Region: Italy
Eni gets final injunction against Nigerian partner
Eni has won a final anti-suit injunction in the UK against its local partner in a Nigerian oil block following a US$200 million ICC arbitration – as three NGOs are permitted to weigh in on corruption issues in an unrelated ICSID case.
08 March 2023
Edison pays award over environmental breaches
Italian power utility Edison has paid nearly €92 million to Belgian chemicals group Solvay to satisfy an ICC award that held it liable for breaching environmental representations and warranties relating to a two-decade old M&A.
15 February 2023
Chiomenti hires new practice head
Giacomo Rojas Elgueta, an arbitration academic and practitioner who has appeared as an expert for Italy in several investment arbitrations, has joined Italian firm Chiomenti as its new head of international arbitration.
13 January 2023
Ukrainian road awards upheld in France
The French Court of Cassation has upheld a pair of ICC awards requiring Ukraine’s state road agency to pay damages to an Italian construction company in a US$66 million dispute over a road repair and construction contract.
19 December 2022
BonelliErede hires of counsel in Milan
Italian academic and arbitrator Antonio Albanese has joined BonelliErede as of counsel in Milan.
17 November 2022
ArbLit doubles partner count ahead of 10th birthday
Milan disputes boutique ArbLit has announced plans to promote four new partners as it marks its 10th anniversary next year.
15 November 2022
Rockhopper v Italy award now public
A high-profile Energy Charter Treaty award requiring Italy to pay €190 million plus interest to a UK oil and gas company over a ban on offshore drilling is now publicly available.
08 November 2022
Italy seeks to annul ECT award
Italy has applied to ICSID to annul an award that required it to pay a UK oil and gas company €190 million plus interest for refusing to grant a production concession for an offshore oil field.
31 October 2022
How Italy’s ban on offshore drilling fell foul of the Energy Charter Treaty
EXCLUSIVE: GAR unpacks how Italy’s decision to ban offshore drilling near its coastline led to the state being ordered to pay more than €190 million plus interest to a UK company for breaching the Energy Charter Treaty.
26 August 2022
UK oil company wins ECT award against Italy
London-listed oil and gas company Rockhopper Exploration says it has won €190 million plus interest in an Energy Charter Treaty claim over Italy’s refusal to grant a concession for an oilfield on the country’s Adriatic coast.
24 August 2022