Articles in English
Morning Star | 26-May-2020
The dispute with Crystallex follows a ruling by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Icsid), an international arbitration institution set up by the World Bank.
Lexology | 22-May-2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led States to adopt various public health measures that adversely affect foreign investors and exacerbate broader economic issues. In this climate, there is significant potential for disputes under the ECT.
Sidley Austin LLP | 22-May-2020
Investors nonetheless may be well advised to consider restructuring intra-EU investments through third countries to ensure treaty protection for the future.
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EU ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
Climate Change News | 22-May-2020
Uniper is using a controversial investor dispute system to claim up to €1 billion compensation for being forced to close a coal power station early.
TNI | 19-May-2020
As governments take action to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent economic collapse, they could face multi-million dollar lawsuits.
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audio ,
corporate interests ,
covid ,
finance | banking | taxes ,
health ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
Open Democracy | 19-May-2020
Research claims top law firms are preparing to ‘cash in’ on the pandemic by helping corporations sue states for measures that have impaired profits.
Reuters | 18-May-2020
Shareholders in the now defunct Russian oil giant Yukos have seized Netherlands-based assets of two well-known vodka brands controlled by the Russian state in their most recent legal move to obtain $57 billion in damages from Moscow.
TASS | 18-May-2020
On February 18, The Hague Court of Appeal reinstated an order of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which obliged Russia to pay more than $50 bln to the companies associated with former Yukos shareholders in 2014.
Friends of the Earth Europe | 18-May-2020
The Energy Charter Treaty takes an axe to climate action.
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 15-May-2020
The dispute for snow crabs in Svalbard may set the stage for another dispute concerning the abundant hydrocarbon reserves located in the same waters.
