Work Area: Construction
Roadbuilder brings another award against Guatemala to US court
A Guatemalan construction company has asked a US court to enforce a US$37.4 million award against Guatemala, one in a series of awards it has won against the state under road rehabilitation contracts.
29 October 2024
Paraguay gets most of bus contractor’s award annulled
A court in Paraguay has partially annulled an UNCITRAL award that required the South American state to pay US$16 million to a Portuguese construction group for breaching a contract for a high-speed bus network.
25 October 2024
Libya overturns enforcement of Turkish investor’s award
The French Court of Cassation has granted Libya’s bid to overturn an order for enforcement of a US$22 million investment treaty award in favour of a Turkish contractor.
15 October 2024
SIAC hears Belt and Road dispute in Bangladesh
A Thai construction company has filed for SIAC arbitration against Chinese state-controlled entities as they battle for control of a billion-dollar highway project in Bangladesh.
07 October 2024
UAE-led consortium brings claim over Iraqi gas project
A consortium led by Emirati energy company Dana Gas has filed for arbitration against a Canadian contractor that halted work on a US$800 million gas project in Iraqi Kurdistan in the wake of a fatal drone attack.
10 September 2024
Dutch court enforces against Iraq’s central bank
A Dutch court has enforced an ICC award ordering the Central Bank of Iraq to pay damages to an Emirati group over the construction of the bank’s headquarters, dismissing allegations of fraud.
09 September 2024
Construction specialist goes solo in Chile
After eight years of advising on construction and infrastructure disputes at a boutique firm in Chile, Elina Mereminskaya has launched an independent arbitrator practice.
05 September 2024
Glencore and Bolivia both seek to annul awards
Glencore has applied to partially annul an ICSID award that dismissed the bulk of its claim against Colombia over a port facility – while Bolivia is seeking to overturn an ICC award won by Dutch oil giant Shell.
28 August 2024
Iraq fails to undo confirmation of sea wall award
Iraq and one of its state-owned entities have failed to reverse the confirmation of a US$120 million ICC award relating to the construction of a sea wall after a US court rejected their sovereign immunity arguments.
22 August 2024
Baker McKenzie hires two in South Africa
Baker McKenzie has hired two new arbitration lawyers in its Johannesburg office – with Michelle Porter-Wright rejoining the firm from A&O Shearman and Tiffany Gray arriving from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.
14 August 2024