Industry: Infrastructure
Belarus declares win in hotel dispute
Belarus says it has defeated a Lithuanian group’s US$9 million ICSID claim over a stalled project to construct a commercial centre in Minsk.
08 December 2023
Lima fails to dislodge arbitrators in highway dispute
The Peruvian municipality of Lima has failed to disqualify Luca Radicati di Brozolo and David Arias from hearing an UNCITRAL arbitration over a highway concession, having already filed a criminal complaint against the arbitrators.
29 November 2023
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23 November 2023
ICC panel clears Derains of corruption in Congo case
An ICC tribunal has rejected allegations that a €1.7 billion award against the Republic of the Congo was obtained by bribing French arbitrator Yves Derains – finding the state’s claims were baseless, time-barred and an opportunistic attempt to delay enforcement proceedings.
07 November 2023
Commercial property investor threatens Venezuela
A Barbados company has threatened to bring a US$116 million investment treaty claim against Venezuela over the state’s alleged seizure of a commercial building in Caracas.
30 October 2023
Nepalese court annuls ICC tribunal’s procedural ruling
A Nepalese state-owned utility facing an ICC claim has persuaded a local court to set aside the arbitral tribunal’s decision to grant the claimant an extension to a filing deadline.
19 October 2023
Annulment committee challenged in case against Oman
A Turkish construction company has challenged all three members of an ICSID committee hearing its bid to annul a previously unreported award in favour of Oman, alleging they showed bias through a series of decisions – including one that amounted to “direct interference” in court proceedings in Ankara.
18 October 2023
UK investor's estate brings ICSID claim against Azerbaijan
The estate of a deceased British businessman in the construction sector has brought an ICSID claim against Azerbaijan.
17 October 2023
Shell-Brunei venture brings SIAC claims
A joint venture between Shell and the Brunei government has filed two claims at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre against a Malaysian engineering contractor undergoing a US$3 billion debt restructuring.
13 October 2023
Spanish contractor pursues Gabon over stadium award
A Spanish infrastructure company has asked a US court to enforce a €12.5 million ICC award against Gabon over a failed project to upgrade a football stadium for the Africa Cup of Nations.
13 October 2023