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Emmerson draws first tranche of litigation, working capital funds
Morocco-focused potash development company Emmerson has drawn down the first tranche of funding under the Capital Provision Agreement, which will provide the company with up to $11-million in both litigation finance capital and working capital.
Honduras fights back against global oligarchy
How an unregulated techno-utopia came into existence and continues to sabotage a nation’s sovereignty.
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.
Brookfield files US$2.7 billion case against Peru over toll roads
The action is being taken under the umbrella of the free trade agreement between Peru and Canada.
Egypt approves investment protection deal with Saudi Arabia
Egypt’s parliament has approved a bilateral investment protection agreement with Saudi Arabia, aiming to boost capital inflows, create jobs, and strengthen economic ties between the two nations.
Allowing foreign firms to sue governments for lost profits is legal terrorism – it must end
Investor–state dispute settlements don’t just mean growing debt burdens for countries: they are also a barrier to action on the climate crisis.
"Totally irresponsible": how Exxon is exploiting international law to sue the Dutch government
Exxon owes the people of Groningen millions in compensation for damage caused by gas extraction. Thanks to an obscure legal instrument, it could be the residents of the province that end up compensating the fossil fuel giant.
The ICSID ruling states that a bribe was demanded for Grandi
Kosovo will pay over 6.7 million euros to MabCo Constructions, owned by former President Behgjet Pacolli, following a decision by the Arbitration Tribunal in Washington.
Why fear of billion-dollar lawsuits stops countries phasing out fossil fuels
Companies can sue governments for closing oilfields and mines – and the risk of huge damages is already stopping countries from passing green laws, ministers say.
The rights of nature become a rallying point against an ascendant mining industry
Communities and ecosystems across the globe face heavy environmental damage from intensifying mining operations. A people’s tribunal probed the Canadian mining industry’s impact on the natural world and the people defending it.