November 2008 - News and Commentary - Investment Treaty News (ITN)

Argentina moves to expropriate airline under threat of US$1 Billion arbitration claim

By Fernando Cabrera Diaz 30 November 2008 The government of Argentina is driving ahead with its plan to expropriate the country’s largest airline from its Spanish owners in the face of a threatened US$1 billion arbitration claim. The Madrid-based...

Published Sun, Nov 30 2008 10:05 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: Argentina, Aerolineas Argentinas

Investment Arbitration in Brazil: Yes or No?

By Elizabeth Whitsitt and Damon Vis-Dunbar 30 November 2008 In 1991, Brazil began one of the world’s largest privatization programs, selling more than US$100 billion worth of assets. Seventeen years later and with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...

Published Sun, Nov 30 2008 9:23 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: Interview, Brazil, ICSID Convention, bilateral investment treaty

Algeria prevails in dispute with Italian construction firms

By Suzy H. Nikiéma 28 November 2008 In a 12 November 2008 final award, an ICSID tribunal has dismissed all claims by two Italian investors, L.E.S.I S.p.A. and ASTALI S.p.A, in a dispute with the government of Algeria over a failed contract to construct...

Published Fri, Nov 28 2008 7:44 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: ICSID, Award, fair and equitable treatment, Full Protection and Security, L.E.S.I S.p.A., Algeria, ASTALI S.p.A

Indian lawyer pursues claim against the United Kingdom under the India-UK BIT

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 28 November 2008 An English court case reveals that an Indian citizen is quietly pursuing an investment-treaty claim against the United Kingdom under the India-UK bilateral investment treaty. Ashok Sancheti, a London-based lawyer of...

Published Fri, Nov 28 2008 6:15 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: UNCITRAL, United Kingdom, India, Ashok Sancheti

Ecuador’s Office of the Attorney General hosts International Arbitration seminar in Quito, 1-2 December

The government of Ecuador will be hosting a seminar on International Arbitration and Administrative Law from 1-2 December 2008 in Quito. The seminar, which is intended to help build capacity within Ecuador’s in-house legal team, will cover a variety...

Published Thu, Nov 27 2008 3:55 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: Ecuador, Seminar

Guatemala’s objection to jurisdiction dismissed in DR-CAFTA arbitration

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 26 November 2008 The first investment arbitration to be launched under the Dominican Republic – Central America – United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) is moving forward after the Tribunal dismissed Guatemala’s...

Published Wed, Nov 26 2008 4:18 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: jurisdiction, Guatemala, Railroad Development Corporation, CAFTA

Report says Tanzania is signing bad deals with foreign mining companies

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 21 November 2008 Tanzania is losing large amounts of money from foreign investment in the mining sector due to low royalty rates and generous tax exemptions, while contracts with so-called stabilization clauses have locked the government...

Published Fri, Nov 21 2008 6:00 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: Human Rights, report, stabilization clauses, mining, Tanzania

Belgium dredging companies fail in arbitration against Egypt

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 17 November 2008 The Egyptian government has deflected a US$ 80 million dollar claim by two companies hired to dredge the Suez Canal. Jan de Nul N.V. and Dredging International, both incorporated in Belgium, won a bid to dredge sections...

Published Mon, Nov 17 2008 8:42 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: ICSID, Award, Denial of Justice, Egypt, Suez Canal

Disgruntled fishing outfitters put Canada on notice

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 13 November 2008 The Canadian government has been sent two letters from outdoor tour companies signaling intent to sue for alleged breaches of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Both outfitters complain that their businesses...

Published Thu, Nov 13 2008 4:53 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: NAFTA, Notice of Intent, Canada

Forum for developing country investment treaty negotiators held in Marrakech

On 2-4 November 2008, the International Institute for Sustainable Development , the South Centre , and the Moroccan Department of Investment held the 2nd Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators in Marrakech, Morocco. The First Annual...

Published Mon, Nov 10 2008 6:51 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: event, IISD, South Center, negotiators, papers

November 2008 - News and Commentary

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives