Industry: Telecoms services

A US court has issued a default judgment permitting a telecoms company to enforce ICC awards worth US$190 million against Peru – but has refused to do the same against a state agency that is contesting enforcement.  

02 October 2024

Kuwaiti logistics group Agility says it has won an ICC award worth over US$1.17 billion in another arbitration against Iraqi mobile operator Korek Telecom.

16 September 2024

DECISION NOW PUBLIC: A court in the Dubai International Financial Centre has upheld an ICC award worth US$1.6 billion that found a prominent Iraqi businessman had conspired to bribe public officials – dismissing arguments that the tribunal relied on unlawfully procured evidence.

30 August 2024

Three US entities that were assigned the rights to a US$111 million investment treaty award against India over a cancelled satellite deal have been allowed to intervene in French enforcement proceedings – as an appeal over a related award heads to the US Supreme Court.

21 February 2024

Kuwaiti logistics group Agility has said it will refile an ICSID claim against Iraq over a telecoms investment marred by alleged corruption after its bid to annul an award in the state’s favour was partially upheld.

12 February 2024

A private equity-managed mobile operator is reportedly preparing to bring an investment treaty claim against Chile concerning a dispute over a delayed project to roll out a 5G network. 

24 November 2023

A Hong Kong-based litigation funder has resumed its bid to confirm a pair of HKIAC awards in Florida against a client and his conservator after an appeals court remanded the case.

02 November 2023

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has rejected South Sudan’s bid to overturn a partial award in a US$2.7 billion ICC dispute with a Lebanese-owned mobile operator over a licence issued before the state gained independence.

31 August 2023

A split ICSID tribunal has refused to hear a treaty claim brought against Madagascar by a pair of Mauritian telecoms companies.

30 August 2023

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