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TECO subsidiary awarded $21 million
A TECO Energy subsidiary has won a $21.1 million award in a business claim against the government of Guatemala.
The rising interest in the mediation of investment treaty disputes
Recent developments indicate there may be increasing interest in the creation of alternative forms of dispute resolution for investor-State disputes. One potential alternative is mediation.
Gabriel Resources - Romania reverses prior VAT assessment / arbitration progress
Gabriel Resources announces an update in relation to its ongoing bilateral investment treaty arbitration against Romania proceeding under the auspices of the World Bank’s ICSID.
Vattenfall AB and others v. Federal Republic of Germany - Public hearing
The hearing on jurisdiction, merits and quantum in Vattenfall AB and others v. Federal Republic of Germany is scheduled to take place before a three-member arbitral tribunal from Monday, October 10, 2016 through Friday, October 21, 2016.
Good news for Canada’s environmental assessment law: no cash advance for Bilcon
Federal Court of Canada rejects Bilcon’s application to stay proceedings, denying the Delaware company an early pay day.
How to fix the most controversial element of trade deals
Critics of the TPP rage against the Investor State Dispute Settlement system. Here's how to fix it.
An international investment court: panacea or purgatory?
An Investment Court would become a device for neoliberal rules of investment protection with even greater authority.
'A threat to democracy, courts and public budgets'
The EU-US free trade deal is controversial in Europe as it includes a mechanism that seeks to settle disputes between investors and states out of regular courts. DW examines the issue with law professor Gus Van Harten.
Deconstructing India’s model Bilateral Investment Treaty
India was one of the most sued countries in 2015. Will the country’s new model bilateral investment treaty attract and safeguard foreign investment more effectively?
Baishan Lin to take legal action, as GRA begins seizing equipment
Baishan Lin is considering taking legal action against Guyanese authorities, a day after the Guyana Revenue Authority began seizing equipment and allegations that even personal property was being stolen from the company’s workers at Coomacka.