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Edgewater announces Corcoesto S.A. arbitration decision
Yahoo | 24-Apr-2020
The Tribunal upheld, by majority in a 2 to 1 decision, one jurisdictional objection by Spain and dismissed the claim on that basis.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Spain
E Energija vs Republic of Latvia
Global Legal Chronicle | 24-Apr-2020
E Energija received an award of EUR 3.1 million, following ICSID’s April 8 rejection of Latvia’s appeal for annulment of the tribunal’s 2018 award.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Latvia
Corporations prepare to sue over action to save lives as pandemic reveals trade flaws
The Conversation | 23-Apr-2020
Global companies are positioning themselves to use little-known rules in trade agreements to claim millions of dollars in compensation for restrictions imposed during the pandemic.
keywords: Australia , covid , CPTPP , health , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Los especuladores de la pandemia: cómo los grandes inversores extranjeros podrían obtener grandes ganancias con las medidas de la crisis
TNI | 22-Apr-2020
Las acciones de emergencia de los gobiernos a raíz de COVID-19 podrían provocar una ola de demandas de arbitraje por miles de millones de dólares por parte de corporaciones multinacionales y abogados de inversión.
keywords: health , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Quand les multinationales attaquent les États
ARTE | 22-Apr-2020
À travers trois affaires significatives, un décryptage édifiant du pouvoir des tribunaux d’arbitrage internationaux, qui menacent de faire prévaloir les profits des multinationales sur l’intérêt général.
keywords: Colombia , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Peru , video
Nueva anulación presentada por España en arbitraje de las renovables: RREEF
CIAR Global | 21-Apr-2020
El 15 de abril de 2020, la Secretaría General del CIADI registró el procedimiento de anulación presentado por España del laudo del arbitraje de la compañía RREEF que se emitió en diciembre de 2019.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Spain
Despite controversy, the Energy Charter Treaty is silently being pushed into Africa
Euractiv | 21-Apr-2020
Joining the Energy Charter Treaty could cost developing countries money that is urgently needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis.
keywords: Africa , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Les investisseurs étrangers vont-ils attaquer les plans de lutte contre le Covid-19 des Etats ?
Alternatives Economiques | 20-Apr-2020
Toute crise économique est propice au dépôt de plaintes de la part d’investisseurs s’estimant lésés par les Etats, par le biais des tribunaux privés dans le cadre des traités de protection des investissements.
keywords: covid , health , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Pandemic profiteers: how foreign investors could make billions from crisis measures
TNI | 20-Apr-2020
Governments’ emergency actions in the wake of COVID-19 could prompt a wave of arbitration lawsuits for billions of dollars by multinational corporations and investment lawyers.
keywords: covid , health , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Unionmatex v. Turkmenistan
Global Legal Chronicle | 20-Apr-2020
The tribunal granted Turkmenistan’s application for security for costs, ordering the claimant to post US$3 million in security as a condition to the continuation of the arbitration.
keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Turkmenistan