Articles in English
The Hill Times | 13-Sep-2024
In August 2023, Volga-Dnepr filed a motion of intent to initiate the dispute with Canada under a 1989 treaty that Ottawa penned with the then-Soviet Union, which included a investor-state dispute settlement system.
TNI | 12-Sep-2024
In 2021, Rio Tinto filed a notice of dispute related to the government announcement to cancel the Lithium project in the Jadar Valley under the UK-Serbia bilateral investment agreement.
Morocco World News | 9-Sep-2024
The SAMIR affair, dating back to the refinery’s 2015 closure, has seen Morocco and Corral Holdings locked in a bitter dispute before the ICSID tribunal.
TNI | 9-Sep-2024
This report looks at Mexico’s investment protection regime and outlines its main consequences for the country.
South Centre | 2-Sep-2024
This paper summarizes the discussions within the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group III on the reform of investor-state dispute settlement regarding the two draft provisions on damages.
RTE | 30-Aug-2024
Global paper producer Smurfit Westrock has been awarded a $469m arbitration ruling against Venezuela by the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the company and the tribunal said.
New York Times | 29-Aug-2024
The dream of Próspera, founded by a US corporation off the coast of Honduras, was to escape government control. The Honduran government wants it gone but Próspera filed an astronomical $10.775 billion lawsuit against the state.
Mining See | 27-Aug-2024
Rio Tinto has officially notified the Serbian government about initiating arbitration proceedings concerning the halted Jadar project, under the bilateral investment treaty between the UK and Serbia.
CDR | 26-Aug-2024
Three energy companies took a step closer to enforcing their respective Energy Charter Treaty-related arbitral awards in a US appellate court, but the saga is far from over.
Daily Trust | 26-Aug-2024
Laolu Akande, former presidential aide, has shed light on the complexities and consequences of Nigeria’s bilateral investment treaty with China, which has led to significant legal challenges for the country.
