Region: Jamaica

A US magistrate has said that a US$44 million UNCITRAL award won by a Jamaican-Canadian billionaire against the Dominican Republic should be upheld, despite the state alleging it was procured through fraud.

11 February 2025

A US music licensing company has threatened to bring an ICSID claim against Jamaica over an alleged scheme of corruption that thwarted its attempts to be listed on the country’s stock exchange.

06 February 2024

The Dominican Republic has asked a US court to set aside a Jamaican billionaire’s US$44 million treaty award, alleging it was procured by fraud.

03 January 2024

A split UNCITRAL tribunal has found the Dominican Republic liable in a treaty dispute with a Jamaican billionaire over a waste management concession while rejecting the bulk of his claim for US$676 million in damages.

09 October 2023

An UNCITRAL tribunal has begun hearing a Jamaican billionaire’s US$300 million treaty claim against the Dominican Republic concerning the seizure of a landfill site.

30 October 2018

A new arbitration law based on the UNCITRAL Model Law entered into force in Jamaica last week as the Caribbean state prepares for the launch of its own centre.

10 July 2017