Organisation: Deloitte
GAR Live Sydney: the growth of mining disputes
A panel at GAR Live Sydney discussed the evolution of international arbitration in the mining sector, including the impact of the energy transition, ESG issues and the delicate balance involved in treaty cases.
03 December 2024
Institutions compare notes at GAR Live Istanbul
At GAR Live Istanbul, representatives from the ICC, LCIA, SIAC and Swiss Arbitration Centre compared the institutions’ approaches to appointment of arbitrators, disclosure standards, scrutiny of awards and sanctions.
15 July 2024
Darwazeh and Scherer on Americanisation, advocacy and AI
In a fireside chat at GAR Live Istanbul, Nadia Darwazeh and Maxi Scherer discussed the perceived “Americanisation” of international arbitration, how to pick the right arbitrators, tips for effective advocacy and the use of AI.
27 June 2024
Indian tech startup says SIAC should hear feud with investors
An embattled Indian tech startup has asked an Indian authority to refer a dispute with its investors over a US$200 million rights issue to SIAC arbitration.
05 April 2024
McDermott completes write-off of billion-dollar award
Houston-based engineering multinational McDermott has completed a cross-border restructuring process that has cancelled a US$1.3 billion ICC award debt in exchange for an equity stake in the group.
27 March 2024
Riyadh’s giga arbitration gig
The first-ever Riyadh International Disputes Week has heard how the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration aims to be the “preferred choice” for ADR users in the Middle East and North Africa by 2030 and is likely to see a surge in cases arising from investment in mega and giga projects in the kingdom.
07 March 2024
Billion-dollar award debt written off in UK restructuring
A UK court has approved a restructuring plan for a subsidiary of Houston-based construction group McDermott that will effectively extinguish a US$1.3 billion ICC award debt owed to a Colombian state-owned entity.
28 February 2024
Serbia defeats Bulgarian miner’s ICSID claim
UPDATED WITH AWARD: An ICSID tribunal has rejected a Bulgarian company’s €35 million claim against Serbia over the alleged expropriation of an underwater coal mine.
20 September 2023
Funder brings Albania award to US court
Australian disputes funder Omni Bridgeway has asked a US court to enforce an ICC award worth nearly US$15 million against Albania and its national oil company.
26 July 2023
Canada defeats NAFTA claim over “Breakfast Club” conspiracy
A NAFTA tribunal has rejected a US energy company’s claim that a secret “Breakfast Club” cabal of Canadian politicians and officials had prioritised other investors – after finding the claimant did not hold an investment at the relevant time.
05 January 2023