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Highway heist in Honduras: How corporations fleece regular people in impoverished countries
Extraordinary corporate privileges in US foreign and trade policy are designed to help companies win even when their investments fail.
EU Commission tells Spain not to pay up in long-running renewable subsidies case
The European Commission handed Spain a victory when it instructed the country not to pay any compensation in a case related to claims amounting to billions of euros on renewable energy subsidies cut more than a decade ago.
Almadex files memorial documentation for investment arbitration claim against Mexico
Almadex has filed its memorial submission relating to its international arbitration proceedings under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership with Mexico, seeking damages of US$1.06 billion.
S. Korea loses suit against int'l court ruling on compensation to Mason Capital over Samsung merger
South Korea has lost a lawsuit seeking to annul an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) ruling that ordered it to pay compensation to US hedge fund Mason Capital over losses from Samsung's controversial 2015 merger of two units.
Notification to Ukraine under international investment agreements
Ferrexpo plc has provided a formal written notification to Ukraine under international investment agreements in place between Ukraine and the United Kingdom and Ukraine and Switzerland.
Romania loses Washington lawsuit over Dobrogea wind farm
The Romanian state has lost a lawsuit pending before the International Court of Arbitration in Washington, initiated in 2020 by an investor in the renewable energy sector.
Emmerson draws first tranche of litigation, working capital funds
Morocco-focused potash development company Emmerson has drawn down the first tranche of funding under the Capital Provision Agreement, which will provide the company with up to $11-million in both litigation finance capital and working capital.
Honduras fights back against global oligarchy
How an unregulated techno-utopia came into existence and continues to sabotage a nation’s sovereignty.
Korean government, Lone Star face off in oral hearings over $216.5M arbitration ruling
Korean government and Lone Star to present final arguments in landmark arbitration case over compensation disputes.
Brookfield files US$2.7 billion case against Peru over toll roads
The action is being taken under the umbrella of the free trade agreement between Peru and Canada.