Public International Law Notes
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ICSID tribunal upholds the recoverability of success fees for counsel in BSG Resources v Guinea
On 18 May 2022, an arbitral tribunal rendered its award in BSG Resources Limited (in Administration), BSG Resources (Guinea) Limited, BSG Resources …
Bear Creek Mining Corp. v. Peru: the potential impact on damages of an investor's contributory action and failure to obtain a social license
In an award dated 30 November 2017 (the "Award"), an ICSID Tribunal ordered Peru to pay around US$30.4million to Canadian company Bear Creek Mining (the …
PCA Tribunal rules on disputed Slovenia and Croatia land and maritime boundaries
In a long-running dispute, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ("PCA") Tribunal has issued its Final Award. The Final Award, which runs to nearly 400 …
Immunity: US Court of Appeals reverses lower court decision that had denied enforcement of foreign arbitral award
In a recent decision handed down on 31 May 2016, the majority in a United States Court of Appeals sitting in Washington DC reversed a decision by the US …
ICSID tribunal declines jurisdiction on basis of lack of evidence of necessary "control" under BIT and requires claimant to pay 80% of costs of the state
In the ICSID decision of Guardian Fiduciary Trust Ltd f/k/a Capital Conservator Savings & Loan Ltd v Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (ICSID …
First enforcement of an Emergency arbitrator award against a state in investment treaty case
It has been announced in Global Arbitration Review that Ukraine has been the first state to have an emergency arbitrator award enforced against it …
Investor's claims against Peru thrown out due to abusive corporate restructuring to acquire treaty rights
In an award rendered on 9 January 2015, an ICSID tribunal (Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler (presiding), Eduardo Zuleta, and Raúl Vinuesa), determined that one …