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Politically motivated conduct in investment treaty arbitration
Tribunals lack both a coherent conception of what constitutes politically motivated conduct and a consistent understanding of the relevance, if any, of such motivations for the disposition of foreign investors’ legal claims.
Brexit: Screaming for vengeance? Enforcing intra-EU arbitral awards in the post-Brexit UK
After Brexit, the UK will be theoretically a suitable jurisdiction to enforce intra-EU awards.
Estado y Mamacocha irán a arbitraje si no concilian por hidroeléctrica trunca en Arequipa
El Estado y la empresa están en fase de conciliación, si no llegan a un acuerdo, se irá al arbitraje internacional. Proyecto de hidroeléctrica, en la laguna Mamacocha quedó trunco.
Bulgaria says Oman has withdrawn arbitration claim over Corpbank
Oman’s sovereign wealth fund has withdrawn an 80 million euro claim against Bulgaria over the collapse of Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank), the Bulgarian finance ministry said.
Foley Hoag represented Uruguay on the dispute
Uruguay has again defeated a claim by a foreign investor in arbitration proceedings before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington, D.C.
Court orders removal of Amulsar mine protesters
The company’s Canadian and British subsidiaries have already announced their intention to initiate arbitration proceedings against Armenia in accordance with bilateral agreements if the matter is not resolved.
Djibouti signs ICSID Convention to encourage investment
The ICSID Convention, which entered into force in 1966, establishes the institutional and legal framework for foreign investment dispute settlement.
Summary comments to the proposals for amendment of the ICSID arbitration rules
The proposed amendments signal an effort to improve the procedural rules governing ICSID arbitration, but fail to appropriately address many concerns expressed and fall short of promoting meaningful reform of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS).
Head of Montenegro’s troubled Atlas Banka sues president, central bank governor
Atlas Group is seeking payment of €500mn in damages from Montenegro at an international court.
MTS files USD 1.5 bln claim against Turkmenistan govt with ICSID
Russian and the CIS mobile operator MTS has announced that it has filed its statement of claim in the dispute with the state of Turkmenistan at the World Bank's ICSID.