Industry: Transport services
Pre-enforcement relief denied in Indian airline dispute
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief ahead of the enforcement of an LCIA award in a dispute between the founders of India’s largest airline – shedding light on the outcome of the arbitration.
13 October 2021
DP World wins again in Djibouti port dispute
Dubai-based logistics group DP World has reportedly prevailed in another LCIA arbitration with Djibouti over a strategic port facility on the Red Sea, with a sole arbitrator rejecting a state-owned entity’s bid to escape a joint venture agreement.
12 July 2021
Peru liable in metro dispute at ICSID
An ICSID tribunal has held Peru liable in a contractual claim over a project to build Lima’s second metro line, ruling that the state was responsible for delays in the works and must pay damages – also dismissing a US$700 million counterclaim.
08 July 2021
Sanctioned Russian entity fails to restrain SCC case
The Russian Supreme Court has refused to restrain a Stockholm Chamber of Commerce arbitration on the basis of recent legislation providing for the exclusive jurisdiction of Russia’s courts over disputes involving sanctioned Russian parties.
14 June 2021
WATCH: GAR Connect Moscow Workshop
A full recording of our GAR Connect Moscow Workshop can be found here.
14 May 2021
Uruguay settles billion-dollar port dispute
Belgian logistics group Katoen Natie has agreed not to pursue a US$1.5 billion ICSID claim against Uruguay after the state extended the life of its concession for a container terminal at the port of Montevideo.
17 March 2021
Uganda fails to knock rail claim off track
A UK court has upheld a tribunal’s decision to allow a rail company’s claim against Uganda to proceed without permission from the claimant’s Ugandan court-appointed liquidator.
02 March 2021
Chinese company brings treaty claim against Ghana
A Beijing-based construction company has brought one of the first known claims by a mainland Chinese investor against an African country, seeking US$55 million from Ghana after its contract to develop an intelligent traffic management system for Accra was cancelled and it was replaced by other Chinese contractors.
11 February 2021
Bolivian state entity settles cable-car dispute
A Bolivian state entity has paid to settle an arbitration with an Austrian contractor over a US$750 million project to develop the world’s largest cable-car system.
07 January 2021