The conference will conclude with a discussion on work - in - progress
in investment dispute settlements, including procedural innovation in investment arbitration.
I have advised states and investors in
international investment disputes and acted as expert counsel, expert witness and lead associate in a number of investment arbitration proceedings.
In addition to our strength in efficiently seeing deals through to completion, we are also active in the courtroom and in our cross-border commercial and business arbitration and trade and
investment disputes practices.
In addition, the SCC is one of three possible forums
for investment disputes in the multilateral investment protection agreement, the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT).
She describes, among others, the economic sectors involved, the states» measures most frequently challenged by investors, the outcomes and costs of
investment disputes under the SCC Rules.
Canada's ratification of the Convention on the Settlement of
Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States (the «Convention») has been a long time coming.
The amendments also introduced a new simplified mechanism for
resolving investment disputes, which, Badawy explains, «aims to avoid the court system altogether».
Ms. Menaker will focus on the topic «Engaging with Counsel», while Mr. Abdel Raouf will speak about «The State of Play in the Middle East and North Africa, «The Management of Foreign Investment Relations and the Prevention of
Foreign Investment Disputes», and «Procedures for Resolving Investor - State Disputes»
BP and Rio Tinto in an International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes arbitration brought by the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan over disputes relating to a coal mining concession contract
When international
investment disputes arise, foreign and domestic governments and private and public companies come to Blakes for advice and resolution.
The majority of
SCC investment disputes are BIT - based disputes (32), or ECT - based disputes (13), but also disputes based on investment agreements (6) have been filed at the SCC under the SCC Rules.
CETA's
investment dispute provisions have become a lightning rod for critics of the trade pact within Europe, but in its current form, the CETA text represents a significant improvement from past...
Representing a Brazilian construction conglomerate in
potential investment dispute in an African country, arising out of measures taken by the government affecting such investments.
Today the SCC is the second largest forum in the world for
administering investment disputes under its own rules after the dispute resolution organ of the World Bank.
In 2017, eight investment treaty arbitration were administered by the SCC, which represented the fourth highest caseload for
investment disputes since 2007.
One particular chapter of the leaked document has a provision about
investment disputes related to intellectual property rights and the roles of the courts, saying parties should be free to have their courts interpret intellectual property rights in accordance with their domestic law.
MOL's ECT arbitration, which seeks nearly USD 1 billion in damages, is set for hearing in February 2017 at the International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
Speaker, «Jurisdiction of ICSID Tribunals» and «National Treatment,» OAS - UNCTAD Advanced Training Course On
Managing Investment Disputes For Latin American Countries, Bogota, Colombia, December 1, 2010.
He advises on and acts as counsel in arbitrations under the rules of the major arbitral institutions with a particular focus on energy, telecoms, joint venture, shareholder and
other investment disputes in Southeast Asia.
Arbitration is a popular solution for international commercial and
investment disputes because litigation in a foreign court can be expensive, complex and time - consuming.
Dear Marco, the international «investment» law - perspective refers to the point the post tries to make: that it is a plausible argument that there is room for investment arbitration in the single market because
many investment disputes deal with exclusively domestic measures.
With 155 signatories, the Convention offers the most
comprehension investment dispute settlement option for foreign investment in Canada and Canadian investment abroad.
Toby Landau QC and Joe Smouha QC of Essex Court Chambers, instructed by law firm Reed Smith, were part of the teams representing and advising the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan (RoK), in the successful challenge of two arbitrations worth # 1.9 bn, recently brought before the International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes -LSB-...]
Hrvatska Elektroprivreda v Slovenia [ISCID Case No ARB / 05/24](6 May 2008) concerned a
bilateral investment dispute relating to a power plant.
One of them was SCC Secretary General Annette Magnusson, who spoke in a round table focusing on resolution of
investment disputes within the energy sector.
Our Securities and Shareholder Litigation practice advises on a comprehensive range of corporate and
investment disputes across all major sectors.
First enforcement in South Africa of an award of the International Centre for the Settlement of
Investment Disputes against an African state
He sits in both ad hoc and institutionally administered arbitrations involving maritime, construction, commercial, oil & gas, infrastructure and
investment disputes conducted under all major arbitration rules.
Appeals Mechanism in International
Investment Disputes compiles, compares, and contrasts the analysis and arguments of the leading scholars, practitioners and government officials on the future of the international investment law.
Appeals Mechanism in International
Investment Disputes Karl Sauvant, Executive Director, Columbia Program on International Investment
We will examine the actual mechanisms for investor - State dispute settlement under arbitral facilities such as the International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes as well as under ad hoc arbitration rules.
It has developed an action plan that will enable the Centre to play a leading role in resolving commercial and
investment disputes along the OBOR routes through its signature services.
Represented a listed company in relation to an oil and
gas investment dispute in Indonesia, including whether there was a breach of warranty as to the potential quantities of gas reserves in the concession.
In this capacity, she has assisted clients in
investment disputes pursuant to bilateral investment treaties, including the NAFTA, in anti-dumping investigations and re-investigations pursuant to the Special Import Measures Act, with public procurement matters, and in trade litigation before the World Trade Organization.