Work Area: State-to-state
Named - the arbitrators who will oversee Brexit
UPDATED. With Brexit taking effect tonight, the panel of 25 arbitrators appointed to hear disputes arising from the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement has been published.
31 December 2020
Equatorial Guinea loses ICJ claim over seized Paris mansion
The International Court of Justice has affirmed that diplomatic immunity does not extend to a Paris mansion seized by French authorities in aid of a corruption case against the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president.
14 December 2020
Russia gets early hearing in Ukrainian vessels dispute
A tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration has agreed to split proceedings filed over Russia’s detention of Ukrainian naval vessels in waters adjacent to Crimea so it can first determine whether it has jurisdiction to rule on a dispute involving “military activities”.
12 November 2020
Panels in place to hear Qatar's postal claims
Four tribunals are in place at the Permanent Court of Arbitration to hear claims by Qatar against its Middle Eastern neighbours over the suspension of postal services as part of their continuing blockade of the country.
15 September 2020
Palestine turns to PCA for tax claim against Israel
Palestine has asked the Permanent Court of Arbitration for help in appointing a five-person tribunal to hear a claim concerning more than US$6 billion in taxes it says Israel is withholding in violation of the Oslo Accords.
14 July 2020
Hague panel finds India cannot prosecute Italian marines
An arbitral tribunal in The Hague has ruled that India must cease to exercise criminal jurisdiction over two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen in the Indian Ocean eight years ago but that the state is entitled to compensation from Italy over the incident.
02 July 2020
ICC panel rules in Turkmen-Iranian gas dispute
Turkmenistan’s national gas company Turkmengaz has reportedly been awarded around US$2 billion in an ICC claim concerning payments for the supply of natural gas to Iran.
30 June 2020
Gazprom to pay out on billion-dollar gas price award
Russia’s Gazprom has agreed to repay US$1.5 billion to Poland’s state gas utility PGNiG to comply with an award in a gas price review arbitration but says it will continue with efforts to challenge the outcome in the Swedish courts as well as pursuing further price renegotiations.
15 June 2020
Vietnam weighs South China Sea claim
Vietnam is reportedly moving closer to launching an international arbitration against China over maritime rights in the South China Sea, as officials in Beijing continue to assert control in the disputed waters.
07 May 2020
Hague tribunal orders return of Iranian assets
The Iran-US Claims Tribunal in The Hague has ruled in a long-running dispute over Iranian physical assets that were frozen during the 1979 hostage crisis – ordering the US to pay over US$29 million in damages to Iran and return several antique musical instruments including a Stradivarius.
16 March 2020