India viola TBI con Alemania según tribunal de la CNUDMI con respecto a contrato de arrendamiento de espectro electromagnético
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG VS. LA REPÚBLICA DE INDIA, CASO DE LA CPA NO. 2014-10
CPA
Tribunal declara que hubo expropiación de inversión por parte de Bolivia debido a falta de pago de compensación pero solo otorga costos hundidos a inversor británico
South American Silver Limited (Bermuda) vs. el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Caso de la CPA No. 2013-15
El Borrador del Modelo de TBI Holandés de 2018: Una evaluación crítica
El 16 de mayo de 2018, el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores holandés publicó su nuevo borrador del modelo de tratado bilateral de inversión (TBI) . El borrador del modelo, que estuvo a disposición para comentarios públicos hasta el 18 de junio de 2018, busca reemplazar el modelo de TBI de 2004 y ser utilizado para la renegociación de los 79 TBIs holandeses existentes con países no pertenecientes a la UE y para la negociación de acuerdos futuros.
Demanda de energía solar iniciada por inversor alemán contra República Checa es desestimada
Jürgen Wirtgen, Stefan Wirtgen, Gisela Wirtgen y JSW Solar (zwei) GmbH & Co. KG v. la República Checa, Caso de la CPA No. 2014-03
Demandas entabladas por una empresa controlada por multimillonario egipcio contra Argelia son declaradas inadmisibles
Orascom TMT Investments S.à r.l. vs. la República Democrática y Popular de Argelia, Caso del CIADI No. ARB/12/35
Tribunal de la CNUDMI desestima acusaciones de soborno de inversor húngaro y se niega a anular contrato con Croacia
La República de Croacia c. MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc, Caso de la CPA No 2014-15
WNC c. Chequia: tribunal desestima demanda de expropiación y decide que no posee jurisdicción sobre todas las otras demandas
WNC Factoring Limited vs. La República Checa, Caso de la CPA No. 2014-34
El Reciente TBI entre Argentina y Qatar y los Desafíos de las Negociaciones de Inversión
Argentina ha vuelto al terreno de las negociaciones de TBIs después de un espacio de 15 años, celebrando un tratado con Qatar y entrando en negociaciones con Japón. El nuevo tratado incluye cláusulas tradiciones y otras innovadoras.
Awards and Decisions
ICSID tribunal dismisses claims brought against Indonesia based on forged mining licences Churchill Mining PLC and Planet Mining Pty Ltd v. Republic of Indonesia, ICSID Case No. ARB/12/14 and ICSID Case No. ARB/12/40 Inaê Siqueira de Oliveira [*] After rendering separate decisions on jurisdiction¾one for the case brought by British company Churchill Mining PLC under the United […]
PCA tribunal dismisses expropriation and FET claims concerning an eco-touristic venture
Peter A. Allard v. The Government of Barbados, PCA Case No. 2012-06 On June 27, 2016, a tribunal under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) dismissed all claims by Canadian businessman Peter A. Allard against Barbados under the Canada–Barbados bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission […]
PCA tribunal deemed acts of Polish agricultural property agency not attributable to Poland
(English) Mr. Kristian Almås and Mr. Geir Almås v. The Republic of Poland, PCA Case No. 2015-13 – Claudia María Arietti López
Ecuador’s levy on extraordinary oil profits at a 99% rate has breached Murphy’s legitimate expectations, decides PCA tribunal
(English) Murphy Exploration & Production Company – International v. Republic of Ecuador, PCA Case No. 2012-16 (formerly AA 434) – Inaê Siqueira de Oliveira
Ecuador ordered by PCA tribunal to pay $24 million to Canadian mining company
(English) Copper Mesa Mining Corporation v. Republic of Ecuador, PCA No. 2012-2 – Matthew Levine
Awards and Decisions
(English) The long-expected final award has been rendered in the high-profile case initiated by tobacco giant Philip Morris in early 2010 against Uruguay over its tobacco control measures.
Restructuración corporativa y abuso de derechos: tribunal de la CPA declara inadmisible la demanda de Philip Morris contra reglas sobre empaquetado genérico de tabaco de Australia
Philip Morris Asia Limited v. The Commonwealth of Australia, PCA Case No. 2012-12
News in Brief
(English) US$50 billion awards against Russia in Yukos Cases are set aside by Dutch Court
TTIP draft to be prepared by July; ISDS being built based on both EU and US proposals
China – US BIT: ISDS to be included; ongoing negotiations on negative lists
Three mining disputes: The first investment disputes against Colombia come to light
Canada-European Union CETA re-concluded in February to incorporate the EU ICS proposal
Second ICSID claim filed against Uruguay; Philip Morris decision still pending
Singapore International Arbitration centre releases investment arbitration rules
US$50 billion awards against Russia in Yukos cases are set aside by Dutch court
(English) In a judgment dated April 20, 2016, the District Court of The Hague, in the Netherlands, set aside awards that had ordered Russia to pay US$50 billion to the shareholders of Yukos, a bankrupt oil company.
Philip Morris fails in PCA arbitration against Australia over plain packaging laws
On December 17, 2015, a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued its jurisdictional award in the case of tobacco giant Philip Morris against Australia over the country’s tobacco plain packaging legislation.
In Brief: The merits of former Yukos Shareholders’ expropriation claim will be heard
By Elizabeth Whitsitt January 13, 2010 In a decision not yet released to the public, it has been reported that former Yukos shareholders may proceed to the merits phase of their multi-billion dollar expropriation claim against the Russian government. According to various sources* a tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague […]