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The Paris Court of Appeal decides in favor of Gold Reserve Inc.
The Paris Court of Appeal rejected all of Venezuela’s arguments and issued a judgment dismissing the annulment applications filed by Venezuela pending before the French courts in relation to the arbitral award rendered by the ICSID
EU makes big step toward setting investor court as global norm
Brussels has taken a decisive step toward establishing its contentious new investment court as a standard framework for appeals worldwide.
International tribunal awards JKX Oil USD12.0 million in damages
JKX Oil said the tribunal found the government of Ukraine was in breach of elements of the bilateral investment treaty between the UK and Ukraine.
Case summary: Rusoro v. Venezuela
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez nationalized the Venezuelan gold sector through an official decree during the summer 2011. Rusoro claimed that the decree violated the bilateral investment treaty between Canada and Venezuela.
Time to terminate trade & investment agreements allowing corporations to sue government
The recent investment arbitral decision against the Philippines in favor of the Belgian corporation should be a wake up call on the dangers posed by free trade and investment agreements.
World court rules Aquino’s 2011 cancellation of Belgian dredging project illegal
Orders PH govt to pay Belgian firm P0.8 billion
Brexit will need new dispute resolution mechanism
A new mechanism for dispute resolution between the UK and the EU will be needed following Brexit.
Putting human rights and investor obligations first
We urge all stakeholders involved in the EU-Mexico FTA negotiations to replace the current far-reaching liberalisation and deregulation agenda with an agreement that regulates investment
High Court stays £173m international settlement award
The High Court has handed down a judgment which stays enforcement of an international dispute resolution award in Micula v. Romania case
Croatia seeks annulment of UNCITRAL's INA-MOL ruling before Swiss court
Croatia has lodged a request with the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland for the annulment of an arbitral award in the case INA-MOL