Law: Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 (USA)

A US appeals court has refused Spain’s request for a rehearing of its challenge to the enforcement of Energy Charter Treaty awards worth a combined €360 million plus interest in favour of renewable energy investors. 

04 December 2024

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a jurisdictional issue arising from efforts to enforce a US$1.3 billion ICC award against an Indian state-owned satellite company. 

07 October 2024

A Delaware entity that was assigned the rights to a €23.5 million ICSID award against Spain relating to renewable energy reforms has won an order for its enforcement in a US court.

27 September 2024

In a closely watched case, a US appeals court has ruled that district courts have jurisdiction to enforce three intra-EU Energy Charter Treaty awards against Spain – while overturning anti-suit injunctions issued against the state. 

19 August 2024

The UAE’s Crescent Petroleum has obtained a default judgment from a US court enforcing an award now worth US$2.75 billion against the National Iranian Oil Company.  

02 May 2024

A US court has enforced a US$140 million investment treaty award won by Deutsche Telekom against India over a cancelled satellite deal, rejecting the state’s immunity arguments and refusing to allow briefing of further merits defences. 

02 April 2024