Organisation: Trans-Pacific Partnership

As Mexico passes controversial reforms that will see judges elected by popular vote, delegates at the IBA annual conference in Mexico City have warned of the potential impact on the country’s reputation as an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction – and considered whether the measures could lead to investment treaty claims. 

18 September 2024

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

A Vancouver-based mining company says it will file a US$200 million claim against Mexico – set to be the first known arbitration brought under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). 

11 June 2024

The Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA) Arbitration Day 2024 addressed the evolving landscape of investor-state dispute settlement, including the latest advances in investor-state arbitration and mediation. Shota Toda of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu reports.

22 April 2024

A Vancouver-based mining company has notified Mexico of a potential US$200 million claim under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), after its earlier request for consultations proved unsuccessful.

18 March 2024

A Vancouver-based miner has threatened to file a claim against Mexico under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – which would be the first known arbitration brought under the trade agreement.

15 December 2023

A Canadian court has refused to revive a US$3 billion NAFTA claim against Mexico despite finding that the conduct of the state’s appointed arbitrator gave rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias.

31 October 2023

Following the UK’s decision to accede to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, Stuart Dutson and Jonathan Schuman of Simmons & Simmons in London examine what it may mean for the country’s post-Brexit approach to investor-state dispute settlement.

27 September 2023

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

The UK has become the first European signatory to the CPTPP, an Indo-Pacific trade agreement containing ISDS provisions, as a UK public body advises the state to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty over climate change concerns.

19 July 2023