investor-state disputes | ISDS


JEFTA: The latest massive 'trade' deal you've never heard of, negotiated behind closed doors, with zero public scrutiny
One of the negotiations that has been going on in the background is for a major trade agreement between the EU and Japan since 2013.
GN takes Colombia to arbitration
Spanish utility Gas Natural (GN) said it has launched arbitration proceedings against Colombia.
ICSID rules in favour of Tethyan over Reko Diq project
The ICSID tribunal rejected Pakistan's final defence against liability and confirmed that Pakistan had violated several provisions of its bilateral investment treaty with Australia
JKX Oil battle continues as Ukraine files application to UK High Court
Ukranian authorities have now applied to the UK High Court asking to set aside the recent UNCITRAL arbitration award against Ukraine and in favour of JKX.
Eli Lilly loses quixotic quest to get Canada to pay $500 million for rejecting its bad patents
Just the fact that the Canadian government had to go through this massive and expensive process for many years just for rejecting two bad patents should show why ISDS provisions are such a problem.
The settlement of investment disputes: A discussion of democratic accountability and the public interest
Settlements raise threats to principles of good governance, including government accountability, respect for the rule of law, transparency, and respect for citizens’ rights and interests.
Canada scores ISDS victory over Eli Lilly
Canada has prevailed over pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly in a long-running investor-state dispute the drug company filed under NAFTA’s investment chapter.
Reply to the European Commission’s Public consultation on a multilateral reform of investment dispute resolution
The consultation was a missed opportunity for the Commission to obtain valuable inputs toward multilateral reform of investment dispute resolution in the best interest of Europeans and the international community.
Exxon Mobil lawyers ask court to enforce $188M Venezuela award
Lawyers for Exxon Mobil have asked a federal judge to order Venezuela to pay the company more than $188.3 million—the amount Exxon Mobil says it is still owed as repayment for the 2007 expropriation of its oil assets.
Chinese government wins ICSID tribunal against South Korea’s Ansung, MOFCOM welcomes decision
The Ansung case is the first international investment dispute to enter the arbitration stage where the Chinese government is a party.