India loses Dutch appeal over treaty award
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands has dismissed India’s bid to set aside an investment treaty award in a bitter saga over a cancelled satellite deal.
Luxembourg court unfreezes Malaysian assets
A Luxembourg court has lifted an attachment previously granted to Philippine claimants seeking to enforce a US$15 billion award against Malaysia – as the dispute gives rise to further rulings in the Spanish courts.
Canadian partners launch new boutique
Pierre-Olivier Laporte and Myriam Seers have left the partnership at transatlantic boutique Savoie Laporte to found a new arbitration-focused firm in their native Canada.
Madrid centre names new secretary general
The Madrid International Arbitration Centre, or CIAM, has appointed former CMS counsel Marta Lalaguna as its new secretary general – replacing Mélanie Riofrio Piché, who is departing to launch a solo practice …
Repsol fails to overturn Sinopec awards in Singapore
A Singapore court has upheld a pair of SIAC awards that found Repsol liable for fraud in a US$5 billion dispute with China’s Sinopec, while refusing to disqualify the presiding arbitrator over …
Ghana defeats Chinese company’s treaty claim
An UNCITRAL tribunal has rejected a Chinese company’s US$55 million investment treaty claim against Ghana over a cancelled contract to build an intelligent traffic management system, finding it was for the country’s …
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Iranian state entity fails to unseat panel in US$32 billion case
The National Iranian Oil Company has failed to disqualify three arbitrators from a US$32 billion case over their refusal to reschedule a hearing despite the unavailability of the state entity’s senior lead counsel.
Nigeria seeks to overturn US$11 billion award
Nigeria is fighting to set aside an arbitral award requiring it to pay US$11 billion to an offshore company with arguments that the award and underlying contract were secured through “industrial scale” bribery of Nigerian government officials and lawyers representing the state in the arbitration.
Details of South Sudan mobile dispute emerge
A sole arbitrator is hearing a Lebanese-owned mobile operator’s US$3.5 billion ICC claim against South Sudan, it has emerged – but reports suggesting the claimants have won a billion-dollar award have been disputed.
ICC award set aside over Gaillard eulogy
An ICC award has been set aside after the Paris Court of Appeal concluded that a eulogy written for Emmanuel Gaillard following his sudden and unexpected death gave rise to doubt about the independence and impartiality of the tribunal president.
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