Work Area: Investor-state arbitration
Norway hit with another snow crab claim
Norway is facing another ICSID claim by an investor in the snow-crab industry, brought under a bilateral investment treaty that the state is reportedly seeking to terminate.
01 December 2022
Korean state-owned bank beats billion-dollar claim
A Korean state-owned bank has defeated the bulk of a US$1.4 billion HKIAC claim by a group of commodities traders over its alleged failure to honour purchase obligations during the covid-19 pandemic.
30 November 2022
Vietnam faces second ICSID claim
Vietnam is facing its second ever ICSID case after a pair of Chinese construction companies filed a claim under a rarely used investment treaty.
30 November 2022
Tanzanian plane remains grounded despite ICSID stay
A Swedish investor that won a US$165 million award against Tanzania has persuaded a Dutch court to uphold the attachment of an aircraft owned by the east African state, even though ICSID has stayed enforcement pending annulment proceedings.
29 November 2022
Egypt settles "New Cairo" claim
Egypt has settled an ICSID claim brought by a Dubai-owned pipe manufacturer over its right to bid for tenders related to a sewerage network for “New Cairo” – a US$30 billion project to relieve overcrowding in one of Africa’s largest cities.
29 November 2022
Laos sees awards upheld in casino saga
Two gaming companies whose billion-dollar investment treaty claims against Laos were dismissed because of evidence of bribery and fraud have lost a final appeal against the outcome in Singapore, after a related SIAC award was also upheld.
25 November 2022
Canadian bank brings ICSID claim against Peru
A Canadian bank has brought an ICSID claim against Peru over a nearly 15-year long tax dispute, as a contractor turns to new counsel to challenge an award in a separate dispute with the Andean state.
25 November 2022
Peru’s evidence in Odebrecht cases leads to rift with Brazil
Brazilian prosecutors have reportedly suspended cooperation with Peru on high-profile corruption investigations because of concerns about the state’s use of evidence in arbitrations relating to Odebrecht projects.
24 November 2022
Guatemala to settle ICSID power tariff feud
Guatemala has agreed to pay US$46 million to a US investor to settle a long-running dispute over electricity tariffs that went before four different ICSID panels.
24 November 2022
Canada defeats NAFTA claim over fracking ban
A divided NAFTA tribunal has rejected a US oil and gas company’s US$250 million claim against Canada over a revoked fracking permit – after a nine-year proceeding delayed by the death of an arbitrator.
22 November 2022