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Reassessing consent in counterclaims: rebalancing investment protection and public interest under the UNCITRAL ISDS reform
One of the most notable proposals identifies an investor’s initiation of arbitration as implied consent to a tribunal’s jurisdiction over counterclaims.
Korean court prepares to enforce ICSID award, Lone Star faces 316 billion won damages
Korean court set to implement ICSID compensation order, lone star may owe roughly 316.5 billion won plus interest.
ICSID rejects Romania's call to terminate Eurohold's EUR 500 mln arbitration request
The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington rejected the Romanian government's request to terminate the arbitration case filed by the Bulgarian group Eurohold and its insurance arm Euroins Insurance Group.
Time and compromise in UNCITRAL’s Working Group III
During the week of 22 September 2025, States once again met in Vienna under Working Group III of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to deliberate reforms to investor–State dispute settlement.
At a glance: investment treaty practice in China
Article 13.1 of Model IV provides that an investment dispute between an investor and a host state shall, as far as possible, be settled amicably through negotiations between the parties to the dispute, including conciliation procedures.
Israeli court refuses to enforce €20m ruling against Spanish gov't
German company Sunflower cannot enforce in Israel a binding arbitration award requiring the Spanish government to pay it €18.4 million plus €1.5 million in costs.
Eco Oro seeks annulment of ICSID tribunal decision on damages and announces US$4.5 million financing
Eco Oro Minerals Corp. announces it has filed an application to annul the damages award issued on July 15, 2024 awarding no monetary compensation to the company by the ICSID tribunal.
The India/UAE Bilateral Investment Treaty: Novel features in the next generation of BITs
We consider the key changes for investors and how the treaty reflects India’s developing approach to the balancing of its regulatory rights against those of private investors.
Court registers US$10b ConocoPhillips award against Venezuela
US oil giant ConocoPhillips has been permitted to register an over US$10 billion arbitration award against Venezuela in Trinidad and Tobago for the expropriation of its oil assets by the South American country nearly two decades ago.
Resurgence of contract-based ISDS and the risk of internationalizing investor–state relations
As investment treaties face increased resistance from all quarters, there have been renewed calls to prioritize contract-based arbitrations pursuant to arbitration clauses in investment agreements negotiated between foreign investors and host states.