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Download the November 2008 issue of ITN
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Lawyers for the Dominican Republic have accused a subsidiary of the French financial services company Société Générale of breaking confidentiality rules in an ad-hoc arbitration when it issued a press release announcing that the tribunal had ruled in its favour by rejecting the Dominican Republic’s objections to jurisdiction.
In a 3 October 2008 press release, TCW states that the Tribunal had “rejected the objections raised by the Dominican Government and allowed US$ 680 million in claims against the Republic to proceed to a final hearing and an award on the merits of the dispute.”
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By Damon Vis-Dunbar - 21 November 2008
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Tanzania is losing large amounts of money from foreign investment in the mining sector due to low royalty rates and generous tax exemptions, while contracts with so-called stabilization clauses have locked the government into this tax regime for up to 50 years, says a report published by a consortium of church-based groups.
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By Damon Vis-Dunbar - 17 November 2008
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The Egyptian government has deflected a US$ 80 million dollar claim by two companies hired to dredge the Suez Canal.
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Disgruntled fishing outfitters put Canada on notice
By Damon Vis-Dunbar - 13 November 2008
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The Canadian government has been sent two letters from outdoor tour companies signaling intent to sue for alleged breaches of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Both outfitters complain that their businesses suffered when the Province of Quebec changed the rules for distributing fishing licenses.
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By Damon Vis-Dunbar - 21 October 2008
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Nonparties wishing to intervene in an international arbitration launched by Italian miners against the government of South Africa have been offered a set of procedures to follow.
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