Region: Canada
Mining disputes the focus at ITA event in Toronto
The Institute for Transnational Arbitration’s second annual conference on international arbitration in the mining sector took place in Toronto last month. Tom Villalón of Three Crowns in Washington DC reports.
02 April 2024
Canadian court stays suit over LNG terminal pending ICC case
A Canadian court has stayed litigation brought by a Belgian-French-Canadian subcontractor over the construction of an LNG export terminal in favour of ICC arbitration in London.
25 March 2024
Koch loses NAFTA claim against Canada over emissions trading
UPDATED WITH AWARD: An ICSID tribunal has thrown out a US$30 million NAFTA claim brought by US conglomerate Koch Industries against Canada over the cancellation of an emissions trading programme.
15 March 2024
Canadian firm promotes ex-White & Case lawyer to partner
Borden Ladner Gervais has promoted Philippe Boisvert to its partnership in Montreal two years after he joined the firm from White & Case.
08 February 2024
Canadian miner prepares claim against Mexico under Indo-Pacific treaty
A Vancouver-based miner has threatened to file a claim against Mexico under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – which would be the first known arbitration brought under the trade agreement.
15 December 2023
ICC to hear Canadian pipeline row
An Italian contractor is pursuing a billion-dollar ICC claim against a company operated by Canada’s TC Energy over a project to build a natural gas pipeline that was delayed by covid-19 and protests from indigenous communities.
14 December 2023
Canadian energy company files third claim in Tunisian oil dispute
A Canadian energy company has lodged an US$85 million ICC arbitration against Tunisia over an oil concession – the third claim it has filed this year over its investments in the north African state.
07 December 2023
“Disclose, disclose, disclose”? Arbitrator duties discussed in Toronto
An event during Canadian Arbitration Week in Toronto discussed appropriate disclosure for arbitrators when accepting appointments, including recent case law from the UK, France and US that seeks to clarify applicable standards. Timothy Hughes, independent counsel and arbitrator based in Calgary, reports.
16 November 2023
Canadian miner secures funding for treaty claim against Colombia
A Canadian mining company says it has secured funding for its investment treaty claim against Colombia – which it said risked being discontinued over a failure to pay costs.
10 November 2023
Tanzania pays out to settle mining claim
A Canadian gold mining company says it has received US$30 million from Tanzania to settle their ICSID dispute over the revocation of a project licence.
16 October 2023