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Hamid Gharavi and Melanie van Leeuwen secure a third consecutive victory against Kazakhstan for a US$ 30 million award
An ICSID tribunal has ordered Kazakhstan to pay nearly US$25 million for the seizure of investments at the port of Aktau on the Caspian Sea.
When climate leaders protect dirty investments
Much of the problem can be traced to bilateral investment treaties and investment rules embedded within broader trade pacts.
Yukos ex-shareholders withdraw lawsuit on seizure of Russian property in Belgium
Court proceedings over seizure of Russian property in Belgium, initiated by former shareholders of Yukos oil corporation, have been cancelled.
High Court rules in favour of JKX in Ukraine dispute
The High Court has dismissed an application by Ukraine to set aside the Uncitral arbitration award in favour of JKX Oil & Gas.
Swiss top court rejects Croatia's request to annul INA-MOL ruling
Switzerland's top court has rejected Croatia's request to annul an arbitral award by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in the INA-MOL case, the government said.
Yukos shareholders give up fight for Russia's French assets
A group of major shareholders in dismantled Russian oil giant Yukos announced they were giving up their efforts to seize lucrative state assets as compensation in France following a series of legal setbacks.
The future of intra-EU ECT claims in the face of EC opposition: boom or bust?
Will the EC be successful at shutting off the flow of intra-EU ECT claims, or will the boom continue?
12 officials defend Spain in the 28 lawsuits international for the trim to the renewable
The Government has created a committee of public employees to conduct defence of Spain against avalanche international lawsuits brought by large investment firms.
Legitimate expectations in the absence of specific commitments according to the findings in Blusun v. Italy
Is there inconsistency among the tribunals in the solar energy cases?
Spain uses the ICSID award by trimming renewable
The Government of Spain has submitted to international arbitration tribunal ICSID appeal against the ruling which condemned him to pay 128 million euros plus interest to the British firm Eiser Infrastructure.