Organisation: Maersk

French supreme court confirms annulment based on Gaillard eulogy

The French Court of Cassation has upheld a decision to annul an ICC award because of a eulogy that the tribunal president Thomas Clay wrote for the counsel to one of the parties, the late Emmanuel Gaillard. 

20 June 2024

Who is sitting at ICSID?

Nine panels have formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including a first appointment at the centre for Debevoise & Plimpton’s former co-chair of dispute resolution David W Rivkin.

14 February 2024

Power grid claim against Guatemala clears hurdle

A Colombian energy distributor’s US$400 million ICSID claim against Guatemala will proceed after a tribunal found that most of the state’s preliminary objections should either be rejected or joined to the merits.

04 January 2024

Maersk seeks ICSID conciliation with Guatemala

Denmark’s Maersk Group has requested an ICSID conciliation proceeding with Guatemala – five years after it threatened a claim over a troubled port terminal concession.

12 September 2023

Berlin dedicates days to arbitration 

The first Berlin Dispute Resolution Days have taken place in Germany's capital, including the annual autumn conferences of the German Arbitration Institute and its under-40 group and celebrations to mark the institute's 30th anniversary. 

16 November 2022

Who is sitting at ICSID?

Ten new panels have formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including first-time appointments for Dame Elizabeth Gloster, Achille Ngwanza, Franz Stirnimann Fuentes, Mélanie Riofrio Piché and Tina Cicchetti.

16 December 2021

Gold trader takes Peru to ICSID over criminal probes 

A Dubai-based precious metals company has launched a US$75 million ICSID claim against Peru after it was targeted by authorities investigating alleged illegal gold trading and money laundering.

21 May 2021

Maersk files new port claim against Peru

A subsidiary of Denmark’s Maersk Group has filed a new ICSID claim against Peru, four years after settling a previous arbitration over a delay-hit project to modernise one of the country’s largest ports – while the state has also been threatened over a fibre optic project.

20 May 2021

Former Curtis duo to join Squire Patton Boggs in Paris

Sabrina Aïnouz and Jérôme Lehucher, who spent a decade working together at Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle, have joined the partnership at Squire Patton Boggs in Paris.

08 October 2020

DP World withdraws ICSID claim against Peru

UAE-based port operator DP World has withdrawn a US$250 million ICSID claim against Peru after agreeing a deal to expand a port terminal in Callao, concluding a nine-year proceeding that was overshadowed by the deaths of two arbitrators.

23 April 2020

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