Industry: Infrastructure
Construction specialist goes solo in Chile
After eight years of advising on construction and infrastructure disputes at a boutique firm in Chile, Elina Mereminskaya has launched an independent arbitrator practice.
05 September 2024
Iraq fails to undo confirmation of sea wall award
Iraq and one of its state-owned entities have failed to reverse the confirmation of a US$120 million ICC award relating to the construction of a sea wall after a US court rejected their sovereign immunity arguments.
22 August 2024
Romania launches parallel case against ICSID claimant
A Dutch real estate developer pursuing an ICSID claim against Romania says it is now facing a separate €96 million case that the state has filed at the LCIA.
17 July 2024
Chinese investor seizes Nigerian state properties in UK
A Chinese investor seeking to enforce a US$70 million investment treaty award against Nigeria has been granted final charging orders over two UK residential properties owned by the state – having also attached a £20 million debt relating to the high-profile P&ID case.
21 June 2024
Korea declares win against real estate investor
South Korea says it has defeated a US$192 million ICSID claim brought by a Chinese investor over the alleged expropriation of his shares in a real estate company, after the tribunal found those investments were part of an illegal scheme.
03 June 2024
Saudi investor’s treaty claim against Qatar underway at PCA
The Permanent Court of Arbitration is administering a claim by a Saudi real estate investor against Qatar under the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation investment agreement, it has emerged.
16 May 2024
Peru ordered to pay damages amid metro dispute
Peru has reportedly been ordered to pay damages to a Spanish-led consortium in the first of a trio of ICSID claims over a project to build a new metro line in Lima.
02 May 2024
Ugandan court enforces LCIA award over solar project
A Ugandan court has enforced an LCIA award won by a foreign-owned energy company against its local partners in a solar power project, rejecting arguments that it conflicted with public policy.
29 April 2024
ICC panel rules in Jordanian power plant dispute
A Jordanian state-owned entity has reportedly prevailed in its ICC arbitration with a Saudi-controlled developer over a US$490 million power plant project.
16 April 2024
GAR Live Riyadh: “giga projects mean giga challenges”
A panel at the first-ever GAR Live Riyadh discussed potential disputes arising from Saudi Arabia’s trillion-dollar Vision 2030 development programme, as parties navigate issues caused by its unprecedented scale and complexity.
15 April 2024