ISDS Case Map
telecommunications
There is evidence that high levels of activity in the telecommunications sector are leading to an associated increase in telecoms-related disputes.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has advised the government that the decision of an arbitration tribunal cannot contradict the law passed by a sovereign parliament.
The scope of consent to arbitration is an important issue that needs to be finally settled - not least because it could have multi-billion dollar implications for India in respect of other cases involving challenges to India’s taxation measures by foreign investors.
Orange Group has instituted legal proceedings against Iraq in an attempt to claw back more than USD 400 million in investments it alleges were expropriated by the country’s regulator.
The tribunal dismissed all claims on merits, apart from the claim under national treatment, which was considered outside the tribunal’s jurisdiction.
Algeria has won the final round of a battle that pitted it against Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris’s holding company. We take a look back on this more than 10-year-long judicial saga.
NEQSOL HOLDING: Georgian Government seize foreign-owned asset, referred to international arbitration
Following the effective expropriation of a legally obtained asset by the Georgian National Communication Commission, NEQSOL have announced that their dispute with Georgia will be referred to the ICSID.
The Indian government plans to contest the judgement on the Vodafone arbitration award in Hague.
In the sorry saga of the Vodafone tax dispute, how did we get here? The original error lies with India's tax laws.
Vodafone Group Plc’s big win against the Indian government could set a precedent for similar arbitration cases, including the one initiated by Cairn Energy Plc.
