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Awards  |  January 13, 2024

Another tribunal to reject the Achmea-based jurisdictional objection

Adria Group B.V. and Adria Group Holding B.V. v. The Republic of Croatia, Decision on Intra-EU Jurisdictional Objection, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/6

News  |  January 13, 2024

UN General Assembly Resolution on Tax Convention

Based on a draft resolution submitted by Nigeria on behalf of the African Group, the recent United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution on the UN tax treaty aims to bolster […]

News  |  January 13, 2024

UNCITRAL Working Group III continued its work in Vienna during its 46th session

In October 2023, UNCITRAL delegates to Working Group III gathered again in Vienna to continue their work on ISDS reform. Two topics were discussed—(i) draft provisions on the establishment of […]

News  |  January 13, 2024

UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum

From October 15 to 20, 2023, UNCTAD organized its eighth World Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi. The World Investment Forum highlighted global investment challenges and opportunities. Discussions focused on sustainable […]

News  |  January 13, 2024

British court upholds Nigeria’s challenge against controversial mega-award

The English High Court upheld Nigeria’s challenge against controversial awards in favour of Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) by finding significant irregularities in the arbitration process. The arbitration awards […]

News  |  January 13, 2024

High-profile coal phase-out intra-EU arbitration discontinued

As we reported earlier, in 2021, the German energy company RWE filed for a controversial ECT arbitration challenging the Netherlands’ coal phase-out. In the context of the arbitration, the Netherlands […]

News  |  January 13, 2024

EU respondent in one of the arbitrations brought by an oil-refining group

EU appears as a respondent in one of the three arbitrations brought by oil-refining companies belonging to Klesch Group (here, here, and here). It has been reported that the trio […]

News  |  January 13, 2024

Billionaire Clive Palmer files another arbitration against Australia

The Singapore company Zeph Investments Pte, owned by Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, has reportedly filed a notice of intention to commence arbitration against Australia based on the Singapore–Australia Free Trade […]

ITN  |  March 30, 2022

Resources

Complex Designers and Emergent Design: Reforming the Investment Treaty System Anthea Roberts and Taylor St John, American Journal of International Law, 116(1), 96–149. Sept 2021 Available here. Overview of Contract […]