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EU countries sign intra-EU BIT termination agreement, ushering in brave new world of investor-state dispute settlement on the European continent
JDsupra | 1-Sep-2020
While the termination agreement is in many ways the culmination of a process seeking to put an end to intra-EU investor-State dispute resolution, the story is far from over.
keywords: EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Barrick to appeal lost challenge over PNG mining rights
Reuters | 1-Sep-2020
Barrick Gold Corp has lost a court challenge in Papua New Guinea over rights to a highlands gold mine and intends to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court.
keywords: Australia , Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Pacific Islands / Pacific Forum
Knezevic warns Darmanovic he will sue the state before the international court of arbitration
Total Montenegro News | 31-Aug-2020
Knežević and the Atlas Group’s affected companies have the right to initiate arbitration proceedings against Montenegro, according to the arbitration rules of UNCITRAL, ICC or ICSID.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Montenegro
Barrick to fight PNG’s attempt to grant Porgera lease to state-backed miner
Mining.com | 28-Aug-2020
Canada’s Barrick Gold said it would challenge the Papua New Guinea government alleged move to grant a 20-year lease for the Porgera gold mine to a state-backed firm.
keywords: Australia , Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Papua New Guinea
Les Traités bilatéraux d’investissements, entraves à la souveraineté des États : l’exemple équatorien
Le vent se lève | 28-Aug-2020
Le 22 juillet 2016, suite à une plainte internationale déposée par l’entreprise pétrolière Chevron-Texaco devant la Cour Permanente d’Arbitrage, l’État équatorien est condamné à payer une amende d’un montant de 112,8 millions de dollars.
keywords: Ecuador , environment , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Investor-state disputes arising from COVID-19: balancing public health and corporate wealth
Corrs Chambers Westgarth | 28-Aug-2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments globally are engaging in a difficult balancing act of protecting public health, mitigating economic damage and avoiding interference with private rights.
keywords: covid , health , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Bridgestone V. Panama
Global Legal Chronicle | 27-Aug-2020
The US subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation lost a $20 million plus arbitration claim against the Republic of Panama filed by under the US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Panama , US
ICSID slowdown reveals growing pressures
CDR | 27-Aug-2020
Despite a drop in cases at ICSID in the face of Covid-19 and Achmea, the level of investor-state arbitrations remains high overall. However, long-term challenges remain.
keywords: ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS
La injusticia minera a través del arbitraje internacional: Contrarrestando los argumentos de Kappes, Cassiday & Asociados sobre su proyecto de oro en Guatemala
Earthworks | 26-Aug-2020
Un nuevo informe expone las omisiones y tergiversaciones en la demanda de una empresa minera estadounidense por más de 400 millones de dólares en contra del gobierno guatemalteco.
keywords: Guatemala , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , US
Minera de EU reclama mil mdp a México
El Sol de México | 26-Aug-2020
La estadounidense Coeur Mining acusa que el SAT no le devolvió esa cantidad por concepto del IVA.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , mining , NAFTA | USMCA