Region: Canada
Mining disputes in focus at third annual ITA conference
The third edition of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration’s conference on international arbitration in the mining sector took place in Toronto last month, focusing on critical minerals, regulatory frameworks and the increasingly debated concept of the “social licence to operate”. Tom Villalón of Three Crowns in Washington DC reports.
17 April 2025
Motorbike maker revives NAFTA claim against Mexico
The Ontario Court of Appeal has set aside a NAFTA award that dismissed a US motorcycle manufacturer’s US$3 billion claim against Mexico, agreeing with a lower court's finding that the conduct of the state’s appointed arbitrator gave rise to an appearance of bias.
05 February 2025
Blake Cassels hires in Toronto
Junior Sirivar has left Canadian firm McCarthy Tetrault, where he co-chaired the international arbitration practice, to join the partnership at Blake Cassels & Graydon in Toronto.
20 January 2025
Torys promotes in Toronto
Canadian firm Torys has promoted Chris Kinnear Hunter to the partnership in Toronto.
16 January 2025
Barrick turns to Asafo and Debevoise for claim against Mali
Africa-focused boutique Asafo & Co in Paris has teamed up with Debevoise & Plimpton in New York to represent Canadian mining company Barrick Gold in an ICSID claim against Mali over a gold project.
13 January 2025
Canadian company reports win in Pakistani gas dispute
A Canadian energy company says that an ICC tribunal has confirmed its ownership of a stake in two gas blocks in Pakistan – while also rejecting counterclaims worth US$483 million.
20 December 2024
Canada defeats second claim over coal phase-out
Canada has knocked out a legacy NAFTA claim lodged by a US mining company over the phase-out of coal in the province of Alberta – having already defeated a case filed by the investor’s affiliate over the same dispute.
19 December 2024
Barrick launches claim against Mali
Canadian mining company Barrick Gold has brought an ICSID claim against Mali over a troubled gold project, after its shipments were blocked and an arrest warrant was issued for its CEO.
18 December 2024
Ontario appeal court overturns ruling on arbitrator bias
The Ontario Court of Appeal has reinstated an award in an espresso bar franchise dispute that had been set aside because of the sole arbitrator’s failure to disclose his appointment in unrelated proceedings by the claimant’s counsel.
26 November 2024
Tanzania settles third mining case
A Canadian mining company says Tanzania has agreed to pay US$27 million to settle an ICSID case over the revocation of mining licences – the third settlement the state has reached with investors who held those permits.
21 November 2024