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Oschadbank initiates new international arbitration proceedings against the Russian federation over seized assets in four regions of Ukraine
Oschadbank has suffered the loss of substantial assets and operations in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia Regions due to Russia's illegal conduct.
Starcom files €150 million investment treaty claim against San Marino in escalating ‘bank heist’ saga
The filing marks the first time a foreign investor has openly threatened treaty-based arbitration against San Marino over its handling of a major banking transaction
South Korean government, Elliott restart ISDS arbitration
Both parties drop appeals, sending Samsung merger dispute back to arbitration.
S. Korea wins lawsuit seeking to revoke arbitration ruling in Elliott case
South Korea has won a case filed at a British court seeking to reverse an international tribunal court's order to pay more than US$100 million in damages to the US hedge fund Elliott Investment Management.
Al Habtoor Group to take legal measures against Lebanon over $1.7bn investment losses
Al Habtoor Group said it will move forward with legal action against Lebanon after years of unresolved investment disputes and mounting losses of $1.7 billon linked to banking restrictions and state inaction.
Japanese investors sue Switzerland over Credit Suisse's AT1 write-down, law firm says
The 184 investors filed an arbitration request with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID, claiming Switzerland violated a free trade agreement with Japan when wiping out the bonds in March 2023.
Banking on data
How the world’s tax havens became the data centres for the digital economy.
Korea asks Lone Star to reimburse legal costs after winning annulment in investor dispute
The justice ministry has sent a letter to Lone Star requesting the private equity fund to reimburse legal costs incurred during an investor-state dispute settlement over the 2012 sale of a local bank.
Between national engine and corporate plunder: the drift of Argentina´s Fiscal Oilfields YPF
The YPF case exposes the inconsistencies of the international investment protection system, which enables large corporations to engage in predatory practices, creating severe macroeconomic problems for Argentina.
Lone Star rejects ICSID annulment, eyes new arbitration
Lone Star said it does not accept this week’s annulment ruling by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, signaling that it could pursue a new round of arbitration against the Korean government.