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Analysis: How rich oil firms are using secretive court to fight capital gains tax in developing world

Finance Uncovered | 21-Jan-2021

The battle between ConocoPhillips and Vietnam result could mark a significant shift in the way huge multinationals fight off the threat of taxes from desperate revenue authorities in developing countries.

keywords: energy , finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK , Vietnam

Mine de Crystallex : un juge américain ouvre la voie à la vente d’actions de Citgo

Connaissance des Energies | 20-Jan-2021

Un juge américain a estimé que le processus de la vente d’actions de Citgo, filiale aux États-Unis de la compagnie pétrolière d’État vénézuélienne PDVSA, pour le dédommagement de Crystallex, pouvait débuter.

keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Venezuela

Canada scrambles to salvage Keystone XL as Biden prepares to kill troubled pipeline project

Reuters | 19-Jan-2021

Alberta believes there was a “very solid” legal basis to seek damages under international free trade agreements if the pipeline is effectively killed, said Alberta Premier

keywords: Canada , climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US

Georgia update - serving a notice of dispute

Star Phoenix Group Ltd | 18-Jan-2021

Star Phoenix Group Ltd has formally notified the government of Georgia of the existence of an investment dispute under the Energy Charter Treaty.

keywords: ECT , energy , Georgia , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Mining operations – Submission of request for international arbitration to Chinese government

AsiaPhos | 18-Jan-2021

AsiaPhos has been in discussion with the Chinese Government (since November 2017) for a settlement in relation to the cessation of the mining activities because of the Panda Park.

keywords: China , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining

TNCs reviving TPP Frankenstein

Financial Express Bangladesh | 18-Jan-2021

Corporate globalisation and Covid-19 should also have taught developing countries that they must reject FTAs strengthening IPRs, ISDS and TNCs in order to secure policy space to ’build back better’.

keywords: CPTPP , intellectual property , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US

Antrix case: Devas moves US court to enforce The Hague arbitration award

BusinessLine | 18-Jan-2021

The petition, filed by three investment firms related to Devas, argues that the award can be enforced in the US because India is a signatory to the New York Convention.

keywords: India , investor-state disputes | ISDS , telecommunications

Investment protection in the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement

Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 11-Jan-2021

The EU-UK agreement contains limited protections for investors and no investor-state enforcement mechanism. Its dispute resolution mechanism is limited to a “WTO-like” state-to-state arbitration.

keywords: EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK

Will Pakistan lose New York’s Roosevelt Hotel?

TRT | 11-Jan-2021

The Investor-State Dispute Settlement process has gone against developing countries for far too long.

keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Pakistan

China tried to punish European states for Huawei bans by adding eleventh-hour rule to EU investment deal

South China Morning Post | 11-Jan-2021

Draft text shows Beijing looked to withhold telecoms sector benefits to firms from countries with restrictions on Chinese telecoms companies.

keywords: China , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , telecommunications