Work Area: Construction

Chilean state entity seeks enforcement in Spain

A Spanish contractor is facing a bid to enforce an ICC award issued in a US$158 million arbitration over a Chilean refinery upgrade – as it settles a dispute with an Algerian state entity over a power plant project.

22 April 2025

Co-authored expert reports: a cause for concern?

A panel at GAR Live Construction Disputes discussed the growing trend of expert reports signed by multiple expert witnesses – and whether they give vital experience to junior experts but also potentially lead to an abuse of process.

17 April 2025

Colombian state agency liable in highway dispute

A construction company has been awarded more than US$300 million in an ICDR dispute with a Colombian government agency over a highway project that was halted because of its proximity to freshwater springs.

15 April 2025

Indian arbitrators behind “copied and pasted” award come to light

The Singapore Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to annul an ICC award in an Indian railway dispute because large portions of it were “copied and pasted” from awards in related cases – while taking the unusual step of naming the arbitrators. 

08 April 2025

Comoros faces first ICSID claim

An Emirati company has lodged the first-ever ICSID claim against the Comoros, which concerns an investment project linked to a “passports for cash” scheme that led to a corruption scandal.

03 April 2025

Israeli property developers threaten claim against Cyprus

An Israeli businessman and his imprisoned father have threatened to bring an investment treaty claim against Cyprus over a Nicosia police investigation into their development of property in the Turkish-controlled part of the island. 

02 April 2025

Thai state oil company faces SIAC claim over refinery

Samsung’s engineering arm and Saipem have filed SIAC proceedings against a Thai state-owned oil company over its enforcement of security for a US$4 billion refinery expansion project.

26 March 2025

Alstom liable to consortium partners over Turkish rail project

Switzerland’s highest court has rejected two challenges to an ICC award that requires French transport infrastructure group Alstom to pay over €63 million to its Japanese and Turkish partners for terminating a project to upgrade a commuter rail line in Istanbul.

26 March 2025

Quinn Emanuel construction head leaves for London boutique

James Bremen is leaving his role as chair of Quinn Emanuel’s construction and engineering practice to join London litigation boutique Joseph Hage Aaronson, bringing two partners with him. 

19 March 2025

Lima highway dispute triggers multibillion ICSID claim

A Canadian investment fund manager has filed a ICSID claim worth more than US$2.7 billion against Peru, a new phase of a long-running dispute over a highway concession in Lima. 

14 March 2025

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