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A new environmentalist playbook
An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide.
Indiana set to have US$95m Tanzanian claim heard
The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Dispute has advised Indiana Resources that the “Arbitral Panel” has now been formed with the first procedural hearing scheduled for the 22nd of April 2021.
Canadian miner First Majestic wants to resolve its tax dispute with the SAT with international arbitration
Canadian mining company First Majestic Silver Corp submitted a request for arbitration based on NAFTA, due to the tax debt and its differences with the Mexican government.
Panthera Resources engages law firm in its dispute with the government of Rajasthan
Panthera said it has been “consistently frustrated over an extended period” by the government of Rajasthan, which has rejected Panthera’s application for a prospecting licence for the gold project.
VI court freezes assets in $6b case
A Virgin Islands court has frozen shares in two hotels belonging to Pakistan’s national airline to enforce a $6 billion award levied through the World Bank’s ICSID.
Mine de Crystallex : un juge américain ouvre la voie à la vente d'actions de Citgo
Un juge américain a estimé que le processus de la vente d'actions de Citgo, filiale aux États-Unis de la compagnie pétrolière d'État vénézuélienne PDVSA, pour le dédommagement de Crystallex, pouvait débuter.
Mining operations – Submission of request for international arbitration to Chinese government
AsiaPhos has been in discussion with the Chinese Government (since November 2017) for a settlement in relation to the cessation of the mining activities because of the Panda Park.
Will Pakistan lose New York's Roosevelt Hotel?
The Investor-State Dispute Settlement process has gone against developing countries for far too long.
Montero secures US$2.32 million funding for legal proceedings against the Government of Tanzania
Montero has completed a litigation funding agreement with Omni Bridgeway Canada Limited, an affiliate of the litigation funder.
New date for Reko Diq case at BVI court
The High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has postponed the hearing on the enforcement of the $6 billion award in the Reko Diq case until the 18th January.