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Wingtech pursues international arbitration against Dutch state over Nexperia seizure
China's Wingtech is seeking international arbitration in pursuit of up to $8 billion in damages following the Netherlands' seizure of chipmaker Nexperia.
Statement from the Peaceful Resistance La Puya to the Guatemalan and international community in response to the decision of the international arbitration tribunal (ICSID) in KCA v. Guatemala
This is an opportune moment for Guatemala review the commitments it has made in investment treaties and decide, weighing the costs and benefits, whether or not to remain in his system.
The sound and fury of Venezuela’s ICSID denunciation
If the Venezuela experience is any indication, denouncing the ICSID Convention by itself will not provide much satisfaction.
Corporations are ready to cash in on Venezuela
Before Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro, corporations filed lawsuits against Venezuela seeking damages tied to state nationalization, international sanctions, and political instability. A Trump-installed government could tilt the courts in their favor.
Halliburton files ISDS suit against Venezuela for damages resulting from… US sanctions on Venezuela
The US oilfield services company Halliburton quietly filed a suit against Venezuela at the World Bank’s international arbitration court, ICSID.
Academic open letter on ISDS and UK climate policy
A group of 56 UK-affiliated academics has written to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband MP, warning that Investor-State Dispute Settlement poses a serious risk to the UK’s ability to take effective climate action.
ISDS tribunal publishes decision in first Clive Palmer ISDS case more than a year after hearings
The tribunal in the first Clive Palmer ISDS case, which claimed $300 billion from the Australian government, has published its decision 10 weeks after it was announced by the government and more than a year after the original hearings.
NAFTA legacy case dropped
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has declined jurisdiction over a NAFTA legacy claim filed under CUSMA’s legacy annex by Access Business Group (Amway) against Mexico and ordered the claimant to pay $1.3M USD.
Latest twist in Chevron’s Amazon pollution saga: Ecuador ordered to pay the oil company $220 million
Indigenous and other Ecuadorians have lived with millions of gallons of toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades. Now, those victims’ tax dollars will go to Chevron, which acquired Texaco in 2001. celebre su derrota.
OIC nations' need for fairer investor-state dispute reforms
UN prepares for key ISDS reforms, OIC countries strive for balance between investor protection and sovereignty.