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14 March 2017

Urbaser v. Argentina and Burlington v. Ecuador: Investment arbitration is not over the counterclaims yet

Two recent decisions by tribunals have advanced the body of tribunal practice considering the issue of counterclaims by respondent states in investment …

06 June 2016

Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf publishes full recommendations over limits of Argentina's continental shelf

The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (the CLCS) has now published its full recommendations on the limits of Argentina's …

01 April 2016

Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf issues recommendation over limits of Argentina's continental shelf

The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (the Commission or CLCS) has issued a press release referring to its adoption of …

15 September 2015

The US Second Circuit Shields Sovereign Immunity in Favour of Argentina's Central Bank

On August 31, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favour of Argentina's Central Bank in one of the many proceedings initiated …

02 March 2015

Argentina cannot evade payments under its government bonds: German Court rejects suggestion of a general rule of international public law obliging all creditors to participate in debt restructuring with states in economic crisis

On 24 February 2015, the German Federal Court of Justice ("Bundesgerichtshof") handed down two judgements which could have a significant impact on …

14 March 2014

The US Supreme Court decides BG v Argentina - right place, wrong road?

In a 7-2 majority decision on 5 March 2014, the United States Supreme Court has reinstated BG Group (BG)'s US$185 million arbitral award against …

14 October 2013

Argentina settles five outstanding investment treaty arbitration claims in historic break with its anti-enforcement stance

Argentina has agreed to settle five separate investment treaty arbitration claims at a cost of around USD 500 million, in an historic departure from the …

17 May 2013

Cert petition in the BG v Argentina case: No support from the US Solicitor General

In the latest development in Argentina’s challenge of the BG Group v Argentina arbitral award, the United States Solicitor General ("SG") has argued that …

20 February 2013

Ambiente Ufficio S.p.A. and others v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/08/9)

In Ambiente Ufficio S.p.A. and others v Argentine Republic, an ICSID tribunal held that it had general jurisdiction over a multi-party claim commenced by …

14 February 2013

Tribunal navigates the procedural minefield in Abaclat v Argentina, issuing its 17th procedural order

On 8 February 2013, the majority of the tribunal in the famous Abaclat and Others v Argentina case issued its 17th procedural order. The first such order …

20 December 2012

ARA Libertad leaves Ghana following ITLOS ruling on Argentina’s application for provisional measures

As reported in our earlier blog post, on 29 and 30 November 2012, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (the ITLOS) heard an application by …

06 December 2012

Argentina v Ghana at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: the continuing saga of the ARA Libertad

On 29 and 30 November 2012, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) heard an application by Argentina for provisional measures against …