Natia's Blog on Arbitration and EU Law: February 2015

Friday, February 20, 2015

Investment treaty cases -grouped thematically

Subject area

Annulment, correction and revision of awards

Alapli Elektrik B.V. v Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No. ARB/08/13) (www.practicallaw.com/8-576-9925) - (ICSID; annulment)
AWG Group v Argentina (UNCITRAL) (www.practicallaw.com/0-503-0247) - (Annulment proceedings; defence of necessity).
Azurix Corp v The Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/01/12) (Annulment proceeding) (www.practicallaw.com/9-500-1617) - (Annulment proceedings; ICSID; shareholder).
Azurix Corp. v The Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/01/12) (www.practicallaw.com/5-380-2896) - (Request for annulment; stay of enforcement; security).
CMS Gas Transmission Company v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB/01/8) (www.practicallaw.com/9-376-5236) - (Partial annulment; ICSID award).
Compañía de Aguas del Aconquija SA and Vivendi Universal SA v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/97/3) (Annulment Proceeding) (www.practicallaw.com/8-384-1491) - (Stay of enforcement; ICSID annulment proceedings).
Continental Casualty Company v The Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/03/9) - (Annulment; stay of enforcement).
Daimler Financial Services AG v Republic of Argentina, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/1 (www.practicallaw.com/9-595-8925) - (Annulment; Jurisdiction; ICSID; MFN).
Enron Creditors Recovery Corp, Ponderosa Assets, LP v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB/01/3) (www.practicallaw.com/4-503-0293) - (Annulment; defence of necessity).
Enron Corporation Ponderosa Assets, LP v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case Number ARB /01/3) (www.practicallaw.com/7-383-6107) - (Annulment; stay of enforcement; security).
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide v The Philippines (ICSID Case No ARB/03/25) (www.practicallaw.com/1-504-9581) - (Annulment; right to be heard).
Gold Reserve Inc. v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/09/1 (www.practicallaw.com/0-594-4725) - (Corrections to award; Article 56(1); ICSID)
Helnan International Hotels A/S v Arab Republic of Egypt (ICSID Case No ARB/05/19) (Annulment proceeding) - (Annulment; exhaustion of local remedies).
Impregilo SpA v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/07/17) (Annulment Proceeding (www.practicallaw.com/2-556-5785)) - (ICSID; application for annulment, MFN).
Industria Nacional de Alimentos SA v Peru (ICSID Case no ARB 03/4) (www.practicallaw.com/5-376-3673) - (Application for annulment; treaty interpretation; manifest excess of powers).
Kardassopoulos and Fuchs v Georgia (ICSID Case Nos ARB/05/18 and ARB/07/15) (www.practicallaw.com/9-504-0906) - (Stay of enforcement; pending annulment proceedings).
MCI Power Group LC and New Turbine Inc v Republic of Ecuador (ICSID Case No ARB/03/6) (Annulment Proceeding) - (Annulment refused; manifest excess of power; failure to state reasons).
Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company v Republic of Ecuador (ICSID Case No ARB/06/11) (Stay of enforcement; continuation, annulment).
Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company v. Republic of Ecuador (ICSID Case No. ARB/06/11) (www.practicallaw.com/2-583-0247) - (Enforcement; pending annulment; stay).
Republic of Kazakhstan v Rumeli Telekom AS and Telsim Mobil Telekomunikasyon Hizmetleri AS (ICSID Case No ARB/05/16) - (Annulment proceedings; Article 52 ICSID Convention).
RSM Production Corporation v Grenada (ICSID Case No ARB/05/14 (Annulment proceeding)) - (ICSID; annulment; jurisdiction; attempt to reopen evidence).
Sempra Energy International v The Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/02/16) (Annulment proceeding) - (ICSID; annulment; manifest excess of powers).
Sempra Energy International v Argentine Republic (ARB/02/16) (www.practicallaw.com/6-383-8786) - (Stay of enforcement lifted; ICSID).
Sempra Energy International v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB/12/16) (www.practicallaw.com/1-385-2930) - (Conditional stay of enforcement).
Suez, Societad General de Aguas de Barcelona SA and InterAgua Servicios Integrales del Agua SA v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB/03/17) (www.practicallaw.com/0-503-0247) - (Annulment proceedings; defence of necessity).
RSM Production Corporation v Grenada (ICSID Case ARB/05/14) (Annulment Proceeding) (www.practicallaw.com/9-506-1084) - (Order for costs; discontinuance; annulment proceedings).
Victor Pey Casado and President Allende Foundation v Republic of Chile (ICSID Case No ARB/98/2) (www.practicallaw.com/0-541-7866) (Request for supplementary decision; annulment).
Victor Pey Casado and Foundation "Presidente Allende" v Republic of Chile (ICSID Case No. ARB/98/2) (www.practicallaw.com/8-523-5829) (Partial annulment; departure from a fundamental rule of procedure).

CAFTA

Railroad Development Corp v Guatemala (ICSID Case No ARB/07/23) (Decision on Objection to Jurisdiction, CAFTA Article 10.20.5) (www.practicallaw.com/3-384-1078) - (CAFTA; scope of waiver).
Pac Rim Cayman LLC v Republic of El Salvador (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/12) (www.practicallaw.com/1-519-8260) (CAFTA; jurisdiction; denial of benefits).
Pac Rim Cayman LLC v The Republic of El Salvador (ICSID Case No ARB/09/12). Decision on the Respondent's Preliminary Objections under CAFTA Articles 10.20.4 and 10.20.5) (www.practicallaw.com/4-503-0306) - (CAFTA; Preliminary objections).
Railroad Development Corporation v Republic of Guatemala (Award, 29 June 2012) (www.practicallaw.com/9-520-3234)(DR-CAFTA; minimum standard of treatment).

Challenges to arbitrators, counsel and experts

Abaclat and others (Case formerly known as Beccara and others) v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/5) (www.practicallaw.com/2-519-1215) - (ICSID Convention; disqualification of arbitrator).
Abaclat and others (Case formerly known as Beccara and others) v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/5) (www.practicallaw.com/1-557-2946) - (Arbitrator challenge, ICSID Convention, Application for disqualification).
Alpha Projektholding GmbH v Ukraine (ICSID Case No ARB/07/16) - (Arbitrator challenge; Article 57 ICSID Convention).
Blue Bank International & Trust (Barbados) Ltd v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/20) (www.practicallaw.com/5-551-3686)(Arbitrator challenge; Disqualification).
Caratube International Oil Company LLP and another v Republic of Kazakhstan (ICSID Case No ARB/113/13) (www.practicallaw.com/1-563-5128) - (Disqualification of arbitrator; ICSID).
Cemex Caracas Investments BV and another v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/08/15) - (Arbitrator challenge; time limit).
Cia de Aguas del Aconquija SA and Vivendi Universal SA v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB/97/3) (Annulment Proceeding) (www.practicallaw.com/8-503-0601) - (ICSID; duties of arbitrators; conflicts of interest).
ConocoPhillips Company et al v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case no ARB/07/30) (www.practicallaw.com/6-518-4171) (Arbitrator challenge; merger of law firm).
ConocoPhillips Company et al v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case no ARB/07/30) (www.practicallaw.com/4-567-9446) (Arbitrator challenge; Impartiality; ICSID).
ED & F International SA and ors v Argentina, (ICSID Case No ARB/03/23) (www.practicallaw.com/1-383-9991) - (Challenge to arbitrator; arbitrator independence; impartiality).
Flughafen Zürich AG and Gestión e Ingenería IDC SA v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/19) (www.practicallaw.com/0-521-5547) (Application to disqualify expert).
Hrvatsa Elektroprivreda, dd v Republic of Slovenia (ICSID Case No ARB/05/24) (www.practicallaw.com/9-384-3116) - (Barrister excluded; arbitrator; same set of Chambers).
İçkale İnşaat Limited Şirketi v Turkmenistan (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/24) (www.practicallaw.com/5-576-1266) - (ICSID; disqualification; arbitrators and appointments).
OPIC Karimum Corporation v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/10/14) (www.practicallaw.com/3-506-4207) - (Arbitrator challenges; multiple appointments).
Participaciones Inversiones Portuarias SARL v Gabonese Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/08/17) - (Arbitrator challenge; impartiality).
Perenco Ecuador Limited v The Republic of Ecuador & Empresa Estatal Petroleos del Ecuador (PCA Case No IR-2009/1) - (Arbitrator challenge; impartiality and independence).
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Europe v The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/12/13) (www.practicallaw.com/0-525-1229) (Challenge to arbitrator; independence and impartiality).
Suez, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona S.A. and Interagua Servicios Integrales de Aqua S.A. v Argentine Republic (Case No ARB/03/17) Decision on the Proposal for the Disqualification (www.practicallaw.com/1-379-8325) - (Challenge to arbitrator; arbitrator independence/impartiality; ICSID).
Suez and others v Argentina (Case Nos ARB/03/19 and ARB/03/17) (www.practicallaw.com/0-382-1859) - (Challenge to arbitrator; independence; impartiality; ICSID).
Tidewater Inc and others v Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/10/5) (www.practicallaw.com/2-504-9156) - (ICSID; arbitrator challenge; multiple appointments).
The Rompetrol Group NV v Romania (ICSID Case No ARB/06/3) - (Challenge to legal representatives; no power to remove counsel).
Universal Compression International Holdings SLU v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/10/9) (www.practicallaw.com/6-506-3843) - (Arbitrator challenge; multiple appointments).
Urbaser SA and another v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB/07/27) (Decision on Claimants' Proposal to Disqualify) (www.practicallaw.com/2-503-0623) - (Challenge to arbitrator; published articles; awards).
Vito G Gallo v Government of Canada (14 October 2009) - (NAFTA; Challenge to arbitrator; impartiality and independence).

Claims manifestly without legal merit

Brandes Investment Partners, LP v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/08/3) - (Jurisdiction; Rule 41(5); manifestly without legal merit).
Cementownia "Nowa Huta" SA v Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No Arb(AF)/06/2) - (Fraudulent claim dismissed).
Emmis International Holding, BV and others v Hungary (ICSID Case No ARB/12/2) (www.practicallaw.com/9-525-6915) - (Manifestly without legal merit; Rule 41(5) of the ICSID Arbitration Rules).
Global Trading Resource Corp and Globex International Inc v Ukraine (ICSID Case ARB/09/11) (www.practicallaw.com/2-504-1645) - (Rule 41(5) ICSID Arbitration Rules; claims manifestly without legal merit).
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company Plc v Republic of Croatia (ICSID Case No ARB/13/3) (www.practicallaw.com/7-592-7586) (Claims manifestly without legal merit; ICSID; Rule 41(5)).
PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd. v Independent State of Papua New Guinea, ICSID Case No. ARB/13/33 (www.practicallaw.com/8-588-8872) - (ICSID; Rule 41.5 ICSID Arbitration Rules; claims manifestly without legal merit).
RSM Production Corporation and others v Grenada (ICSID Case No ARB/10/6) (Award) (10 December 2010) (www.practicallaw.com/1-504-2462) - (Rule 41.5 ICSID Arbitration Rules; claims were manifestly without legal merit).
Trans-global Petroleum Inc v Jordan (ICSID Case no ARB/07/25) (www.practicallaw.com/0-382-5678) - (Rule 41(5) ICSID Arbitration Rules; manifestly without legal merit).

Class actions

Abaclat and others v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB/07/5) (www.practicallaw.com/9-507-4388) - (Jurisdiction; class actions).
Ambiente Ufficio SpA and others (formerly known as Giordano Alpi and others) v The Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/08/09) (www.practicallaw.com/5-524-1407) (Jurisdiction; multi-party; class; collective).

Costs

ATA Construction, Industrial and Trading Company v The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (ICSID Case No ARB/08/2) (Annulment proceeding) (www.practicallaw.com/5-506-9044) - (Order for costs; discontinued annulment proceedings).
David Minnotte & Robert Lewis v Republic of Poland, (ICSID Case No. ARB (AF)/10/1) (www.practicallaw.com/9-586-9825) - (ICSID; BIT; Interpretation; Costs award).
Piero Foresti and others v Republic of South Africa (ICSID Case No ARB (AF) /07/1) (www.practicallaw.com/4-503-0071) - (Costs; discontinuance of ICSID proceedings).
Quadrant Pacific Growth Fund LP and Canasco Holdings Inc v Republic of Costa Rica (ICSID Case No ARB (AF)/08/1) - (Costs decision; procedural order).
RSM Production Corporation v Saint Lucia (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/10) (www.practicallaw.com/8-579-3586) (Security for costs).

Damages

Occidental Petroleum Corporation and another v Ecuador (ICSID Case No ARB/06/11) (www.practicallaw.com/8-521-8679) (Damages; farmout agreement).

Defence of necessity

AWG Group v Argentina (UNCITRAL) (www.practicallaw.com/0-503-0247) - (Annulment proceedings; defence of necessity).
Continental Casualty Company v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/03/09) (www.practicallaw.com/5-383-2619) - (Necessity defence; BIT).
Enron Corporation, Ponderosa Assets L.P. v Argentine Republic (Award) (22 May 2007) (www.practicallaw.com/2-366-1973) - (Defence of necessity; BIT).
Enron Creditors Recovery Corp, Ponderosa Assets, LP v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB/01/3) (www.practicallaw.com/4-503-0293) - (Annulment; defence of necessity).
National Grid plc v Argentine Republic (Final Award) (3 November 2008) (www.practicallaw.com/3-385-1374) - (Necessity defence; ILC Articles on State Responsibility; UNCITRAL).
Suez, Societad General de Aguas de Barcelona SA and InterAgua Servicios Integrales del Agua SA v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB/03/17) (www.practicallaw.com/0-503-0247) - (Annulment proceedings; defence of necessity).

Effective means of asserting claim

Chevron Corporation (USA) and Texaco Petroleum Company (USA) v The Republic of Ecuador (UNCITRAL arbitration) (Partial Award on the Merits) (30 March 2010) - (Breach of BIT; effective means of asserting claim).
White Industries Australia Ltd v Republic of India (UNCITRAL) (www.practicallaw.com/4-518-2521) - (Delays; effective means of asserting claims and enforcing rights)

Energy Charter Treaty

AES Summit Generation Ltd and AES-Tisza Erömü Kft v Republic of Hungary (ICSID Case No ARB/07/22) (www.practicallaw.com/8-503-5364) - (Energy Charter Treaty; EU law).
Europe Cement Investment & Trade S.A. v Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/07/2) (www.practicallaw.com/3-422-4132) - (Energy Charter Treaty (ECT); fraudulent claim).
Hulley Enterprises Limited (Cyprus) v The Russian Federation (PCA Case No AA 226) - (Energy Charter Treaty; provisional application).
Hulley Enterprises Limited (Cyprus) v The Russian Federation (PCA Case No AA 226) (www.practicallaw.com/0-576-3965) - (UNCITRAL; arbitral awards; Energy Charter Treaty).
Plama Consortium Limited v Republic of Bulgaria (ICSID Case No ARB/03/24) (www.practicallaw.com/9-384-9825) - (Energy Charter Treaty; fraudulent misrepresentation).
Veteran Petroleum Limited (Cyprus) v The Russian Federation (PCA Case No AA 228) - (Energy Charter Treaty; provisional application).
Veteran Petroleum Limited (Cyprus) v The Russian Federation (PCA Case No AA 228) (www.practicallaw.com/0-576-3965) - (UNCITRAL; arbitral awards; Energy Charter Treaty).
Yukos Universal Limited (Isle of Man) v The Russian Federation (PCA Case No AA 227) - (Energy Charter Treaty; provisional application).
Yukos Universal Limited (Isle of Man) v The Russian Federation (PCA Case No AA 227) (www.practicallaw.com/0-576-3965) - (UNCITRAL; arbitral awards; Energy Charter Treaty).

EU issues

AES Summit Generation Ltd and AES-Tisza Erömü Kft v Republic of Hungary (ICSID Case No ARB/07/22) (www.practicallaw.com/8-503-5364) - (Energy Charter Treaty; EU law).
Eastern Sugar BV (Netherlands) v The Czech Republic (UNCITRAL ad hoc arbitration SCC No 088/2004) (www.practicallaw.com/9-378-9464) - (EU accession; BIT).
European Commission v Republic of Slovakia [2011] EUECJ (Case C-264/09) (www.practicallaw.com/5-505-3670) - (EC Treaty; investment contract).

Expropriation

Achmea BV v The Slovak Republic (PCA Case No. 2013-12) (www.practicallaw.com/5-571-6207) - (BIT; expropriation; fair and equitable treatment).
Bernardus Henricus Funnekotter and others v. Republic of Zimbabwe (ICSID Case No ARB/05/6) (www.practicallaw.com/2-385-8615) - (BIT; expropriation; measure of damages).
Biwater Gauff (Tanzania) Limited v United Republic of Tanzania (ICSID Case No ARB/05/22) (www.practicallaw.com/1-382-9553) - (Expropriation; breach of BIT; damages).
Compania de Aguas del Aconquija SA and Vivendi Universal SA v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case no ARB/97/3) (www.practicallaw.com/7-376-3139) - (BIT; fair and equitable treatment; expropriation).
Emmis International Holding, BV v Hungary (ICSID Case No ARB/12/2) (www.practicallaw.com/7-566-3731) - (Expropriation; BIT; Jurisdiction; Contractual right).
Glamis Gold Ltd v USA (UNCITRAL) (NAFTA) (www.practicallaw.com/6-386-6816) - (NAFTA; expropriation; breach of the fair and equitable treatment standard).
RosInvestCo UK Ltd v Russian Federation (SCC arbitration V (079/2005) (www.practicallaw.com/6-504-4411) - (Expropriation; BIT).
Saipem SpA v The People's Republic of Bangladesh (ICSID Case No ARB/05/7) (www.practicallaw.com/9-386-3562) - (Court intervention; expropriation).
Venezuela Holdings and others v. the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/27) (www.practicallaw.com/5-585-2186) - (Fair and equitable treatment; expropriation; compensation).

Fair and equitable treatment

Arif v Republic of Moldova (ICSID Case No ARB/11/23) (www.practicallaw.com/2-525-7447) - (Breach of fair and equitable treatment standard; Restitution and compensation).
ATA Construction, Industrial and Trading Company v Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (ICSID Case No ARB/08/2) - (Inadmissible claim; ratione temporis; fair and equitable treatment; legitimate expectations).
Bayindir Insaat Turizm Ticaret VE Sanayi A.S. v Islamic Republic of Pakistan (ICSID Case No ARB/03/29) - (Contract and treaty claims; MFN; fair and equitable treatment).
Compania de Aguas del Aconquija SA and Vivendi Universal SA v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case no ARB/97/3) (www.practicallaw.com/7-376-3139) - (BIT; fair and equitable treatment; expropriation).
Hochtief AG v the Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/31) (www.practicallaw.com/1-598-9285) - (BIT; Admissibility of claims; Fair and equitable treatment; ICSID).
Ioan Micula and others v Romania (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/20) (www.practicallaw.com/0-554-4685) (Fair and equitable treatment standard; umbrella clause; EU law).
Jan de Nul NV Dredging International NV v Arab Republic of Egypt, (ICSID Case No ARB/04/13) (www.practicallaw.com/1-384-0664) - (Principles of attribution; BIT; denial of justice; fair and equitable standard).
Joseph Charles Lemire v Ukraine (ICSID Case No ARB/06/18) - (Breach of settlement agreement; fair and equitable standard treatment).
Merrill & Ring Forestry LP v Canada (UNCITRAL, ICSID Administered Case (NAFTA)) - (NAFTA; fair and equitable treatment).
Metalpar SA and Buen Aire SA v The Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/03/5) (www.practicallaw.com/8-383-2967) - (No adverse impact on investments; BIT).
Renta 4 SVSA v Russian Federation (Arbitration V 024/2007) (www.practicallaw.com/0-385-8579) - (SCC arbitration; BIT; MFN clause; fair and equitable treatment).
Rompetrol Group NV v Romania (ICSID Case No ARB/06/3) (www.practicallaw.com/9-529-0306) (Criminal proceedings; fair and equitable treatment).
Sempra v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB 02/16) (www.practicallaw.com/1-376-6273) - (BIT; fair and equitable treatment; umbrella clause).
Swisslion DOO Skopje v Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (ICSID Case No ARB/09/16) (www.practicallaw.com/9-520-9778) FET standard; judicial proceedings).
Venezuela Holdings and others v. the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/27) (www.practicallaw.com/5-585-2186) - (Fair and equitable treatment; expropriation; compensation).
Vigotop Ltd v Hungary (ICSID Case No ARB/11/22) (www.practicallaw.com/2-590-7406) - (ICSID; Expropriation; BIT).
Walter Bau AG (in Liquidation) v The Kingdom of Thailand (UNCITRAL, 1 July 2009) - (Fair and equitable treatment; pre-treaty conduct).

Fork-in-the-road

Desert Line Projects LLC v The Republic of Yemen (ICSID Case No ARB/05/17) (www.practicallaw.com/5-380-8271) - (BIT; jurisdiction; investment certificate; fork in the road).
Pantechniki v Albania (ICSID Case No ARB/07/21) (www.practicallaw.com/0-422-1842) - (BIT; fork in the road provision; denial of justice).

Jurisdiction

Abaclat and others v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB/07/5) (www.practicallaw.com/9-507-4388) - (Jurisdiction; class actions).
Antoine Goetz and Consorts and another v Republic v Burundi (ICSID Case No ARB/01/2) (www.practicallaw.com/7-521-7576) (Jurisdiction; counterclaim).
Apotex Holdings Inc. and Apotex Inc. v United States of America, (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/1) (www.practicallaw.com/5-586-2048) - (NAFTA; Jurisdictional issues; Arbitral awards and challenges).
Alasdair Ross Anderson and others v Republic of Costa Rica (ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/07/3) - (Jurisdiction; BIT; funds; investment).
Austrian Airlines v Slovak Republic (UNCITRAL, 20 October 2009) - (Jurisdiction; expropriation; MFN).
Brandes Investment Partners LP v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/08/3) (www.practicallaw.com/8-507-2634) - (Jurisdiction; consent; Venezuelan investment legislation).
Bureau Veritas, Inspection, Valuation, Assessment and Control BIVAC BV v The Republic of Paraguay (ICSID Case No ARB/07/9) (www.practicallaw.com/7-522-1352) (Jurisdiction; umbrella clause; stay; local court proceedings).
Bureau Veritas, Inspection, Valuation, Assessment and Control, BIVAC BV v The Republic of Paraguay (ICSID Case No ARB/07/9) - (Jurisdiction; umbrella clause; admissibility).
Burlington Resources Inc v Republic of Ecuador (ICSID Case No ARB/08/5) - (Jurisdiction; non-expropriation; tax legislation).
Burlington Resources Inc v Republic of Ecuador (ICSID Case No ARB 08/5) (www.practicallaw.com/9-523-4754) (Privity; jurisdiction; umbrella clause).
Cementownia "Nowa Huta" SA v Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No Arb(AF)/06/2) - (Fraudulent claim dismissed).
Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL (www.practicallaw.com/1-384-1687) - (Jurisdictional objections; BIT).
ConocoPhillips Petrozuata and others v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/30) (www.practicallaw.com/2-562-2385) - (ICSID; Jurisdiction).
Czech Republic v European Media Ventures SA [2007] EWHC 2851 (Comm) (www.practicallaw.com/6-379-8653) - (Jurisdiction; Interpretation of BIT).
Desert Line Projects LLC v The Republic of Yemen (ICSID Case No ARB/05/17) (www.practicallaw.com/5-380-8271) - (BIT; jurisdiction; investment certificate; fork in the road).
Duke Energy Electroquil Partners and Electroquil SA v Republic of Ecuador (ICSID Case No. ARB/04/19) (www.practicallaw.com/8-383-1166) - (Contract and treaty claims; cumulative jurisdiction).
Emmis International Holding BV and others v Hungary (ICSID Case No ARB/12/2) (www.practicallaw.com/1-533-2249) (Jurisdiction; bifurcation).
Government of the Province of East Kalimantan v PT Kaltim Prima Coal, Rio Tinto PLC, BP PLC, Pacific Resources Investments Ltd, BP International Ltd, Sangatta Holdings Ltd and Kalimantan Coal Ltd (ICSID Case No ARB/07/3) (www.practicallaw.com/8-504-4617) - (Jurisdiction; Article 25 ICSID Convention).
Grand River Enterprises et al. v United States of America, UNCITRAL (NAFTA) (www.practicallaw.com/7-504-8932) - (NAFTA; jurisdiction; foreign investment).
Helnan International Hotels A/S v The Arab Republic of Egypt (ICSID Case No ARB/05/19) (www.practicallaw.com/0-382-7385) - (Res judicata; contractual dispute; ICSID).
Hochtief AG v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/31) (www.practicallaw.com/9-511-1017) - (MFN clauses; jurisdiction).
ICS Inspection and Control Services Ltd (United Kingdom) v Argentine Republic (PCA Case No 2010-9) (www.practicallaw.com/9-518-2509) - (Jurisdiction; MFN; PCA)
Inmaris Perestroika Sailing Maritime Services GMBH and others v Ukraine (ICSID Case No ARB/08/8) (www.practicallaw.com/0-502-3770) - (Jurisdiction; investment).
Ioan Micula, Viorel Micula and others v Romania (ICSID Case No ARB/05/20) (Decision on Jurisdiction and Admissibility) (www.practicallaw.com/1-383-5403) - (ICSID jurisdiction; effective nationality test).
Malaysian Historical Salvors SDN BHD v Malaysia (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/10) (www.practicallaw.com/3-385-8196) - (ICSID jurisdiction; Article 25 ICSID Convention; meaning of investment).
Malaysian Historical Salvors v The Government of Malaysia (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/10) (www.practicallaw.com/2-368-0976) - (ICSID jurisdiction; Article 25 ICSID Convention; meaning of investment).
Malicorp Ltd v The Arab Republic of Egypt (ICSID Case No ARB/08/18) (www.practicallaw.com/9-504-8356) - (Jurisdiction; investment; Article 25 ICSID Convention).
Metal-Tech Ltd v The Republic of Uzbekistan (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/3) (www.practicallaw.com/0-552-6605) (Jurisdiction; corruption).
Mobil Corporation and others v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/07/27) - (Jurisdiction; interpretation of national law).
Murphy Exploration and Production Company International v Republic of Ecuador (ICSID Case No ARB/08/4) (www.practicallaw.com/8-504-3118) - (Jurisdiction; cooling-off period).
Mytilineos Holdings SA V (1) The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2) Republic of Serbia 8 September 2006 (released October 2008) (www.practicallaw.com/6-383-9088) - (Jurisdiction; definition of investment; BIT).
OPIC Karimun Corporationv Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/10/14) (www.practicallaw.com/3-570-0108) - (Jurisdiction; consent; Venezuelan investment legislation).
Paushok and others v Government of Mongolia (UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules) Award of 28 April 2011 on Jurisdiction and Liability (www.practicallaw.com/5-506-1444) - (Jurisdiction; counterclaims).
Perenco Ecuador Ltd. v The Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (Petroecuador) (ICSID Case No. ARB/08/6) (www.practicallaw.com/1-584-3448) - (Jurisdiction; what is an investor; control).
Philip Morris Brand Sarl and others v Uruguay (ICSID Case No ARB/10/7) (www.practicallaw.com/2-535-4518) (Litigation requirement; precondition).
Phoenix Action Ltd v The Czech Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/06/5) (www.practicallaw.com/7-385-6591) - (ICSID jurisdiction; Article 25 ICSID Convention; meaning of investment).
Quiborax SA, Non Metallic Minerals SA and Allan Fosk Kaplún v Plurinational State of Bolivia (ICSID Case No ARB/06/2) (www.practicallaw.com/6-521-9142) (Jurisdiction; definition of investment).
Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) v Republic of Guatemala (ICSID Case No ARB/07/23) - (Jurisdictional objections; CAFTA).
Renée Rose Levy and Gremcitel S.A. v. Republic of Peru, ICSID Case No. ARB/11/17 (www.practicallaw.com/4-597-5545) - (ICSID; Jurisdictional challenges; Abuse of process).
RosInvestCo UK Ltd v The Russian Federation Case Number V 079/2005 (www.practicallaw.com/7-380-5974) - (Jurisdiction; MFN clause; BIT).
RSM Production Corporation v Grenada (ICSID Case No ARB/05/14) (www.practicallaw.com/4-385-5852) - (Jurisdiction; breach of contract; meaning of investment; ICSID Convention).
Roussalis v Romania (ICSID Case No ARB/06/1) (www.practicallaw.com/9-516-2691) - (Jurisdiction; state counterclaim).
Ruby Roz Agricol and Kaseem Omar v Kazakhstan, UNCITRAL (Award on Jurisdiction) (www.practicallaw.com/5-540-1132) - (Jurisdiction; UNCITRAL arbitration).
Société Générale v The Dominican Republic (LCIA Case No UN 7927), UNCITRAL (www.practicallaw.com/2-383-6812) - (Jurisdiction; BIT).
Teinver SA and others v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/1) (www.practicallaw.com/9-523-4216) (Jurisdiction; BIT pre-conditions).
The Rompetrol Group NV v Romania (ICSID Case No. ARB/06/3) (www.practicallaw.com/0-381-7428) - (Jurisdiction; nationality; BIT).
Toto Construzioni Generali SpA v Republic of Lebanon (ICSID Case No ARB/07/12) - (Meaning of investment; jurisdiction).
Tulip Real Estate Investment and Development Netherlands BV v Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No ARB/11/28) (www.practicallaw.com/0-525-6514) - (Pre-arbitration negotiation; compliance with BIT).
Waguih Elie George Siag and Clorinda Vecchi v Egypt (ICSID Case No ARB/05/150) - (Jurisdiction; BIT).

Interim measures

British Caribbean Bank Limited v The Government of Belize [2013] CCJ 4 (AJ) (www.practicallaw.com/3-533-6430) (Anti-arbitration injunction).
Burlington Resources Inc and others v Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (Petroecuador) (ICSID Case No ARB/08/5) (www.practicallaw.com/2-386-3481) - (Provisional measures; ICSID).
Caratube International Oil Company LLP and Devincci Salah Hourani v Republic of Kazakhstan, ICSID Case No ARB/13/13 (www.practicallaw.com/1-595-5105) (Provisional measures; criminal investigations by state).
Cemex Caracas Investments BV v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/08/15) - (Provisional measures; aggravation; irreparable harm test).
Chevron and another v Republic of Ecuador (PCA Case No 2009-23) (www.practicallaw.com/8-524-1397) (Breach if interim awards).
Churchill Mining PLC and Planet Mining Pty Ltd v Republic of Indonesia, ICSID Case No ARB/12/14 and 12/40 (www.practicallaw.com/1-595-5105) (Provisional measures; criminal investigations by state).
City Oriente Limited v The Republic of Ecuador and others (ICSID Case No ARB/06/21) (www.practicallaw.com/4-382-1305) - (Provisional measures; requirement of irreparable harm).
Commerce Group Corp and San Sebastian Gold Mines Inc v El Salvador (ICSID Case No ARB/09/17 (Annulment Proceeding)) (www.practicallaw.com/5-521-5564) (Security for costs)
ETI Euro Telecom International NV v Republic of Bolivia and another [2008] EWCA Civ 880 (www.practicallaw.com/7-382-8602) - (Freezing injunction; jurisdiction; English Court of Appeal).
ETI Euro Telecom International NV v Republic of Bolivia and another [2008] EWHC 1689 (Comm) (www.practicallaw.com/1-382-7078) - (Freezing injunction; jurisdiction; English High Court).
Lao Holdings NV v The Lao People's Democratic Republic (ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/12/6) (www.practicallaw.com/7-571-3986) - (Provisional measures; application to modify; criminal investigation; ICSID).
Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company v The Republic of Ecuador (ICSID Case No ARB/06/11) (www.practicallaw.com/0-376-6754) - (Interim measures; specific performance).
Perenco Ecuador Ltd v The Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petroleos Del Ecuador (Petroecuador) (ICSID Case No ARB/08/6) (www.practicallaw.com/6-386-1847) - (ICSID; provisional measures).
Questions relating to the Seizure and Detention of Certain Documents and Data (Timor-Leste v Australia) (Order of 3 March 2014 on a Request for the Indication of Provisional Measures) (www.practicallaw.com/8-560-5608) - (ICJ; Interim measures; Protection of communications).
RSM Production Corporation v Grenada (ICSID Case No ARB/10/6) (Application for Security of Costs) (14 October 2010) - (Provisional measures; security for costs).
Sergei Paushok and others v Government of Mongolia (Order on Interim Measures), UNCITRAL (www.practicallaw.com/6-383-8729) - (Interim measures; UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules).
Tethyan Copper Company Pty Ltd v Pakistan (ICSID Case No ARB/12/1) (www.practicallaw.com/7-523-2256) (Provisional measures; state ordered to provide updates).
TSA Spectrum de Argentina SA v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/05/5) (www.practicallaw.com/9-384-3630) - (Jurisdiction; ICSID Convention; corporate nationality grounds).

Meaning of investment

Alps Finance and Trade AG v Slovak Republic (Switzerland/Slovak Republic BIT) Award (redacted version), 5 March 2011 (www.practicallaw.com/6-505-8709) - (Assignment; meaning of investment).
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft v Ukraine (ICSID Case No ARB/08/16) (www.practicallaw.com/6-505-7936) - (Meaning of investment; costs).
Quiborax SA, Non Metallic Minerals SA and Allan Fosk Kaplún v Plurinational State of Bolivia (ICSID Case No ARB/06/2) (www.practicallaw.com/6-521-9142) (Jurisdiction; definition of investment).
Romak SA v Uzbekistan (PCA Case No AA280) - (UNCITRAL; meaning of investment).
Toto Construzioni Generali SpA v Republic of Lebanon (ICSID Case No ARB/07/12) - (Meaning of investment; jurisdiction).

Meaning of investor

Cementownia "Nowa Huta" SA v Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No Arb(AF)/06/2) - (Fraudulent claim dismissed).
Cemex Caracas Investments BV and Cemex Caracas II Investments BV v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No ARB/08/15) (www.practicallaw.com/1-504-4611) - (Indirect investors; BIT; Venezuelan Investment Law).
HICEE BV v Slovak Republic (PCA Case No 2009-11) Partial Award (23 May 2011) (www.practicallaw.com/7-515-1957) - (Meaning of investor; PCA).

Most Favoured Nation (MFN)

Bayindir Insaat Turizm Ticaret VE Sanayi A.S. v Islamic Republic of Pakistan (ICSID Case No ARB/03/29) - (Contract and treaty claims; MFN; fair and equitable treatment).
Daimler Financial Services AG v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/1) (Award on Jurisdiction) (www.practicallaw.com/9-521-2506) (Most favoured nation).
Deutsche Bank AG v Sri Lanka (ICSID Case No ARB/09/02) (www.practicallaw.com/9-525-4681) (Definition of investment; Salini).
EDF International SA and others v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/03/23) (www.practicallaw.com/8-520-6148) (MFN clause, umbrella clauses).
Garanti Koza LLP v Turkmenistan (ICSID Case No ARB/1120) (www.practicallaw.com/7-536-5208) (MFN; dispute resolution provisions)
Hochtief AG v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/31) (www.practicallaw.com/9-511-1017) - (Investment treaty; MFN clauses; jurisdiction).
ICS Inspection and Control Services Ltd (United Kingdom) v Argentine Republic (PCA Case No 2010-9) (www.practicallaw.com/9-518-2509) - (Jurisdiction; MFN clause; PCA)
Impregilo SpA v Argentina Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/07/17) (www.practicallaw.com/8-506-8745) - (MFN clauses; dissenting opinion).
Kiliç İnşaat İthalat İhracat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi v Turkmenistan (ICSID Case No ARB/10/01) (www.practicallaw.com/0-534-6497).
Mr Tza Yap Shum v The Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No ARB/07/6) - (MFN clause; nationality requirements; interpretation of investment).
Renta 4 SVSA v Russian Federation (Arbitration V 024/2007) (www.practicallaw.com/0-385-8579) - (SCC arbitration; BIT; MFN clause; fair and equitable treatment).
RosInvestCo UK Ltd v The Russian Federation Case Number V 079/2005 (www.practicallaw.com/7-380-5974) - (Jurisdiction; MFN clause; BIT).
Wintershall Aktiengesellschaft v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/04/14) (www.practicallaw.com/6-384-4626) - (MFN clause; BIT).

NAFTA

Apotex Inc v United States, UNCITRAL (NAFTA) Procedural Order No 2 (www.practicallaw.com/9-516-9353) - (NAFTA; non-disputing parties submissions).
Apotex Holdings Inc. and Apotex Inc. v United States of America, (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/1) (www.practicallaw.com/5-587-0185) - (NAFTA; Jurisdictional issues; Arbitral awards and challenges).
Archer Daniels Midland Company and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas Inc v Mexico (ICSID Case No ARB (AF)/04/05) (www.practicallaw.com/2-382-9350) - (NAFTA Chapter 11; counter-measures defence).
Bayview Irrigation District et al v Mexico (ICSID Case No ARB (AF)/05/1) (www.practicallaw.com/6-369-5971) - (NAFTA Chapter 11; foreign investments).
Corn Products International, Inc v The United Mexican States (ICSID Case No ARB (AF)/04/01) (www.practicallaw.com/6-385-6167) - (NAFTA Chapter 11; counter-measures defence).
Grand River Enterprises et al. v United States of America, UNCITRAL (NAFTA) (www.practicallaw.com/7-504-8932) - (NAFTA; jurisdiction; foreign investment).
Merrill & Ring Forestry LP v Canada (UNCITRAL, ICSID Administered Case (NAFTA)) - (NAFTA; fair and equitable treatment).
St Mary’s VCNA v the Government of Canada (NAFTA/UNCITRAL) (www.practicallaw.com/5-526-7968) (Procedure; disclosure, legal privilege).
United Parcel Service of America II v Government of Canada (11 June 2007) (www.practicallaw.com/4-369-9017) - (NAFTA Chapter 11; national treatment obligation).
Vito G Gallo v Government of Canada (14 October 2009) - (NAFTA; Challenge to arbitrator; impartiality and independence).

Nationality requirement

Mr Tza Yap Shum v The Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No ARB/07/6) - (MFN clause; nationality requirements; interpretation of investment).
Saba Fakes v Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No ARB/07/20) - (Investment; nationality requirement).

Procedure

Cambodia Power Company v Kingdom of Cambodia and another (ICSID Case No ARB/09/18) (www.practicallaw.com/9-525-7905) - (Multiple contracts; single arbitration proceeding).
Emmis International Holding BV and others v Hungary (ICSID Case No ARB/12/2) (www.practicallaw.com/1-533-2249) (Bifurcation; jurisdictional phase).
Forminster Enterprises Limited (Cyprus) v. Czech Republic, UNCITRAL (www.practicallaw.com/7-597-7265) - (Article 34(2), UNCITRAL Rules 1976; notice of withdrawal; arbitration not terminated).
Frontier Petroleum Services Ltd v Czech Republic (Final award, PCA, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, 12 November 2010) (www.practicallaw.com/2-504-7459) - (BIT; public policy; enforcement).
Giovanni Alemanni and Others v The Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/8 (www.practicallaw.com/8-589-9045) - (Third party funding; Multi-party).
Guaracachi America, Inc. and Rurelec PLC v The Plurinational State of Bolivia, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2011-17 (www.practicallaw.com/8-557-4386) - (Multi-party; Joinder of BITs; Denial of benefits).
Itera International Energy LLC and Itera Group NV v Georgia (ICSID Case No Arb/08/07) - (Ancillary claims).
LG&E v Argentina (ICSID Case No. ARB/02/1) (www.practicallaw.com/7-382-8112) - (Supplementary decisions; ICSID Convention).
Libananco Holdings Co Ltd v Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No ARB/06/9) (www.practicallaw.com/2-382-8609) - (Interception of privileged communications).
Railroad Development Corporation v Republic of Guatemala, (ICSID Case No ARB/07/23) (www.practicallaw.com/9-383-9992) - (Preserving evidence; ICSID).

Transparency and amicus curiae

Biwater Gauff (Tanzania) Ltd v United Republic of Tanzania (ICSID Case No ARB/05/22) (Procedural Order No 5) (2 February 2007) (www.practicallaw.com/7-225-3964) - (Amicus curiae briefs; ICSID).
Giovanna a Beccara and others v Argentina (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/05) - (Confidentiality; ICSID Convention).
Piero Foresti, Laura de Carli and others v Republic of South Africa (ICSID Case No ARB (AF)/07/1) - (ICSID; non-disputing parties; amicus curiae).
Suez and others v The Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/03/19) (Order in response to a petition by five NGOs for permission to make an amicus brief) (12 February 2007) (www.practicallaw.com/7-223-1967) - (Amicus curiae briefs; NGOs; investment treaty arbitration).

Treaty interpretation

Churchill Mining Plc v Republic of Indonesia (ICSID Case No ARB/12/14) (www.practicallaw.com/0-559-2285) - (Treaty interpretation; Vienna Convention).
Hrvatska Elektroprivreda DD v The Republic of Slovenia (ICSID Case No ARB/05/24) (www.practicallaw.com/3-386-4833) - (Treaty interpretation; Vienna Convention).
Kilic Insaat Ithalat Ihracat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi v Turkmenistan (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/1) (www.practicallaw.com/7-519-7724) - (Inconsistencies in language of BIT texts)
Planet Mining Pty Ltd v Republic of Indonesia (ICSID Case No ARB/12/40) (www.practicallaw.com/0-559-2285) - (Treaty interpretation; Vienna Convention).

Umbrella clause

Bosh International Inc and another v Ukraine (ICSID Case No ARB/08/11) (www.practicallaw.com/6-522-2941) (Umbrella clause; breach of a contract; non-party).
Bureau Veritas, Inspection, Valuation, Assessment and Control BIVAC BV v The Republic of Paraguay (ICSID Case No ARB/07/9) (www.practicallaw.com/7-522-1352) (Jurisdiction; umbrella clause; stay; local court proceedings).
Bureau Veritas, Inspection, Valuation, Assessment and Control, BIVAC BV v The Republic of Paraguay (ICSID Case No ARB/07/9) - (Jurisdiction; umbrella clause; admissibility).
Burlington Resources Inc v Republic of Ecuador (ICSID Case No ARB 08/5) (www.practicallaw.com/9-523-4754) (Privity; jurisdiction; umbrella clause).
EDF International SA and others v Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No ARB/03/23) (www.practicallaw.com/8-520-6148) (MFN clause, umbrella clauses).
Gustav F W Hamester GmbH & Co KG v Republic of Ghana (ICSID Case No ARB/07/24) (www.practicallaw.com/4-503-5323) - (Contractual claims; BIT).
Ioan Micula and others v Romania (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/20) (www.practicallaw.com/0-554-4685) (Fair and equitable treatment standard; umbrella clause; EU law).
Sempra v Argentina (ICSID Case No ARB 02/16) (www.practicallaw.com/1-376-6273) - (BIT; fair and equitable treatment; umbrella clause).
SGS Societe Generale de Surveillance SA v The Republic of Paraguay (ICSID Case No ARB/07/29) (www.practicallaw.com/8-518-5344) - (Obligations under investment contract; umbrella clause).

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