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China, New Zealand to advance negative list negotiations on service trade under FTA
China and New Zealand have agreed to jointly promote negotiations on the negative list for trade in services under the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
Czechia wins arbitration case against JCDecaux
Czechia has won an international arbitration case brought by the French advertising company JCDecaux and will not have to pay damages of around CZK 550 million.
US lobbyists claim plan to force Meta and Google to pay for news violates our free trade agreement. Do they have a point?
Blowback from US tech giants is surely something Labor has baked into its political calculations surrounding the proposed new system.
ICSID tribunal rejects Sanitek’s $36 million claim against Armenian government
The arbitral tribunal of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes issued an award fully rejecting all claims brought against the Republic of Armenia by the Lebanese company Sanitek and its owners, the Armenian government said.
China signal push to upgrade Switzerland FTA, expanding trade to services, digital sectors
China pushes to upgrade Switzerland trade deal, expanding ties into services and digital economy.
South Korea recovers record 9.6 billion won in ISDS case
The Ministry of Justice announced on the 15th that the South Korean government has fully recovered litigation costs from Schindler, a Swiss global elevator company, following its victory in an Investor-State Dispute Settlement case filed by the firm.
Dutch real estate giant fails in EUR 425 million arbitral claim against Romania
Plaza Centers’ major dispute with Romania over a stalled development project, which has involved dual arbitrations, has seen ICSID dismiss the company’s claim on jurisdictional grounds.
S. Korea, China to hold 14th round of FTA follow-up talks on service, investment
South Korea and China are set to hold a fresh round of follow-up negotiations on service and investment under their bilateral free trade agreement.
Vinci Airports to operate Santiago SCL until 2038 following settlement with Chilean government
Following a favorable arbitration ruling, Nuevo Pudahuel has secured a 36-month extension to its contract at Santiago Airport, ending a multi-million-dollar dispute with Chile.
CK Hutchison launches arbitration over Panama Canal ports contract ruling
Hong Kong's CK Hutchison said its Panama Ports Company unit has started international arbitration proceedings against Panama after the country's top court annulled its licences to operate two Panama Canal ports