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France’s second largest pharmaceutical company quietly pursues arbitration against Republic of Poland
Aug 19, 2011 -
Foreign investors withdraw request that arbitrators order government to reinstate certain incentives; as final award looms, arbitrators tell state officials to give two months notice before assets are seized in tax dispute
Jul 07, 2011 -
Arbitrators to decline jurisdiction over $1 Billion arbitration claim by Dutch investor in Slovak health insurance sector
May 17, 2011 -
Human Rights Court finds no damage suffered by foreign investors from shares freeze; parallel investment arbitration threatened against Czech Republic
Mar 31, 2011 -
Czech Republic terminates investment treaties in such a way as to cast doubt on residual legal protection for existing investments
Feb 01, 2011 -
Tribunal constituted in ad-hoc arbitration brought by Italian businessman against Lithuania citing flawed privatization tender process
Feb 01, 2011 -
Bulgaria sued over cancelled waste contract by Accession Eastern Europe Capital AB and Mezzanine Management Sweden AB
Feb 01, 2011 -
AES seeks to annul losing verdict in energy dispute with Hungary
Feb 01, 2011 -
German courts asked to overturn finding of jurisdiction by arbitral tribunal in intra-EU investment dispute
Jan 13, 2011 -
Investors in mining project put Slovakia on notice of treaty claim; claimant hope to use treaty that was subject to narrow reading in prior arbitration
Jan 13, 2011 -
Arbitrators uphold jurisdiction over investor claim against Slovakia; dispute over health insurance investments not derailed by Slovak accession to the European Union
Nov 04, 2010 -
ANALYSIS: Tribunal rejects objections of European Commission and Slovak Republic in arbitration; Vienna Convention arguments examined in detail
Nov 04, 2010 -
EC asks member-states to signal by year’s end whether they will terminate their intra-EU investment treaties; spectre of legal action looms
Oct 20, 2010 -
European Commission and member-states will meet to discuss whether BITs are needed within European Union
Sep 28, 2010 -
Hungary prevails in first of three Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) arbitrations over power pricing disputes; arbitrators affirm that “politics” is not a dirty word
Sep 28, 2010 -
ANALYSIS: ECT’s stability clause does not immunize foreign investors from legal changes in Hungary; arbitrators see no clash between ECT and Hungary’s EU law obligations
Sep 28, 2010 -
Ad-hoc arbitration tribunal is hearing German investor’s claims against Czech Republic following bankrupting of investment project
Sep 28, 2010 -
Investor warns Poland of arbitration unless permit is green-lighted for resumed construction of Liebskind-designed tower in Warsaw
Aug 28, 2010 -
Intra-EU BIT cannot be relied upon by EU national for purposes of suing another EU state, says European Commission to arbitral tribunal
Aug 05, 2010 -
Turkey prevails in Uzan-related $19 Billion arbitration claim; Dutch national unable to prove legal ownership of disputed telecoms firm
Jul 19, 2010 -
Arbitrators ask European Commission to weigh in on intra-EU BIT validity as states continue to plead that such treaties lapsed upon EU entry
Jun 27, 2010 -
Water extraction claim dries up in absence of funds; claimant ordered to cover half of state’s expenses in UNCITRAL arbitration
Jun 16, 2010 -
Czech Republic continued to argue in 2009 pleadings that intra-EU BITs are terminated by virtue of accession to European Union
Jun 16, 2010 -
Details of EC Investment negotiating approach begin to emerge as announcement looms
Jun 16, 2010 -
Arbitral award surfaces in airline dispute under Austria-Slovakia bilateral investment treaty
May 26, 2010 -
ANALYSIS: Tribunal in Slovak case splits on investor’s use of Most-Favoured Nation clause to secure wider scope for arbitration
May 26, 2010 -
Third BIT claim arises after health policy reversal; Slovak state rebuffed in proposal to publish earlier award under same treaty
Apr 09, 2010 -
Parties in Vattenfall v. Germany case suspend proceedings
Mar 18, 2010 -
Philip Morris lodges second treaty claim, this time against developed country
Mar 18, 2010 -
European Human Rights Court holds Czech Republic denied fair hearing to foreign investors; declines to hear BIT claims
Nov 13, 2009 -
Arbitrators selected in Billion Dollar UNCITRAL claim against Slovak Republic
Nov 13, 2009 -
Slovak Republic prevails in UNCITRAL claim with Austrian investor; treaty contained narrowly-cast jurisdictional clause
Oct 30, 2009 -
Backgrounder: Eureko v. Poland reaches anti-climax after notable liability award and battle over arbitrator challenge
Oct 14, 2009 -
Eureko settles one claim with Poland, but quietly pursues a separate health insurance suit against the Slovak Republic
Oct 14, 2009 -
Hungary sees another compensation demand after ending Power Purchase deals at EU behest; UNCITRAL tribunal convened
Sep 02, 2009 -
Czech Court overturns jurisdictional decision in BIT arbitration
Sep 02, 2009 -
Tribunal constituted in ad-hoc arbitration between German forestry company and Czech Republic
Aug 06, 2009 -
Italy, Slovenia and Malta concur with Czechs on lack of necessity for intra-EU BITs; Italy-Czech BIT terminated
Aug 06, 2009 -
Czech Rep. prevails in separate banking and broadcasting claims; We reveal details of holdings in EMV broadcasting case
Jul 17, 2009 -
Denmark and Czech Rep to terminate BIT; but not all EU members agree with Czech view that intra-EU BITs are unnecessary
Jul 17, 2009 -
German media reveal details of Vattenfall claim v. Germany; NGOs raise enviro fears as two arbitrators named
Jul 17, 2009 -
Divided ICSID panel offers sharply divergent interpretations of treaty concluded by Slovenia and Croatia
Jun 29, 2009 -
Poland liable for breach of Germany-Poland BIT; Arbitrators grappling with damages in UNCITRAL proceeding
Jun 29, 2009 -
Tribunal constituted to hear water extraction dispute between German investor and Czech Republic
May 27, 2009 -
ANALYSIS: Stakes higher in Micula v. Romania case given tribunal’s signal that it could order restitution of legal framework?
May 11, 2009 -
European Commission moves to intervene in ICSID arbitration related to withdrawal of investment incentives by Romania
May 11, 2009 -
Romania challenges arbitrator whose law firm represents investor with separate potential claim against Romania
Apr 17, 2009 -
Germany faces Energy Charter Treaty claim by Swedish corp over regulatory squeeze on coal-fired power plant
Apr 02, 2009 -
European Court of Justice ruling sparks broader discussion and debate on BITs and EU law
Mar 17, 2009 -
Vivendi secures massive award against bankrupt former partner; greater prospects for recovery loom in BIT claim v. Poland
Feb 28, 2009 -
Details surface of jurisdiction holdings in Binder v. Czech Republic; Ad-Hoc tribunal saw no conflict between BITs and EU Law
Feb 28, 2009 -
Foreign insurers object to Slovak Republic’s health policy reversal; Dutch firm sues over new health insurance law
Feb 10, 2009 -
Tribunal chosen in Stockholm arbitration; Mercuria accuses Poland of breaching Energy Charter Treaty
Jan 22, 2009 -
ICSID tribunal will permit European Commission to file legal brief in Energy Charter Treaty arbitration
Dec 11, 2008 -
British Institute to explore relationship of BITs and EU law
Nov 25, 2008 -
German firm sues Ukraine under BIT; claimant complains of failure to enforce ICC arbitral award, and other breaches
Nov 25, 2008 -
German investor files request for arbitration in forestry dispute with Czech Government; Parallel claim in offing?
Nov 25, 2008 -
ANALYSIS: Arbitrators nix Romania’s plea that Swedish citizens were effectively Romanians, and unqualified to sue at ICSID
Oct 01, 2008 -
Path cleared for BIT claim by Swedish investors in challenge to Romanian withdrawal of investment incentives
Oct 01, 2008 -
European Commission seeks to intervene as amicus curiae in ICSID arbitrations over Hungary’s long-term power pacts
Sep 17, 2008 -
Cypriot energy trader files claim against Poland under Energy Charter Treaty; Poland has faced at least eight other treaty arbitrations
Aug 26, 2008 -
Advocate General sides with European Commission in bid to declare Austria and Sweden in violation of EU law for failure to remedy “incompatibility” of earlier BITs
Jul 16, 2008 -
Czech Republic seeks to overturn confidential jurisdictional ruling in German BIT case; EU law is cited
Jul 01, 2008 -
Czech Republic to pay Dutch firm Saluka $181 Million (US), plus 55 Million interest; contractual counter-claim withdrawn
Jul 01, 2008 -
British Institute to host discussion on European Union BITs and EU law
Jun 03, 2008 -
Analysis: ICSID open where BITs set loose nationality tests
May 16, 2008 -
ICSID tribunal dismisses Romania’s objections to investor’s corporate structure
May 16, 2008