Region: Dominican Republic
Marine salvage company threatens Dominican Republic
UPDATED: A US marine salvage company has threatened to file an ICSID claim against the Dominican Republic over the discovery of a 16th century shipwreck containing a valuable trove of pewter tableware.
21 March 2025
Dominican Republic suffers setback in fraud challenge
A US magistrate has said that a US$44 million UNCITRAL award won by a Jamaican-Canadian billionaire against the Dominican Republic should be upheld, despite the state alleging it was procured through fraud.
11 February 2025
Bulk of Dominican mining claim dismissed at ICSID
UPDATED: An ICSID additional facility tribunal has dismissed most of an Australian-owned mining company’s claim against the Dominican Republic over a contract to process by-product from a gold and silver mine.
29 April 2024
Dominican Republic challenges award in landfill dispute
The Dominican Republic has asked a US court to set aside a Jamaican billionaire’s US$44 million treaty award, alleging it was procured by fraud.
03 January 2024
Dominican government adviser joins Franco-Latin boutique
Leidylin Contreras de Fernández, a former government adviser to the Dominican Republic on its investment arbitrations, has joined disputes boutique Taveras Partners International.
25 October 2023
Dominican Republic liable in dispute with Jamaican billionaire
A split UNCITRAL tribunal has found the Dominican Republic liable in a treaty dispute with a Jamaican billionaire over a waste management concession while rejecting the bulk of his claim for US$676 million in damages.
09 October 2023
Dominican Republic defeats bid to revive lost profits claim
A Spanish wind farm investor has failed to revive a nearly US$288 million ICC claim against the Dominican Republic for lost profits, while an Australian mining company’s ICSID claim against the Caribbean state has cleared the jurisdictional stage.
02 March 2022
Dual nationals lose appeal over DR-CAFTA award
A US appeals court has affirmed that two US-Dominican investors were out of time in serving set-aside proceedings on the Dominican Republic in their bid to revive a nearly US$42 million DR-CAFTA claim.
27 October 2021
Dominican Republic declares win in bus lease dispute
The Dominican Republic says it has defeated a treaty claim brought by a Spanish investor over a bus lease contract, with a tribunal concluding it was an abuse of process.
06 October 2021
Wind park investor seeks to revive Dominican lost profits claim
A Spanish renewable energy company has applied to a Miami court to revive a nearly US$288 million ICC claim against the Dominican Republic for lost profits from a wind park that was never built.
12 May 2021