Switzerland
BNamericas | 5-Aug-2016
Swiss trader Glencore filed for arbitration against the Bolivian government for the expropriation of its mining and smelting assets, adding to a series of lawsuits against the Andean country.
El Pais | 5-Aug-2016
Una subsidiaria de la compañía suiza Glencore presentó una Notificación de Arbitraje en contra de Bolivia, por una supuesta controversia relativa a las nacionalizaciones de las plantas de fundición de estaño y antimonio de Vinto.
Le Temps | 18-Apr-2016
Glencore vient de porter plainte contre la Colombie en vertu d’un accord bilatéral. Alpiq avait fait de même contre la Roumanie en 2014.
Romandie | 16-Mar-2015
Deux citoyens turcs, soupconnés de fraude en Turquie, ont déposé une demande de 750 millions de dollars contre la Suisse, lui reprochant d’avoir violé un accord bilatéral de protection des investissements.
Central Telegraph | 22-Oct-2014
Uruguay files its defence against Philip Morris, a test case for big business lawsuits that could hit the EU through the transatlantic trade and investment deal with the US.
World Trademark Review | 20-Sep-2014
Long-running litigation between Uruguay, which has some of the toughest anti-smoking laws in the world, and cigarette giant Philip Morris could have direct consequences for plain packaging legislation globally. Could it also pave the way for legal action in Europe?
Marketwire | 12-Aug-2010
A legal analysis of the challenge launched by Philip Morris International found the company to be both unjustified and unreasonable in its opposition to Uruguay’s new tobacco packaging laws.
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | 11-Mar-2010
The move is certain to be closely watched by international lawyers and policymakers alike, as it will serve as an early test-case of the little-used intellectual property protections contained in BITs.
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Inequality.org | 17-Jan-2020
NAFTA 2.0 cleared another hurdle as the U.S. Senate approved the trade deal with bipartisan support.
Dhaka Tribune | 17-Jan-2020
Now that the February 23 deadline for the court directive to pay Tk2,000 crore audit dues to the telecom regulator looms, Telenor hopes that the ongoing audit dispute can be settled without resorting to international arbitration.
Blue Radio | 16-Jan-2020
En Colombia, Uber se atribuyó la facultad de imponer tarifas por encima de la autoridad competente, violando el Código Penal y también leyes del transporte.
Macleans | 15-Jan-2020
A Canadian mining exec’s decades-long tussle with Kazakhstan is finally over. He was awarded nearly $53 million.
Hankyoreh | 15-Jan-2020
KTurbo claims US government violated terms of KORUS FTA, after US court judged that the company violated place of origin rules.
CIAR Global | 14-Jan-2020
La compensación concedida a Luksic y Barrick ascendía a 4.087.000 millones de dólares por la denegación del arrendamiento minero, más intereses hasta la fecha de la adjudicación de 1.753.000 millones.