons why a Dutch court ordered investors to repay the state if monies are collected under intra-EU award against Spain

February 11, 2025Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc

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[Updated with Decision] Amsterdam court orders Dutch companies to pay Spain monies collected under intra-EU ECT award if the award is successfully enforced abroad

February 6, 2025Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc

US court refuses to stay Antin v. Spain and Cube v. Spain enforcement proceedings pending Supreme Court’s ruling on intra-EU objection

January 28, 2025Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

DC court declines Spain’s request to stay proceedings for enforcement of intra-EU ECT award pending decision by US Supreme Court

January 14, 2025Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

ICSID ad hoc committee rules on expedited objections in high-stakes intra-EU ECT dispute with Spain

January 8, 2025Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

[Updated] Spain discloses intention to bring intra-EU arbitration question before US Supreme Court; DC judges reach opposing conclusions on extension of stay of enforcement proceedings

December 26, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc

ECT tribunal rules on damages in dispute between Spain and Japanese renewable energy investor

December 23, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain

US appeals court dismisses Spain’s request for en banc rehearing of sovereign immunity and forum non conveniens questions in dispute over enforcement of trio of intra-EU ECT awards

December 3, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc

Analysis: UK appeals court finds that ICSID Convention states cannot rely on their sovereign immunities to oppose registration of ICSID awards

October 23, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

Breaking: UK Court of Appeal rules that sovereign immunities defence is not available to oppose registration of ICSID awards, dealing blow to Spain and Zimbabwe

October 22, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

Revealed: Unpacking the reasons why two ICSID tribunal majorities upheld Spain’s intra-EU jurisdictional objection under the Energy Charter Treaty

October 17, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

Breaking: ICSID tribunal majorities uphold intra-EU objection in duo of ECT arbitrations against Spain

October 12, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

ICSID ad hoc committee reportedly dismisses Spain’s request for annulment of solar energy award

October 1, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

Spain files for annulment of wind farm award

October 1, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

[Updated] US court enforces JGC v. Spain ECT award, finding that ICSID award is entitled to full faith and credit, and doctrines of act of state, forum non conveniens and comity do not apply

September 27, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain

NextEra agrees to reverse seizure of Spanish state-backed entity’s interest in London’s Luton Airport

September 20, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

[Updated] Sulu heirs lodge 18-billion-USD ICSID claim against Spain, alleging denial of justice

September 10, 2024ICSID (World Bank), Spain

Australian court orders Spain to pay security for costs in proceedings for enforcement of intra-EU award

September 2, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

Ad hoc committee in Renergy v. Spain dismisses state’s request for annulment, pointing to prior decisions on intra-EU issues in finding that tribunal did not manifestly exceed its powers when upholding jurisdiction under the ECT

August 22, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain

Analysis: Unpacking the DC Circuit Court’s finding that US courts have jurisdiction to hear bids to enforce intra-EU ECT awards against Spain, but cannot issue anti-anti-enforcement injunctions

August 17, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Lisa Bohmer

Breaking: Appeals judges find that US courts have jurisdiction to enforce intra-EU UNCITRAL and ICSID awards issued under ECT, deciding that FSIA’s arbitration exception applies; but majority judges frown upon issuance of anti-anti-enforcement injunctions

August 16, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Lisa Bohmer

Creditors of intra-EU ICSID award seize interest of Spanish state-backed entity in London airport

August 5, 2024ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Hristina Todorovic

Analysis: ICSID annulment committee in ECT case against Spain confirms tribunal’s decision that EU law did not apply to the merits of dispute brought by Japanese investor

July 18, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Erik Brouwer

[Updated] Arbitrators Comings & Goings: Committee is formed to hear Spain’s bid to annul high-stakes renewables award, a resignation, and an arbitrator challenge

July 17, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

[Updated] Belgian courts enforce Japanese claimant’s ECT award against Spain’s air control authority

July 12, 2024Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Damien Charlotin

Swedish courts set aside another ECT award against Spain

July 8, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Disputes, Environmental Disputes, SCC Rules (Stockholm), Spain Damien Charlotin

Dutch court upholds jurisdiction over Spain’s request for anti-enforcement injunction directed against intra-EU ECT award, finding that New York Convention does not apply to question of incompatibility of arbitral award with EU state aid rules

July 4, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Girish Deepak

Two ECT cases against Spain see new rulings

June 3, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

Three are in place to hear Spain’s bid to annul 15 million EUR award

May 31, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

[Updated] Uranium miner initiates billion-dollar ECT arbitration against Spain

May 28, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Lisa Bohmer

Spain files for annulment of high-value renewables award

May 24, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

[Updated] Spain officially denounces Energy Charter Treaty

May 15, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Spain Erik Brouwer

[Updated with original Judgment] Analysis: German court dismisses Spain’s request for anti-enforcement injunction, finding that respect for USA’s sovereignty trumps principle of effectiveness of EU law

May 8, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

Swiss Federal Tribunal upholds intra-EU ECT award against Spain, finding that CJEU’s rulings should be given “no particular value”

May 3, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Damien Charlotin

Spain to lodge CIETAC arbitration over COVID-related dispute

May 3, 2024Spain Lisa Bohmer

German court dismisses Spain’s request for anti-enforcement injunction directed against intra-EU ICSID award

April 24, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

Analysis: Svea Court of Appeal sets aside Triodos v. Spain award, on intra-EU grounds

April 16, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, Intra-European Union, SCC Rules (Stockholm), Spain Hristina Todorovic

Analysis: Annulment committee in RWE v. Spain sees no manifest excess of powers or failure to state reasons in ECT award that upheld jurisdiction over intra-EU dispute and declined to apply EU law on the merits

April 16, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Girish Deepak

Uranium miner to lodge ECT claim against Spain

April 10, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Mining Disputes, Spain Lisa Bohmer

[Updated with Decision] ICSID ad hoc committee upholds RWE v. Spain award

March 21, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

ICSID ad hoc committee is formed to hear Spain’s bid to annul 25 million EUR award

February 29, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

[Updated with Award] Analysis: Tribunal majority in EBL v. Spain finds discrete ECT violation on the merits, but declines to award damages and orders claimants to pay costs

February 20, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Girish Deepak

Spain files for annulment of award that saw tribunal split on legitimate expectations analysis

February 15, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

[Updated with Document] ICSID annulment committee upholds ECT award in dispute between Spain and Japanese investors

February 9, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Lisa Bohmer

USA files amicus curiae submission before US appeals court, supporting Spain’s attempts to reverse anti-anti-enforcement injunction and review intra-EU argument at enforcement stage

February 6, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Erik Brouwer

Spain Round-Up: New awards and decisions, enforcement-related developments, and updates on pending arbitrations

February 2, 2024ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Round-Ups, Spain Lisa Bohmer

Spain files for annulment of Infracapital award

January 29, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

UK High Court temporarily upholds registration of ICSID award against Spain, but final ruling is postponed until Court of Appeal’s decision on intra-EU issue

January 26, 2024Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Damien Charlotin

Spain is hit with one of biggest renewable energy awards yet against the state

January 19, 2024Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

ICSID ad hoc committee in place to hear bid to annul Sevilla Beheer v. Spain award

November 10, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

Spain is held liable for ECT breach in wind farm dispute

November 3, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

Three are in place to hear cross-annulment requests in Spanish renewable energy dispute

October 25, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

Bernard Hanotiau is tapped to chair ICSID committee tasked with reviewing Eurus v. Spain award

October 21, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain IAReporter

Kruck v. Spain tribunal awards 15 million EUR in damages plus costs to claimants

October 16, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Girish Deepak

Spain on notice of second snow-crab dispute, this time under BIT with Russia

October 12, 2023Spain Damien Charlotin

UK High Court declines to recognise Spanish shipwreck judgment in conflict with arbitration award, pointedly disagreeing with CJEU ruling; Spain’s set-aside request is mostly dismissed

October 6, 2023Spain Damien Charlotin

Spain is put on notice of treaty dispute over snow-crab fishing rights in Svalbard

October 4, 2023Spain Damien Charlotin

ICSID tribunal agrees with claimant that award should be corrected to fully reflect reasoning on quantum

September 27, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Damien Charlotin

Spain files for annulment of 6.8 million EUR photovoltaic energy award

September 25, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

Analysis: ECT tribunal awards 23.5 million EUR to Japanese investor, finding that Spain radically abolished renewable energy support regime

September 22, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Damien Charlotin

Spain files for annulment of ECT award favorable to Japanese investor

September 20, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain IAReporter

Japanese investor’s 23.5 million USD ECT award against Spain comes to light

September 18, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Damien Charlotin

Three are in place to hear Spain’s request for revision of renewable energy award

August 17, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

UK court reportedly allows creditors of Antin v. Spain award to seize London real estate property

August 4, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

[Updated with copies of the Judgments] Germany’s Supreme Court rules that anti-arbitration declaration mechanism is available against intra-EU ICSID arbitrations

July 27, 2023ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

Sweden’s Supreme Court declines to hear appeal against judgment that set aside ECT award on intra-EU grounds

July 18, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, Intra-European Union, Spain Damien Charlotin

Parties in Spanish renewables dispute file cross annulment requests

July 15, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

UNCITRAL tribunal reportedly awards almost 30 million EUR to French government-controlled energy giant EDF in dispute under Energy Charter Treaty

July 3, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Erik Brouwer

Revealed: ICSID tribunal hearing high-stakes renewables case rejects Spain’s second request for reconsideration of previous decision on intra-EU jurisdictional objection in light of recent case law

June 28, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Erik Brouwer

Christoph Schreuer and other investment arbitration experts to file amicus brief before US court in support of enforcement of intra-EU ICSID awards, alongside US Chamber of Commerce and MOL Hungarian Oil

June 27, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Erik Brouwer

Spain files for rectification of Infracapital award

June 19, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

US court decides to stay decision on anti-suit injunction request in Watkins case, until resolution of the parallel appeals in NextEra and 9Ren proceedings

June 13, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Girish Deepak

The Netherlands and the European Commission file amici curiae submissions before US court in support of Spain’s appeal to vacate anti-suit injunction and halt enforcement of intra-EU award

June 12, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Erik Brouwer

Spain asks for revision of renewable energy award

May 30, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

Analysis: ICSID tribunal awards approximately 6.8 million EUR to PV investors; while costs are mostly split, tribunal questions seriousness of Spain’s second request for reconsideration

May 29, 2023Damage Determinations, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Damien Charlotin

UK High Court enforces Antin v. Spain intra-EU award, emphasizing the limited scope for review of ICSID awards and denying the state’s attempt to rely on its sovereign immunities

May 25, 2023ICSID (World Bank), Spain Damien Charlotin

[Updated with a copy of the Award] ICSID tribunal renders award on quantum in Sevilla Beeher v. Spain, awarding 6.8 million EUR to the claimant

May 23, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Erik Brouwer

Analysis: UNCITRAL tribunal hearing high-stakes dispute stemming from Banco Popular’s bankruptcy upholds jurisdiction over most claims (including claims by dual nationals), but finds that Spanish regulator’s actions were legitimate and reasonable in the circumstances, dismissing all claims on the merits

May 15, 2023Spain Damien Charlotin

Analysis: ICSID ad hoc committee in BayWa v. Spain sees no grounds for annulment in tribunal’s findings concerning intra-EU objection and rejection of European Commission’s application to intervene as amicus curiae

May 11, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Girish Deepak

ICSID ad hoc committee declines to annul BayWa v. Spain award

May 9, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Girish Deepak

[Updated with a Copy of the Provisional Measures Decision] Revealed: ICSID tribunal directs Spain to suspend or discontinue parallel German court proceedings in which the state seeks declaration that the arbitration is inadmissible due to its intra-EU nature

May 5, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Interim Measures Decisions, Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

Analysis: InfraCapital v. Spain quantum award examines proper way to compensate both failure to achieve reasonable rate of return and clawback component of Spain’s 2013/2014 renewable energy incentives scheme

May 4, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Damien Charlotin

Infracapital v. Spain tribunal awards 25 million EUR plus interest in compensation

May 3, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

Swiss Federal Tribunal refuses to attach assets in execution of ICSID award, finding that the award does not present a sufficient connection with Switzerland

May 3, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Lisa Bohmer

US investment fund argues that Spain’s failure to pay renewable energy awards amounts to an event of default under the state’s sovereign debt instruments

April 25, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

US court refuses to hold Spain in contempt for failing to withdraw request for anti-enforcement injunction; request for stay of proceedings is also dismissed

April 24, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Lisa Bohmer

Australian High Court discusses distinction between recognition, enforcement and execution of ICSID awards, dismissing Spain’s appeal against recognition and enforcement of the Antin v. Spain award

April 12, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

[Corrected] German court issues temporary restraining order, directing RWE to refrain from seeking anti-anti-enforcement injunction from US court

April 7, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Lisa Bohmer

UK High Court allows provisional attachment of Spanish cultural institute and Catalonian commercial “embassy” over ICSID award

April 6, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Vladislav Djanic

US court sides with Spain in battle for enforcement of intra-EU award, finding that Spain did not have the legal capacity to consent to arbitration of intra-EU disputes under the ECT

March 30, 2023Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Lisa Bohmer

RWE asks US court to block Spain’s anti-enforcement action in Germany

March 28, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Erik Brouwer

Analysis: ICSID annulment committee in Hydro v. Spain sees no manifest excess of powers or failure to state reasons in tribunal’s handling of intra-EU issues

March 27, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Spain Damien Charlotin

ICSID annulment committee declines to annul Hydro award, stressing that Spain’s state aid argument was only part of the case’s factual matrix – and thus cannot be reviewed

March 23, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Damien Charlotin

Dutch court finds that it lacks jurisdiction to prohibit US assignee of intra-EU ECT award debt from seeking anti-anti-enforcement injunction in the US

March 20, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Lisa Bohmer

[Updated with a copy of the Award] Tribunal chaired by Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler dismisses treaty arbitration stemming from bankruptcy of major Spanish bank

March 15, 2023Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Lisa Bohmer

US court allows petitioners to substitute EU investors with US-based entity in battle for enforcement of intra-EU UNCITRAL award, despite Spain’s argument that the substitution was designed to avoid the application of EU law

March 9, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, Intra-European Union, Spain, UNCITRAL and Ad-Hoc Lisa Bohmer

Analysis: ICSID ad hoc committee dismisses Spain’s efforts to annul OperaFund award, stressing that the state’s profound belief that the award is wrong is not a basis for annulment

March 9, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Damien Charlotin

ICSID committee declines to annul OperaFund v. Spain award, stressing that tribunal’s analysis on intra-EU issue was “methodical and logical”; investor is awarded full costs

March 6, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain Damien Charlotin

Analysis: Ad hoc committee in Watkins v. Spain finds no flaws in the rejection of the intra-EU objection, and confirms validity of award despite error in the quantification of damages

February 28, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

ICSID ad hoc committee dismisses annulment bid in Watkins v. Spain

February 23, 2023Annulment and Court Review of Awards, Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Disputes, ICSID (World Bank), Intra-European Union, Spain IAReporter

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