Organisation: International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Who is sitting at ICSID?
Eight panels have formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including first-time appointments for the centre’s previous secretary general Meg Kinnear, former PCA deputy secretary general Brooks Daly, LCIA president Paula Hodges KC and ex-Chilean state lawyer Matías Mori Arellano.
08 January 2025
Chile liable in claim by Colombian power company
An ICSID tribunal has found Chile liable in a US$230 million claim by a Colombian state-owned power company over a project to build an electricity transmission line – but only awarded 6% of the damages sought.
17 December 2024
Who is sitting at ICSID?
Eleven panels have formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including first-time appointments for former Chilean government lawyer Mairée Uran Bidegain, British-Nigerian barrister Dapo Akande and US-based Colombian practitioner José Antonio Rivas.
11 December 2024
Peru beats bid to revive motorway claim at ICSID
A construction contractor has failed to annul an ICSID award that dismissed the bulk of its US$150 million claim against Peru over a delayed project to improve a stretch of the Pan-American highway.
27 November 2024
ICSID has second-busiest year
ICSID registered its second-highest number of cases in the past fiscal year, according to its latest caseload statistics, with women accounting for 29% of panel appointments in that period.
22 August 2024
Mining company seeks set aside of Romania costs award
A Canadian mining company is seeking to overturn a high-profile ICSID award that dismissed its claims over a gold and silver project and ordered it to pay Romania US$10 million in legal costs, alleging that the tribunal majority behind the ruling lacked independence and impartiality.
09 July 2024
Electricity investor takes Honduras to ICSID
A Colombian investor in a consortium that held a concession to operate the national grid of Honduras has made good on a threat to file an ICSID claim against the state.
05 July 2024
Who is sitting at ICSID?
Nine panels have formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including a first-time appointment for Bolivian practitioner Andrés Moreno.
05 July 2024
UK oil company monetises Energy Charter Treaty award
London-listed oil company Rockhopper Exploration says it has received an initial payment from a deal to monetise an Energy Charter Treaty award against Italy, resulting in a €26 million payout to the funder that backed the arbitration.
04 July 2024
New names join ICSID roster
World Bank president Ajay Banga has added 20 names to ICSID’s panels of arbitrators and conciliators – while the US, China, Colombia and Pakistan are among the latest states to make designations.
04 July 2024