Organisation: FTI Consulting
Telecoms investor enforces against Peru but not state agency
A US court has issued a default judgment permitting a telecoms company to enforce ICC awards worth US$190 million against Peru – but has refused to do the same against a state agency that is contesting enforcement.
02 October 2024
DIFC court upholds billion-dollar award in Iraqi bribery dispute
DECISION NOW PUBLIC: A court in the Dubai International Financial Centre has upheld an ICC award worth US$1.6 billion that found a prominent Iraqi businessman had conspired to bribe public officials – dismissing arguments that the tribunal relied on unlawfully procured evidence.
30 August 2024
Trafigura venture enforces award against Ghana in the US
A court in Washington, DC has issued a default judgment against Ghana, ordering it to pay the remainder of a US$134 million award won by a subsidiary of commodities venture Trafigura.
08 August 2024
Greek event examines remedies and evidence
The sixth annual summer conference of Greece’s Athens Mediation & Arbitration Organisation (EODID) focused on remedies and evidence in commercial arbitration. Sotiris Dempegiotis and Maria Mposmponi of Lambadarios Law Firm report.
01 August 2024
New leadership at ArbitralWomen
ArbitralWomen has appointed eight new members to its board of directors, appointing Rebeca Mosquera of Reed Smith in New York as its new president and Katherine Bell of Schellenberg Wittmer in Zurich as vice president.
17 July 2024
Dutch court enforces Trafigura venture’s award against Ghana
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has enforced an award requiring Ghana to pay US$134 million to a subsidiary of commodities supplier Trafigura.
15 July 2024
SCC panel rules on Ghanaian oilfield dispute
UPDATED: An SCC tribunal has ruled that Ghana breached an agreement with Italy’s Eni and its Swiss partner – but declined to award any of the US$915 million sought in damages.
09 July 2024
Canadian court sends jet engine dispute to ICC
A court in Montreal has sent a claim by an Austrian private jet charter business against a Canadian engine manufacturer to ICC arbitration in Toronto, while dismissing a request for interim measures.
08 July 2024
Maltese solar investor pursues Bulgaria over intra-EU award
A Maltese investor has asked a US court to enforce a €70 million Energy Charter Treaty award against Bulgaria in an intra-EU dispute over the state’s reforms to its renewable energy incentives regime.
17 June 2024
Expert firms clash in US trade secrets suit
Secretariat has hit back at allegations that it is unlawfully raiding FTI Consulting’s professional staff and misappropriating trade secrets – saying departures from the firm are down to a “paradigm shift” in the expert witness firm industry.
06 June 2024