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Paris Court of Appeals decision on award
The Paris Court of Appeals partially annulled the arbitral award issued in favour of Rusoro in August 2016 against Venezuela.
Foley Hoag wins arbitration for Venezuela, obtaining dismissal of $400M claim
Anglo American loses $400 million claim against Venezuela over an expropriated ferronickel processing facility.
The (final?) death of intra-EU investor-state arbitration
It would be a brave person who would gamble on the CJEU not extending its Achmea reasoning to the ECT. Perhaps the time for obituaries is not yet nigh, but the headstone is already being carved.
Pakistan makes final push for Reko Diq settlement
Pakistan is making a last-ditch effort for an out-of-court settlement in the Reko Diq mining case, wherein the complainant company whose contract was terminated is claiming $11.43 billion in damages in an international tribunal.
Making local communities visible: A way to prevent the potentially tragic consequences of foreign investment?
International investment law overlooks the interests of local communities. This is especially troublesome in foreign investment in natural resources and infrastructure, where the local communities are the most affected and whose harm often leads to disputes.
World Bank could hit Pakistan with $11 billion fine
Pakistan may have to pay a damages claim worth $11 billion after losing the infamous Reko Diq case to an Australian mining company.
The EU moves forward efforts at UN on multilateral reform of ISDS
The EU and its Member States submitted two papers to the UN Working Group under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
Karkey case posing ”attachment” threat to assets abroad: Cabinet meets today
The federal cabinet is expected to approve supplementary grant of $ 1.37 million on to contest cases filed by M/s Karkey in courts of different countries as Pakistan's assets abroad are facing "attachment" threat.
The Achmea case between international law and European Union law
If the European Court of Justice applied in Opinion 1/17 the same test it used in Achmea, it would probably conclude that the CETA tribunal is not compatible with EU law.
Multilateral ISDS reform is desirable: What happened at the UNCITRAL meeting in Vienna and how to prepare for April 2019 in New York
UNCITRAL Working Group III met in Vienna from October 29 to November 2, 2018 and decided that multilateral reform is desirable to address various concerns regarding ISDS.