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Arbitral award challenge based on Achmea unsuccessful
Lexology | 15-Mar-2019
According to the Svea Court of Appeal, Achmea does not preclude states and investors within the European Union from entering into an arbitration agreement regarding a specific dispute.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Poland
Berlin court orders Yukos ex-shareholders to pay Russia 188,000 euros in legal costs
TASS | 15-Mar-2019
A Berlin court has ordered former shareholders of Hally’s Parsons Green, linked to now defunct oil company Yukos, to compensate Russia its legal costs to the tune of 188,000 euros.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia
Venezuela’s Guaido to appeal $8.75 billion ConocoPhillips award
Bloomberg | 15-Mar-2019
Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido plans to appeal a $8.75 billion award issued to ConocoPhillips by the World Bank’s arbitration tribunal last week.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US , Venezuela
Investment protection proposals under RCEP threaten India’s pharma industry
The Wire | 15-Mar-2019
Free trade agreements like the RCEP will infringe on India’s intellectual property laws. India must stand its ground in the interest of public health.
keywords: health , India , intellectual property , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , RCEP
NextEra Energy wins dispute against Spain
Renewables Now | 15-Mar-2019
The ICSID ruled against Spain in a case brought by NextEra Energy Inc regarding the US utility’s lost investments in two 49.9-MW concentrated solar power plants.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Spain
Oil & gas: Is Italy doing it wrong all over again?
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 14-Mar-2019
The ongoing Rockhopper case may become a benchmark for future cases on the horizon, following Italy’s decision to crack down on hydrocarbon explorations and extractions.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Italy
Les compagnies pharmaceutiques de plus en plus impliquées en matière d’arbitrage d’investissement
L’Usine Santé | 14-Mar-2019
Ces dernières années marquent l’intérêt grandissant des sociétés pharmaceutiques internationales pour l’arbitrage à l’encontre d’États.
keywords: health , intellectual property , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Banco Mundial: Venezuela debe pagar más de 8.000 millones de dólares a ConocoPhillips
RT | 12-Mar-2019
Las autoridades venezolanas deben pagar un total de 8.140 millones de dólares a la compañía a una tasa de interés anual del 5,5 % por la incautación de activos de petróleo y gas de la compañía en 2007.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Venezuela
Enel Fortuna presenta arbitraje de inversión contra Panamá en Ciadi
CIAR Global | 12-Mar-2019
Una filial panameña de la italiana Enel Green Power, Enel Fortuna ha presentado una demanda de arbitraje de inversiones contra Panamá ante el Ciadi.
keywords: energy , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Panama
Developing countries should be at the forefront of ISDS and IIAs reform processes
South Centre | 12-Mar-2019
Developing countries’ negotiators and experts discussed the way forward during the 12th Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators held in Cartagena, Colombia on 27 February-1 March 2019.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS