On 18 February 2022, the French-speaking Brussels Court of First Instance set aside an award (“Award”) issued by an investment arbitration tribunal (the “Tribunal”)…
In a legal Opinion handed down on 16 May 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) declared that the free trade…
In 1999, Enron Nigeria Power Holding, Ltd (“ENPH”) entered into a power purchase agreement (“PPA”) with Nigeria, Lagos State, and the National Electric Power…
A U.S. District Court rejected Argentina’s attempt to vacate a USD 21 million international arbitration award in a proceeding administered by ICSID under the…
The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (“SCC”) was founded in 1917. It is part of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, but…
In the recent case of Sanum Investments Ltd v Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic [2016] SGCA 57, Singapore’s apex court handed down…
With the ascension of the Trump administration, there is a question whether the investor-state dispute settlement (“ISDS”) provisions under the NAFTA will survive. This…
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (‘CETA’) between the European Union and Canada was signed October 30, 2016. The deepening of Canadian and European…
While toasting the New Year over a glass or two of champagne, it may have gone unnoticed to many of us that the strike…
Investment treaty arbitrations may be brought under the rules of many different arbitration institutions. As can be expected, each institution has its unique rules…