Region: Poland
Australian liquidators put Poland on notice over mining dispute
An Australian mining company’s liquidators have notified Poland of a potential treaty claim over two coal projects – after a previously threatened claim was allegedly derailed by a shareholder seeking a greater share of compensation.
24 January 2025
Poland held liable over coal project
An Australian mining company says it has won compensation of £252 million in a pair of investment treaty claims against Poland over the obstruction of a coal project.
08 October 2024
Sanctioned Russians lose bid for emergency relief against Poland
Poland says that an emergency arbitrator at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce has refused to halt the government-mandated sale of a Polish insulation plant owned by two sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
03 October 2024
Russian court refuses to enforce SCC award
A Russian court has refused to enforce a Stockholm Chamber of Commerce award against a local railcar maker, citing the “legal aggression” of international sanctions against Russia as well as the nationalities of certain arbitrators on the tribunal.
22 August 2024
Iberdrola faces claim from LNG buyer
Iberdrola is facing a US$535 million claim from Singaporean LNG company Pavilion Energy, while the Spanish utility has also filed a €12.6 million arbitration against a Portuguese energy company over two Polish wind farms it acquired last year.
16 August 2024
Eversheds launches practice in Poland
Marek Jeżewski has left his role as head of international arbitration at Polish firm Kochański & Partners to launch an arbitration practice at Eversheds Sutherland in Warsaw, bringing two lawyers with him.
30 July 2024
US investor makes good on threat against Poland
A US private equity firm has launched an ICSID claim against Poland over restrictions on the expansion of pharmacy franchises.
19 July 2024
Sanctioned railcar maker faces enforcement bid in Russia
A Polish manufacturer has asked a Russian court to enforce a Stockholm Chamber of Commerce award against a sanctioned Russian railcar maker – prompting the Russian authorities to intervene in the lawsuit.
18 June 2024
Belgian supreme court reinstates treaty award against Poland
Belgium’s Court of Cassation has reinstated an investment treaty award that ordered Poland to pay US$10 million to a US hedge fund over a denial of justice.
30 April 2024
Poland faces treaty claim over pharmacy measures
A US private equity firm is reportedly bringing an investment treaty claim against Poland in response to restrictions on the expansion of pharmacy franchises.
10 April 2024