Vodafone won an international arbitration case against the Indian government, ending one of the most high-profile disputes in the country involving a $2 billion tax claim.
The tribunal held that the Mexican authorities had not violated international commercial law or breached their commitments under treaties to which they were a party.
Vodafone’s dispute relates to its $11 billion acquisition of a 67% stake in the mobile-phone business owned by Hutchison Whampoa. Cairn Energy is contesting a big tax bill that Indian government raised for a 2006 transaction.
Le tribunal arbitral a rejeté l’ensemble des demandes de la société Consutel, dont un montant s’élevant à 408,880 millions de dollars US, en guise réparations requises pour cause de présumés dommages subis.
Telenor, the principal investor of Bangladesh’s leading mobile phone operator Grameen Phone, has served a legal notice to the President of Bangladesh seeking arbitration.
Telefónica ha formalizado su demanda en el Ciadi, al igual que ya había hecho América Móvil. Entre ambas compañías reclaman más de 1,200 millones de euros al país.
With the serving of show-cause notices on Robi and Grameenphone as to why their licences will not be cancelled for not paying the so-called ‘dues’, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has come closer to facing investment lawsuits.
Aunque el fallo en el caso Glencore es el primero que se da ante el Tribunal de Arbitraje de la Ciadi, existen otros nueve inversionistas que adelantan demandas contra el Estado por incumplir los TLC y los acuerdos de protección a la inversión.