January 2009 - News and Commentary - Investment Treaty News (ITN)

Parties file memorials in long-running NAFTA dispute over U.S. tobacco settlements; Canada intervenes with opinion on customary international law related to aboriginal rights

By Fernando Cabrera and Damon Vis-Dunbar 29 January 2009 The Canadian tobacco manufacturer Grand River Enterprises Six Nations and the United State have filed memorials in a long-running NAFTA Chapter 11 dispute. The arbitration proceedings, which began...

Published Thu, Jan 29 2009 4:44 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: United States, memorials, NAFTA Chapter 11, customary international law, Grand River Enterprises Six Nations

The United Kingdom tight-lipped over dispute with an Indian investor

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 22 January 2009 The United Kingdom has formally declined to release a notice of arbitration delivered by an Indian citizen under the UK-India bilateral investment treaty, explaining that it would likely “prejudice relations between...

Published Thu, Jan 22 2009 8:21 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

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

Tribunal refuses to clarify decision on jurisdiction in Railroad Development Corporation v. Republic of Guatemala

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 20 January 2009 The tribunal hearing a dispute between the Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) and Guatemala under the Dominican Republic – Central America – United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) has declined...

Published Tue, Jan 20 2009 3:41 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

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

Continental Casualty Company moves to annul award favourable to Argentina

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 16 January 2009 The Illinois-based Continental Casualty Company has moved to annul an ICSID award that was largely in favour of the Republic of Argentina. In a 5 September 2008 ruling, Continental Casualty was awarded US$2.8 million...

Published Fri, Jan 16 2009 10:15 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: ICSID, Argentina, Continental Casualty, annulment

Canadian pharmaceutical company alleges denial of justice in claim against the United States

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 15 January 2009 A Canadian pharmaceutical company delivered a notice of arbitration to the United States government in December 2008 under NAFTA’s Chapter 11 on investment. The US$8 million claim is rooted in the complicated...

Published Thu, Jan 15 2009 7:15 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: NAFTA, Notice of Arbitration, Apotex, the United States of America

Argentina toma la ofensiva ya que Siemens se declara culpable de cargos de corrupción

Por Damon Vis-Dunbar 23 de Diciembre de 2008 Argentina ha rechazado el pedido de Siemens de suspender el procedimiento del Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias Relativas a Inversiones (CIADI) donde un comité está considerando la...

Published Mon, Jan 12 2009 3:04 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: Argentina, CIADI, Siemens AG, Spanish

Perú gana demanda multimillonaria del CIADI sobre un acuerdo de estabilización presentada por una firma americana de energía

Por Fernando Cabrera Díaz 23 de Diciembre de 2008 La República de Perú se ha defendido con éxito en contra de una demanda iniciada por la firma Aguaytia Energy LLC (AEL) con sede en Delaware. AEL ha reclamado US$142 millones...

Published Mon, Jan 12 2009 2:59 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: CIADI, Aguaytia Energy LLC, acuerdo de estabilización, La República de Perú, Spanish

Tribunal pierces the corporate veil in jurisdictional decision involving Argentina

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 9 January 2009 Two out of three members of an ICSID tribunal have declined jurisdiction in a claim brought by TSA Spectrum de Argentina S.A. (TSA) against the Argentine Republic under the Netherlands-Argentina bilateral investment...

Published Fri, Jan 09 2009 7:53 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: ICSID, jurisdiction, Argentina, Foreign Control, TSA Spectrum de Argentina S.A.

Tribunal rejects Ecuador’s jurisdictional objections in dispute with Chevron

By Fernando Cabrera Diaz 5 January 2009 A tribunal has determined that it holds jurisdiction to hear a claim brought by Chevron Corporation against Ecuador for alleged violations of the Ecuador-United States bilateral investment treaty (BIT). Chevron...

Published Mon, Jan 05 2009 3:10 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: Ecuador, jurisdiction, decision, Chevron Corporation, Texaco

German firm fails to pass jurisdictional hurdle in claim against Argentina; decision provokes questions about the scope and applicability of MFN Protection

By Elizabeth Whitsitt 5 January 2009 An ICSID tribunal has declined jurisdiction in a claim brought by a German firm against the government of Argentina, in a decision that marks the unpredictability over whether a claimant can invoke a Most-Favoured...

Published Mon, Jan 05 2009 3:04 AM by Damon Vis-Dunbar

Filed under: jurisdiction, Argentina, decision, Wintershall Aktiengesellschaft, MFN

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