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The financialisation of international investment law
The landscape of financial profiteering from investor-state dispute settlement claims.
S. Korea loses suit against int'l court ruling on compensation to Mason Capital over Samsung merger
South Korea has lost a lawsuit seeking to annul an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) ruling that ordered it to pay compensation to US hedge fund Mason Capital over losses from Samsung's controversial 2015 merger of two units.
Korean government, Lone Star face off in oral hearings over $216.5M arbitration ruling
Korean government and Lone Star to present final arguments in landmark arbitration case over compensation disputes.
AB InBev takes on Peru over tax bill
The global beer brewing giant has filed an ICSID challenge to the Peruvian tax authority’s attempts to recover an outstanding tax bill and its refusal to allow refunds.
Tunisia to face sand mining claim
Minerali Industriali is taking action under the Italy-Tunisia bilateral investment treaty for alleged mistreatment related to its sand mining and processing business.
S Alam threatens int’l legal action against Bangladesh interim govt
Mohammed Saiful Alam, founding chairman and managing director of the Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate S Alam Group, has initiated legal proceedings as a Singaporean citizen to seek compensation for alleged financial losses.
French court clears Cyprus on FBME case
France’s highest court has brought an end to the $1.4 billion legal battle over the resolution of FBME Bank, ruling that the Central Bank of Cyprus acted prudently and did not breach any obligations under a bilateral investment treaty between Cyprus and Lebanon.
Pilatus Bank owner’s case against Malta for millions in damages moves forward
The case filed by former Pilatus Bank Chair Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad against Malta in an international tribunal, disputing the decision to close the bank, is moving forward.
US escalates efforts to halt Ottawa's digital services tax
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has requested dispute settlement consultations with Ottawa under the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement.
‘Political instability threatens AfCFTA implementation’
Political Instability and policy inconsistencies, among others, constitute barriers that threaten the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area Trade in Services Protocol.