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Sarama Resources submits request for arbitration against Burkina Faso
Formal commencement of international arbitration proceedings for significant damages claim.
How predatory energy developers harassed Hondurans
Honduras's coup-era government opened the floodgates for predatory energy projects. Now that Hondurans are fighting back, the companies are trying to take them to arbitration.
“Shocking and sad”: how corporations use investment agreements to block decarbonisation in the Global South
Experts talk about investor-state dispute settlements, which allow fossil fuel companies to bring multi-billion dollar lawsuits against countries that pass green policies.
Civil society organisations push for transformative global investment rules
The Entebbe Declaration calls for justice and sustainability in global investment governance.
How to buy a piece of a lawsuit and impoverish a country
Investors buying into claims against governments are winning huge payouts. Developing nations, and the environment, are losing big.
Panthera Resources' arbitration re-rating possibility too large to ignore, suggests broker
Panthera Resources PLC has been highlighted by VSA Capital as one of a growing number of small caps offering potentially significant upside via international litigation.
Emmerson launches arbitration against Morocco over potash dispute
The company announced on its intention to file a case with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes following a setback related to the environmental assessment.
PLUNA airlines arbitration fallout: Uruguay’s assets targeted In Luxembourg
The Latin America Regional Aviation Holding has intensified its legal dispute with Uruguay following the country’s failure to comply with the arbitral award related to the closure of Pluna.
Uruguay found liable in treaty dispute with airline company investor
The dispute concerned Uruguay’s national airline Pluna, where the Claimant, a Panamanian company – Latin American Regional Aviation Holdings S. de S.R.L. acquired in 2007 a 75% stake through its subsidiary Leadgate.
The Energy Charter Treaty remains the most dangerous investment treaty to the energy transition
Our ranking reveals that the Energy Charter Treaty remains the most dangerous investment treaty to the energy transition by protecting over 300 megatonnes (Mt) of greenhouse gas emissions.