Work Area: Construction
Georgia sinks claim over port project
Georgia has defeated an ICC claim worth more than US$500 million over its cancellation of a contract for a deep-water port project, while a parallel ICSID claim continues.
30 July 2024
Award surfaces in Afghan airports dispute
An Emirati group has asked a US court to enforce an UNCITRAL award that ordered Afghanistan’s former civil aviation authority to pay US$15 million for breaching a contract to provide security at the state’s international airports.
25 July 2024
US appeals court refuses discovery for ICSID dispute
A US appeals court has refused to reinstate discovery orders obtained by an Italian construction group for its US$2.2 billion investment treaty dispute against Panama, upholding an earlier ruling that the country’s courts have no power to order discovery in aid of ICSID arbitrations.
22 July 2024
ICC unveils caseload for 2023
The ICC International Court of Arbitration has released its caseload statistics for 2023, revealing an increase in cases from the previous year and its third busiest year in its history.
27 June 2024
Singapore shipyard settles dispute over drilling rigs
A North Sea oil and gas driller has agreed to settle a dispute with a Singaporean state-owned shipyard over terminated contracts for the construction of a pair of semi-submersible rigs, which gave rise to two arbitrations.
19 June 2024
Panama Supreme Court rules on role of foreign attorneys in arbitration
Panama’s highest court has affirmed that foreign-licensed attorneys can represent parties in Panama-seated international arbitrations. Mayte Sanchez and Alejandro Chevalier of Morgan & Morgan report.
17 June 2024
Georgian state agency sees highway award upheld in Paris
The Paris Court of Appeal has refused to set aside an ICC award that found the Roads Department of Georgia validly terminated a highway contract with an Italian construction company.
07 June 2024
Investors withdraw ICSID claims against Mexico
A Cayman-based designer of water treatment plants has withdrawn an ICSID claim against Mexico after agreeing a US$36 million settlement, as a NAFTA legacy claim arising from a labour board ruling is discontinued.
05 June 2024
ICC to scrap FIDIC observer role after criticism
The ICC International Court of Arbitration has said it will cease to use a “FIDIC observer” to comment on draft awards relating to FIDIC contracts – after the practice was criticised at a recent GAR Live.
28 May 2024
Ghana faces multibillion claim over port project
An Accra-based consortium has filed an UNCITRAL claim against a Ghanaian state authority at a local arbitral institution, seeking more than US$3.7 billion over a terminated concession to build and operate a port terminal.
24 May 2024