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UK membership in Pacific trade deal threatens Canadian climate action
Canada should join Australia and New Zealand in neutralizing lopsided corporate protections in CPTPP.
$10.775 billion claim filed against Government of Honduras
US investors Honduras Próspera Inc. and its affiliates filed claims with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes against the State of Honduras.
UNCITRAL working group III completes a draft code of conduct for arbitrators
The working group completed its work on a draft code of conduct for arbitrators in international investment dispute resolution.
UK court may seize Spanish sovereign assets amid international arbitration quagmire
The claims have been brought forward under the Energy Charter Treaty, an international convention which allows companies to sue signatory countries over decisions that affect their energy investments.
How Clive Palmer is suing Australia for $300 billion with the help of an obscure legal clause (and Christian Porter)
Australian business figure Clive Palmer is suing the Australian government for almost A$300 billion in an international tribunal, having lost a case against the Western Australian government he took all the way to the High Court.
EU plans to regulate third-party funding in litigation and international arbitration
On 13th September 2022, the EU Parliament voted to approve a resolution proposing a directive on the regulation of third-party funding entitled “Responsible private funding of litigation”.
Republic of Croatia defeats €300 million ICSID claim
The arbitral tribunal found that Croatia was not liable in any way and that the claim for damages should be rejected.
Clive Palmer hires Christian Porter for $300bn lawsuit against Australian government
Clive Palmer’s Singapore-based company Zeph Investments is suing Australia for $296bn, enlisting the help of former attorney general Christian Porter in a landmark case arguing a breach of the Asean free trade deal.
Venezuela and Colombia sign agreement on investments protection
The President of Venezuela signed with the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia an agreement for the promotion and protection of investments between both nations.
Ecuador denounced at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for interference in the Chevron Case
Although the Dutch courts have yet to issue a final ruling on the appeal for annulment filed by the State Attorney’s Office, the Government of Ecuador is already complying with the arbitration award as if it were in force.