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Trans-Pacific Partnership makes Australia vulnerable to court challenges, report claims
Threat of action from multinationals one of the ‘enormous risks’ Australia faces if trade deal is ratified, GetUp says
The EU-Canada Joint Interpretive Declaration on the CETA
For eight reasons, Gus Van Harten argues that the Declaration does very little to alleviate key concerns arising from the CETA's proposed special rights and privileges for foreign investors
Climate change in investor state arbitration: ideas on application ex officio and transnational public policy
Climate change is a serious threat to humankind and arbitration could play a key role in this era.
SA needs to address its investment image
Cabinet’s endorsement of the draft International Arbitration Bill in April this year gave a welcome indication that South Africa would soon provide investors with one of the essential tools for operating in the modern global economy.
Windstream Energy awarded damages after Ontario cancels wind farm project
A company that planned a huge offshore wind farm in Lake Ontario says it has been awarded more than $25-million in damages, because the Ontario government cancelled its project.
ConocoPhillips sues Venezuela's PDVSA, calls bond swap 'fraudulent'
ConocoPhillips has for nearly a decade been pursuing a case against Venezuela in a World Bank tribunal to obtain billions of dollars in compensation for the 2007 takeover of its Venezuela assets.
Mekorot demands €50m damages from Cypriot gov't
A Mekorot subsidiary is threatening to sue Cyprus under its investment treaty with Israel.
Sanum Investments wins casino court fight with Laos government
The Appeal Court in Singapore ruled that Sanum has the right to seek redress under the China-Laos BIT for capital investment benefit losses.
The sting in the trade deal tail: corporations push for rights to sue governments
Business lobby groups are pushing hard for investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and similar trade deals.
The UNASUR centre for the settlement of investment disputes and Venezuela: will both ever see the light at the end of the tunnel?
One of the objectives of the Union of South-American Nations (UNASUR) is the creation of a regional dispute settlement centre to replace the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).