Organisation: NAFTA
Mexico risks claims from lithium mining investors
A Chinese lithium producer says it is considering bringing a claim against Mexico after its mining concessions were cancelled for allegedly failing to meet investment obligations – as the state pursues a wider programme of nationalisation that practitioners say could lead to treaty cases.
28 September 2023
Shareholder claims: what’s wrong with them?
The second Emmanuel Gaillard Debate saw Andrea Bjorklund and Mohamed Shelbaya address the increasingly prevalent and problematic issue of shareholder claims – and specifically claims for reflective loss – in investment arbitration.
14 September 2023
UK funder backs mining claim against Mexico
A London funder has agreed to finance a Canadian mining company’s US$180 million NAFTA legacy claim against Mexico.
07 September 2023
White & Case hires from Holland & Knight in Mexico
Carlos Véjar, a former general counsel of international trade in Mexico’s ministry of economy, has left Holland & Knight after seven years to join White & Case in Mexico City.
25 August 2023
Mexican media group brings claim against Peru
A Mexican multimedia group has lodged an ICSID case against Peru – having previously threatened to file a claim over a concession to roll out a fibre optic network.
24 August 2023
Russian airline threatens treaty claim against Canada
Russia’s largest cargo airline has threatened to file an investment treaty claim against Canada over the seizure of one of its aircraft at Toronto airport.
15 August 2023
US investment funds lodge ICSID claim against Mexico
A pair of US investment funds involved in a legal battle to recover debt from Mexico’s second-largest mass media company have brought a NAFTA legacy claim against the state at ICSID.
14 August 2023
LNG vessel manufacturer takes BP to arbitration
A Bermuda-headquartered manufacturer of LNG carriers has filed for arbitration against BP over a vessel built to serve an offshore project in West Africa.
10 August 2023
Who is sitting at ICSID?
Linklaters partner Christian Albanesi, Alston & Bird practice co-head Alex Yanos and Nigerian arbitrator Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour SAN have received first-time appointments in the latest round of panels formed at ICSID, while Germany’s Rolf Knieper is challenged at the centre over a new appointment by Turkmenistan.
10 August 2023
Sidley duo head to Baker Botts in DC
Jennifer Haworth McCandless has left Sidley Austin after more than two decades to join the partnership at Baker Botts in Washington, DC, with María Carolina Durán also joining as special counsel.
08 August 2023