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A BIT too late
It is likely that the Antrix case -- which could see the Government of India paying $1 billion if it loses -- would have had a different outcome had the new model BIT been at issue.
Bear Creek Mining Corporation v. Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/14/21) – public hearing
​A hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in the case will be transmitted live via internet feed from 7-14 September 2016.
No logo - Tobacco regulation
Three years ago, the government of Togo received a letter from Philip Morris International outlining how plain packaging would violate binding global and regional agreements.
Panama Canal expansion yields boatload of legal disputes
Arbitrations will determine responsibility for Panama Canal overruns of $1.6 billion.
India writes to Singapore, Japan and South Korea to recast investment deals
India has turned its attention to comprehensive economic partnership agreements with Singapore, Japan and South Korea after having fixed the loopholes in the much-abused investment treaties with Mauritius and Cyprus.
US court rules for Chevron in Ecuador rainforest-damage case
Ecuadorean plaintiffs cannot collect a $9-billion judgment in the US against Chevron Corp. for rainforest damage, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
How the Dutch could derail CETA
As thousands discuss free trade at the World Social Forum in Montreal, Canada’s experience with NAFTA may offer lessons for the Netherlands, writes Niels Jongerius
Bilateral Investment Treaty model to minimise Cairn Energy type dispute: Nirmala Sitharaman
The government on Monday said it has framed the model Bilateral Investment Treaty to minimise Cairn Energy type of dispute which has resulted in demand for compensation of $5.6 billion from India.
International tribunal asks Agility to compensate Pakistan for legal costs
An international tribunal announced that it holds Agility Public Warehousing Company of Kuwait liable to pay the entire costs incurred by Pakistan in defending a claim for more than $650 million filed against it by Agility.