Court: Supreme Court of the United States

Nigeria settles dispute with Chinese investor over treaty award

Nigeria has settled its dispute with a Chinese investor in a free trade zone over a US$70 million treaty award, meaning the state has dropped its bid to have the US Supreme Court rule on the scope of sovereign immunity under the New York Convention.

16 April 2025

Nigeria asks US Supreme Court to rule on scope of sovereign immunity 

Nigeria has asked the US Supreme Court to rule on the scope of sovereign immunity under the New York Convention, as it seeks to resist enforcement of a US$70 million investment treaty award won by a Chinese investor in a free trade zone.

15 November 2024

Top US court to hear Indian enforcement battle

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a jurisdictional issue arising from efforts to enforce a US$1.3 billion ICC award against an Indian state-owned satellite company. 

07 October 2024

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28 July 2023

Webuild files US appeal over discovery for ICSID case

Italian construction group Webuild has asked a US appeals court to reinstate orders allowing it to obtain discovery for a US$2.2 billion investment treaty dispute with Panama – arguing that the US Supreme Court’s recent prohibition of discovery for foreign arbitrations does not extend to ICSID cases.

04 May 2023

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