New ICSID claims against Argentina and Congo

A Spanish electric company has filed an ICSID claim against Argentina, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo is also facing a new case at the centre from a Kuwaiti telecoms investor.

RPC hires CIS specialist from Jones Day

CIS disputes specialist Tatiana Minaeva is leaving Jones Day to join the partnership at RPC in London.

Mourre warns against “nationalisation” of arbitration

In a keynote address at GAR Live Istanbul, ICC International Court of Arbitration president Alexis Mourre called for arbitral institutions to safeguard their legitimacy by agreeing on internationally accepted standards of good governance – while warning of the dangers of recent attempts by governments to “nationalise” arbitration by promoting domestic institutions.

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Pictures from the 7th annual GAR Live Istanbul are now available.
US court finds Achmea doesn’t bar enforcement of Micula award

A court in Washington, DC, has confirmed an ICSID award in favour of Sweden’s Micula brothers against Romania, rejecting the state’s arguments that it was rendered invalid by the European Court of Justice‘s ruling on intra-EU investment arbitration in the Achmea case.
Vietnamese mine operator gets payout to end SIAC case

The Vietnamese operator of one of the world’s largest tungsten mines has received a US$130 million payout to settle a SIAC dispute over a mineral processing plant.

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US court finds Achmea doesn’t bar enforcement of Micula award

A court in Washington, DC, has confirmed an ICSID award in favour of Sweden’s Micula brothers against Romania, rejecting the state’s arguments that it was rendered invalid by the European Court of Justice‘s ruling on intra-EU investment arbitration in the Achmea case.

Robots redux: blockchain, augmented reality, quantum computing and the future of arbitration

Two years after addressing the impact of artificial intelligence on international arbitration in an article entitled ‘March of the Robots’, Paul Cohen and Sophie Nappert explain blockchain, augmented reality and quantum computing and predict their future impact on the arbitral process.

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