Topic: Environmental disputes
Slovakia defeats ICSID claim by US oil investor
An ICSID tribunal has rejected a US oil and gas company’s US$133 million treaty claim against Slovakia over the state’s alleged failure to prevent a drilling project becoming disrupted by local protests.
20 January 2025
Indigenous groups intervene in Colombian mining case
An ICSID tribunal hearing a claim brought by Glencore against Colombia over a mining project has allowed two Indigenous communities to intervene in the proceedings.
18 November 2024
Canadian miner threatens another claim against Romania
Canada’s Gabriel Resources has threatened to launch a new claim against Romania over permits for a gold and silver mine – as it continues with attempts to annul an ICSID award that rejected a multibillion-dollar claim over the same project.
07 August 2024
Colombia defeats ICSID claim over environmental measures
AWARD NOW PUBLIC: Colombia has defeated a closely-watched ICSID claim worth US$130 million brought by a Canadian company over a ban on mining operations in environmentally protected wetlands.
29 February 2024
ICC to hear Canadian pipeline row
An Italian contractor is pursuing a billion-dollar ICC claim against a company operated by Canada’s TC Energy over a project to build a natural gas pipeline that was delayed by covid-19 and protests from indigenous communities.
14 December 2023
Canadian miner secures funding for treaty claim against Colombia
A Canadian mining company says it has secured funding for its investment treaty claim against Colombia – which it said risked being discontinued over a failure to pay costs.
10 November 2023
The High Seas Treaty: a further step in environmental protection
The United Nations has recently reached a historic agreement on environmental protection known as the High Seas Treaty. Meriam Al-Rashid and Kate Johnston of Eversheds Sutherland consider its key provisions and compare it with another important environmental treaty covering Latin America.
03 May 2023
Canada faces mega-claim for blocking LNG project
UPDATED: A US investor has launched a US$20 billion NAFTA legacy claim against Canada over the refusal to approve a liquified natural gas facility on environmental grounds.
10 March 2023
ICCA panel to draft disputes annex for Paris Agreement
Catherine Amirfar and Annette Magnusson are to chair a high-level ICCA panel that will develop and promote a draft annex on conciliation of disputes for the Paris Agreement and its parent treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
24 February 2023
Edison pays award over environmental breaches
Italian power utility Edison has paid nearly €92 million to Belgian chemicals group Solvay to satisfy an ICC award that held it liable for breaching environmental representations and warranties relating to a two-decade old M&A.
15 February 2023