Industry: Construction & engineering

A Malaysian construction group has brought an ICSID claim against Argentina over a toll concession.

13 December 2023

Belarus says it has defeated a Lithuanian group’s US$9 million ICSID claim over a stalled project to construct a commercial centre in Minsk.

08 December 2023

The Peruvian municipality of Lima has failed to disqualify Luca Radicati di Brozolo and David Arias from hearing an UNCITRAL arbitration over a highway concession, having already filed a criminal complaint against the arbitrators.

29 November 2023

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23 November 2023

An ICC tribunal has rejected allegations that a €1.7 billion award against the Republic of the Congo was obtained by bribing French arbitrator Yves Derains – finding the state’s claims were baseless, time-barred and an opportunistic attempt to delay enforcement proceedings.

07 November 2023

A Nepalese state-owned utility facing an ICC claim has persuaded a local court to set aside the arbitral tribunal’s decision to grant the claimant an extension to a filing deadline.

19 October 2023

A Turkish construction company has challenged all three members of an ICSID committee hearing its bid to annul a previously unreported award in favour of Oman, alleging they showed bias through a series of decisions – including one that amounted to “direct interference” in court proceedings in Ankara.

18 October 2023

The estate of a deceased British businessman in the construction sector has brought an ICSID claim against Azerbaijan.

17 October 2023

A joint venture between Shell and the Brunei government has filed two claims at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre against a Malaysian engineering contractor undergoing a US$3 billion debt restructuring.

13 October 2023

A Spanish infrastructure company has asked a US court to enforce a €12.5 million ICC award against Gabon over a failed project to upgrade a football stadium for the Africa Cup of Nations.

13 October 2023