Will Switzerland face treaty claims over Credit Suisse?
Bondholders are said to be considering potential investment treaty claims against Switzerland after learning they stand to lose US$17 billion through the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS.
Roadbuilders try to revive ICSID claim against Kuwait
Rizzani de Eccher and its partners have applied to revive an ICSID claim against Kuwait over a billion-dollar road project – as the Italian contractor defends a seizure order granted in aid of a €60 million arbitration against Russia’s Gazprom.
European states begin exit from ECT
France, Germany and Poland have formally given notice of their withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty.
Exiled Myanmar government threatens claim against Thai state entity
Myanmar’s government-in-exile has threatened to bring an arbitration against a Thai state-owned petroleum company to halt payments that it alleges are funding human rights violations by the country’s ruling military junta.
Argentine arbitrator challenged over Venezuela appointments
A UK election technology investor has applied to disqualify arbitrator Raúl Vinuesa from hearing a US$1.5 billion ICSID claim against Venezuela, alleging that his repeat appointments by the state raise doubts about …
Spain fails to annul hydropower award
An ICSID committee has upheld a €31 million Energy Charter Treaty award won by European hydropower investors – finding that the “correctness” of the tribunal’s application of EU law was not within …
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Ukrainian bank’s billion-dollar award against Russia surfaces
A Ukrainian state-owned bank has applied to a US court to enforce a US$1.1 billion investment treaty award against Russia, putting the award in the public domain.
Agility wins bribery claim against Iraqi mobile operator
Kuwaiti logistics group Agility says two of its affiliates have won US$1.65 billion in an ICC claim against an Iraqi mobile operator that was found to have engaged in bribery and corruption.
KPMG barred from snow crab case at ICSID
An ICSID tribunal has barred KPMG from advising Norway in a €400 million dispute over snow-crab fishing because of a “clear conflict of interest” – while refusing to disqualify Norwegian firm Wikborg Rein from acting for the state.
BVI court finds ICC awards go against Thai public policy
A court in the British Virgin Islands has refused to enforce compound interest awarded in an ICC dispute between two Thai businessmen after finding that it conflicts with Thai public policy.
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