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Renaud Beauchard on ISDS - arbitration tribunals from an investor against a State
Renaud Beauchard, law professor, explains the arbitration tribunals of CETA and TTIP which enable multinationals to sue States.
Naftogaz expects to recover from Russia $8 bln over assets seized in Crimea
According to the holding's chief commercial officer, once Ukraine wins in court, the question will arise of physically taking this money from Russia.
The CJEU ruling in Achmea: death sentence for autonomous investment protection tribunals
My prediction for CETA and TTIP is that an opinion would be a death sentence for the investment protection provisions, since they are capable of being applied to various aspects of EU law.
Letter: Gambia is about to pay half a million dollars at the International Settlement Investment Dispute Court
Shocking information from insiders tells us that the authorities are about to make a payment to the International Settlement of Investment Disputes of nearly US dollars 500,000 as a prepay for the three litigations.
The CJEU in Slovakia v Achmea or is justice best served cold?
CJEU’s decision in Slovakia v Achmea finally bringing justice to the most recent members of the EU.
Belgium firm to sue Turkey over Gülen-linked assets
The claim alleges that Cascade’s investment’s in a media services company were unlawfully expropriated by the Turkish state in the crackdown that followed the coup attempt of July 2016.
Fears tobacco giants will use TPP to sue Australia over plain packaging as secrecy shrouds legal costs in Philip Morris case
Political party says the newly signed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, which contains similar clauses to the Hong Kong deal, could prompt more costly challenges in The Hague
The CJEU strikes again in Achmea. Is this the end of investor-State arbitration under intra-EU BITs?
In this short analysis, I will point out the broader implications for the EU’s investment law and policy.
Slovakia payment to Dutch company overturned
Slovakia will no longer have to compensate Achmea B.V., the shareholder of Union ZP health insurer, for €22 million in damage.