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24 November 2011
ICSID tribunal takes jurisdiction over 60,000 bondholder claims against Argentina for sovereign debt default
In its decision of 4 August 2011, a majority tribunal took a monumental decision to accept a "mass claim" under the ICSID rules in relation to …
11 November 2011
Are all foreign transactions protected by international investment treaties?
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20 May 2011
Australia goes against the trend with investor-state dispute settlement
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08 February 2011
ICSID - first two successful challenges by States under ICSID's summary dismissal procedure
In 2006, the ICSID Rules were amended to introduce Rule 41(5), which allows a party to raise a preliminary objection that claims brought against it are …
08 February 2011
Investment Treaty - failure to observe treaty's cooling off period results in tribunal declining jurisdiction
In a decision in December 2010, an ICSID tribunal in Murphy v Ecuador ruled that it did not have jurisdiction due to the claimants' failure to comply …
08 February 2011
Venezuela - international tribunal confirms that Article 22 of the Venezuelan Investment Law does not constitute consent to ICSID arbitration
At the end of December 2010, in a decision that will be of interest to international companies doing business in Venezuela, an ICSID tribunal in the case …
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