Organisation: NAFTA
Newmans Row supports three more arbitrators
US-based Henry Weisburg and Richard Levin and former England and Wales law commissioner and reformer of the 1996 Arbitration Act Sarah Green are the latest practitioners to turn to London-based Newmans Row to support their recently launched solo arbitrator practices.
03 January 2025
Mexico fails to quash NAFTA denial of justice award
A US court has upheld a US$47 million NAFTA award that found Mexico liable for denial of justice – while refusing to allow a Mexican businessman who was found to have committed fraud in the award to intervene in the set-aside proceedings.
12 November 2024
Failed NAFTA claimants accuse Chilean arbitrator of pro-state bias
A group of US oil services investors whose US$270 million NAFTA claim against Mexico was thrown out earlier this year are arguing the award should be set aside because their own appointed arbitrator – Chile’s Andrés Jana – failed to disclose his counsel work for states in various investment arbitrations.
08 November 2024
Mexico liable for denial of justice in NAFTA oil services dispute
A NAFTA tribunal has upheld claims by three US oilfield services companies that they were denied justice in the Mexican courts after a state-owned entity terminated their contracts.
07 November 2024
Deepsea miner reports disappointing win against Mexico
A US deep-ocean mining company that sought more than US$2 billion in damages in a NAFTA claim against Mexico over a thwarted phosphate project says the arbitration has concluded with an award in its favour worth around US$37 million.
18 September 2024
Mexico casino award comes to light
A Mexican government agency acted with arbitrary political intent by closing down various US-owned casino businesses but allegations of “corrupt collusion” involving the judiciary were unproven, according to a newly public NAFTA award.
13 September 2024
Mexico liable in casino dispute
A divided NAFTA tribunal has ordered Mexico to pay US$130 million to a group of US casino investors.
29 August 2024
Mexico declares victory in oil services dispute
UPDATED WITH AWARD: Mexico says it has defeated a US$270 million NAFTA claim brought by oil services investors who said their business was destroyed after they refused to pay bribes to state officials.
28 August 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
Align ISDS with climate change goals, says Mourre
In a speech in Baku, Azerbaijan, where COP29 will take place later this year, Alexis Mourre considered how investor-state dispute settlement can be made to align with climate change goals, with reference to recent Energy Charter Treaty cases.
13 August 2024