Articles in English
JDSupra | 30-Aug-2018
The Court of Appeal maintained the stay of enforcement of Viorel Micula and others v Romania award, but overturned his decision on security, ordering that Romania should provide £150 million as a term of the stay.
Africa Intelligence | 30-Aug-2018
Already faced with an arbitration case at ICSID brought by the company’s former owner, Morocco now faces another started on August 22 by giant US asset management group Carlyle.
Vietnam Briefing | 28-Aug-2018
Vietnam and the EU have concluded their discussions on an Investment Protection Agreement, which they decided to keep it separate from their free trade agreement.
IFR | 28-Aug-2018
Mexican billionaire Antonio del Valle has launched actions against the Spanish government for its role in the process of putting Banco Popular into resolution and subsequent sale for €1 to Santander.
Open Democracy | 21-Aug-2018
An obscure agreement – the Energy Charter Treaty – allows energy firms to sue countries who take action to stop climate breakdown.
IISD | 20-Aug-2018
Foreign investors in tourism have a long and successful history of using investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) under investment treaties.
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environment ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
IISD | 17-Aug-2018
The revised Dutch model BIT seems a missed opportunity to achieve a better balance between the rights and obligations of foreign investors.
IISD | 16-Aug-2018
Despite challenges, the experiences of South Africa and Brazil demonstrate that there is room for genuine reimagination of the investment regime, where the interests of investors are matched with the development concerns of host countries.
The Guardian | 16-Aug-2018
ConocoPhillips and Perenco try to stop £140m levy from sale of oilfields in key case for tax avoidance by multinationals.
Financial Post | 16-Aug-2018
Gold Reserve Inc. received Venezuelan government bonds with an estimated current market value of approximately US$88.5 million.
