Work Area: State-to-state
Gazprom faces first arbitration over roubles demand
Finland’s state-owned gas company has said it is bringing an arbitration against Gazprom’s export arm – the first reported case arising from Russia’s demand that gas supplies be paid for in roubles.
18 May 2022
Quinn Emanuel advising Ukraine on human rights claim against Russia
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is advising Ukraine on a European Court of Human Rights claim against Russia over its “unprovoked, unjustified and unlawful acts of aggression”.
22 March 2022
ICJ orders Russia to suspend military operations in Ukraine
The International Court of Justice has ordered Russia to immediately suspend military operations against Ukraine while it considers allegations they are in breach of a convention against genocide – with the Russian and Chinese judges on the court dissenting.
16 March 2022
Pellet and Curtis cease counsel work for Russia
Leading public international lawyer Alain Pellet and Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle have withdrawn from Russia’s counsel team in a set of state-to-state disputes with Ukraine.
01 March 2022
Ukraine instructs Covington for ICJ claim against Russia
Ukraine has retained Covington & Burling as it launches a new claim at the International Court of Justice accusing Russia of using false claims of “genocide” to justify its invasion of the country.
28 February 2022
The Escazú Agreement: internationalising environmental matters and sustainable rights
Meriam Nazih Al-Rashid, Kate Lomas and Angela Antoniou of Eversheds Sutherland report on a recently concluded Latin American regional treaty addressing environmental protections and the rights of environmental defenders, and providing for state-to-state arbitration over compliance with its terms.
15 February 2022
Alberta puts US on notice over Keystone XL
The Canadian province of Alberta has turned to outside counsel as it takes formal steps to begin a legacy NAFTA claim against the United States over the cancelled Keystone XL oil pipeline.
11 February 2022
Armenia defeats ICSID claim over real estate venture
An ICSID tribunal has thrown out a claim against Armenia over a real estate venture after finding that one of the claimants had dual Armenian-US nationality and that his company had not made a valid investment.
16 December 2021
Canada invokes treaty with US in pipeline dispute
Canada may pursue arbitration against the United States under a 1977 treaty in response to Michigan’s efforts to shut down a controversial pipeline because of environmental concerns.
13 October 2021
Indian prosecution of marines halted after PCA award
India’s Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen after Italy paid compensation in line with the award of an arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.
15 June 2021