News Headlines
- Hotel development investors file for annulment of award that declined jurisdiction over pre-investment activities
- Breaking: EU member states sign plurilateral treaty to terminate intra-EU BITs
- Revealed: Arbitrators in Pan American Energy v. Bolivia disagreed on whether jurisdictional questions could be raised under ICSID Arbitration Rule 41(5) but found that, in any case, the investor’s claims did not manifestly lack legal merit
- Looking Back: ICSID tribunal in Middle East Cement v. Egypt found a partial expropriation of cement import business, and criticised state failures to notify claimant of ship seizure and auction
- ICSID tribunal finds Niko Resources liable for blowout of gas field in Bangladesh dispute
- Laurent Levy-chaired tribunal dismisses subsidized housing arbitration against Algeria
- EU’s second draft proposal for Energy Charter Treaty renegotiation reaffirms the EU’s commitment to a multilateral investment court, proposes a provision on valuation of damages, and addresses public debt restructuring in post-COVID 19 context
- Poland prevails in treaty-based dispute over historic military barracks in the city of Warsaw
- ICSID and UNCITRAL release first draft of much-anticipated code of conduct for ISDS adjudicators, proposing rules on double-hatting, disclosure and other ethical questions
- Canada offers its views on environmental regulations and public policy exceptions under the Canada-Colombia FTA
Document Downloads
- Plurilateral Agreement for the termination of intra-EU BITs, May 5, 2020
- Eco Oro v. Colombia, Canada’s non-disputing party submission, February 27, 2020
- Orlandini v. Bolivia, PO 7, April 10, 2020
- Westwater v. Turkey, PO 2, April 28, 2020
- Global Telecom Holding v. Canada, Award, March 27, 2020
- Perenco v. Ecuador, Procedural Order 2 (by the Annulment Committee), April 21, 2020
- Blusun v. Italy, Decision on Annulment, April 13, 2020
- Hela Schwarz v. China, PO 4, May 15, 2019
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