Work Area: Sovereign immunity
US court won’t enforce Iraqi oilfield award
A court in Washington, DC has refused to enforce an ICC award against an Iraqi state-owned oil company – ruling the entity was separate from the state and lacked commercial ties to the jurisdiction.
30 October 2020
Spain and France not immune from oil spill suits
The Commercial Court in London has ruled that Spain and France cannot invoke sovereign immunity to avoid litigation brought by an insurance club over the two states’ alleged failure to honour arbitral awards relating to an oil spill in the Atlantic 18 years ago.
24 July 2020
Nigeria to raise sovereign immunity as it resists mega-award
A US district court must first hear Nigeria’s sovereign immunity defence before ruling on an oil and gas company’s bid to enforce an almost US$10 billion award against the state, following a decision by an appeals court in Washington, DC.
22 June 2020
Spain solar awards enforced in Australia
An Australian court has enforced a pair of ICSID awards worth a combined €229 million plus interest in favour of European solar power investors against Spain, rejecting the state’s sovereign immunity defence.
24 February 2020
Kurdistan fails on immunity plea in London
24 November 2015
Insider perspective on the 'Hong Congo' case
21 September 2011
