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Mobile operator warns of ICSID claim against Chile
A private equity-managed mobile operator is reportedly preparing to bring an investment treaty claim against Chile concerning a dispute over a delayed project to roll out a 5G network.
24 November 2023
Chilean hydro project owner overturns US injunction
A New York state court has vacated an injunction that prevented the owner of a Chilean hydropower project from drawing on a US$90 million letter of credit pending an ICC arbitration with Austrian construction group Strabag.
24 November 2023
Is Achmea a violation of the right to property?
Gibson Dunn partner Robert Spano has argued that a refusal by an EU member state court to recognise and enforce an ICSID award on the basis of the Achmea decision may be a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights. Theo Tyrrell and Nika Madyoon of Gibson Dunn report.
24 November 2023
Enforcement of intra-EU awards in the UK and US
An event organised by the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration's "Young EFILA" network and Herbert Smith Freehills discussed the future of the enforcement of intra-EU investment arbitration awards in the UK and the US. Jefferi Hamzah Sendut of HSF in London reports.
24 November 2023
Who’s Who Legal to unveil latest arbitration rankings
GAR’s sister publication Who’s Who Legal is to publish its most comprehensive research to date on the leading international arbitration practitioners in the market.
24 November 2023
Greece sees off lottery company's covid claim
Greece has defeated an LCIA claim worth at least €70 million brought by the country’s lottery provider, which claimed it was not liable for fees as a result of operating restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic.
23 November 2023
Exxon asks DC court to enforce Venezuela award
ExxonMobil has applied to a court in Washington, DC, to enforce an ICSID award worth over US$985 million plus interest and costs against Venezuela in a 16-year saga over the expropriation of two oil projects.
23 November 2023
Top Uzbek court says sanctions don’t bar payment of Russian award
The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan has enforced a Russian Arbitration Centre award, dismissing arguments by an Uzbek state-owned entity that payment contravened public policy because of US sanctions against the Russian creditor’s bank.
23 November 2023
Uzbek centre to co-administer cases with HKIAC
The Tashkent International Arbitration Centre and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre have launched new rules allowing the two institutions to jointly administer cases.
23 November 2023
Space disputes in the 21st century: what challenges await?
A panel co-sponsored by the Space Arbitration Association and Boies Schiller Flexner during New York Arbitration Week considered the intersection of space law and international arbitration. Lindsay Holcomb of Boies Schiller in New York reports.
23 November 2023