Chinese miner loses claim over Congo lithium venture
An ICC arbitrator has declined to hear a claim by one of China’s largest mining groups over its purported purchase of a stake in a major lithium project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
An ICC arbitrator has declined to hear a claim by one of China’s largest mining groups over its purported purchase of a stake in a major lithium project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A Singapore court has enforced a DIAC award rendered under an arbitration clause specifying the now-defunct DIFC-LCIA – but only because the respondent had submitted to the tribunal’s jurisdiction.
A Vancouver-based mining company has notified Mexico of a potential US$200 million claim under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), after its earlier request for consultations proved unsuccessful.
As Paris Arbitration Week kicks off today, the ICC International Court of Arbitration has announced details of its new hearing centre in the French capital.
The Dutch Supreme Court has refused to reinstate a technology developer’s US$116 million award against an affiliate of Chinese social media platform Weibo that was set aside because of the lack of …
A Disney subsidiary has filed LCIA proceedings against India’s largest listed media company after a US$1.4 billion deal for the broadcast of cricket matches collapsed.
The French Court of Cassation is poised to rule on whether an allegedly corrupt “wedding gift” to Libreville’s former mayor justified the annulment of an ICC award against Gabon – a case that practitioners hope will settle controversy over the French courts’ approach to corruption allegations. Kevin Cubeddu of Latham & Watkins, who attended the court hearing last month, reports.
A US court has upheld UNCITRAL awards totalling US$197 million against the Peruvian municipality of Lima in two arbitrations with an Odebrecht-linked consortium over a highway concession, rejecting allegations of fraud.
French utility Engie has brought a contractual arbitration against Belgium, alleging that a cap on market revenues of electricity producers violates agreements relating to two nuclear power stations.
An ICSID tribunal that rejected a US$130 million claim against Colombia over a ban on mining in environmentally protected zones was divided over whether the state violated the investor’s legitimate expectations, a newly published award confirms.
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