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Who is sitting at ICSID?
Ten panels have formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including first time-appointments for Cuatrecasas partner Alfonso Iglesia, independent arbitrator Nada Sader, former DLA Piper partner Gerardo Lozano and Spanish academic Miguel Virgós.
14 October 2024
Strabag shareholder feud heads to Amsterdam
The main shareholders of Austrian engineering group Strabag have filed for arbitration in Amsterdam against a sanctioned minority investor previously linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
10 October 2024
Libya overturns enforcement in Paris
A Paris court has overturned the enforcement of a €280 million award against Libya, finding that the state had not been given adequate opportunity to present its case before the award was rendered by default.
09 October 2024
Panel rules on Man City sponsorship row
A panel of retired UK judges has partially upheld Manchester City’s challenge to the Premier League’s sponsorship rules – as the club’s rivals now wait to see how the ruling will impact their own financing.
08 October 2024
SIAC hears Belt and Road dispute in Bangladesh
A Thai construction company has filed for SIAC arbitration against Chinese state-controlled entities as they battle for control of a billion-dollar highway project in Bangladesh.
07 October 2024
Dutch lender threatens Ukraine over bank takeover
A Dutch lender has threatened to bring a treaty claim against Ukraine over the nationalisation of one of the country’s biggest banks – as an ICSID claim brought by the bank’s sanctioned Russian former owners gets underway.
03 October 2024
First ICSID claim against Malta clears hurdle
An ICSID tribunal has upheld its jurisdiction to hear a claim against Malta brought by the owner of a bank that was shut down amid allegations of corruption.
01 October 2024
Spain fails to annul one ECT award but seeks to overturn another
An ICSID committee has reportedly refused Spain’s request to annul a €28 million Energy Charter Treaty award won by a German solar investor – as the state seeks to overturn another award issued under the treaty over its renewable energy regime.
01 October 2024
World Bank defeats claim over bribery audit
An UNCITRAL tribunal has dismissed a claim brought against the World Bank by a London-based consultancy that alleged it was improperly audited over corruption allegations.
24 September 2024
Montenegro hires Three Crowns for hotel dispute
Montenegro has instructed Three Crowns to defend it in an LCIA case over a failed €210 million project for a Ritz-Carlton hotel development.
23 September 2024