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Flughafen Zürich A.G. and Gestión e Ingenería IDC S.A. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: when can multiple claimants bring claims under separate BITs in one set of proceedings?
This is the second of two posts discussing the recent award in Flughafen Zürich A.G. and Gestión e Ingenería IDC S.A. v. Bolivarian Republic of …
Flughafen Zürich A.G. and Gestión e Ingenería IDC S.A. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: when may an entity be considered a "governmental instrumentality"?
On 18 November 2014, an ICSID Tribunal in Flughafen Zürich A.G. and Gestión e Ingenería IDC S.A. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. …
A sardine cannot swallow a whale: ICSID tribunal declines jurisdiction under the Egypt-UAE BIT
In an Award on Jurisdiction rendered earlier this year in National Gas S.A.E. v. Arab Republic of Egypt (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/7), an ICSID tribunal …
UN General Assembly formally adopts Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor State Arbitration
The UN General Assembly formally adopted the Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (the Transparency Convention) on 10 …
Korea and its trade partners appoint default arbitrators under free trade deals
In two separate recent developments, South Korea and its trade partners under international free trade agreements have agreed panels of default …
Inaugural conference of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration: 23 January 2015
The European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA) will be holding its inaugural conference on 23 January 2015 at the Senate House in …
The future of investor-state arbitration
We live in interesting times for investment arbitration. There is wider public engagement with investment protection than there has ever been, prompted …
NAFTA tribunal considers issues of res judicata and the customary international law minimum standard of treatment
In Apotex Holdings Inc. and Apotex Inc. v United States of America, (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/1), a NAFTA chapter eleven …
The future of investment agreements: meeting of the World Investment Forum
The number and diversity of parties with interests in the future of international investment protection has never been greater – a result of tremendous …
China sued by South Korean property developer at ICSID
This week, a South Korean property developer ("Ansung") became the second ever investor to request ICSID arbitration against the People's Republic …
Developments in resolving cross-border disputes
With the increase of global commerce, it also becomes increasingly important to provide for effective and quick dispute resolution mechanisms across …
European Commission requests European Court of Justice Opinion on competence to enter into EU-Singapore FTA
On 30 October the European Commission issued a press release announcing its intention to seek an opinion from the European Court of Justice as to the …
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