Latest Arbitration News

K&L Gates hires Louis Degos

Global Arbitration News Desk — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:49:00 GMT

Weeks after hiring an investment treaty specialist on the continent, K&L Gates has boosted its commercial arbitration side by hiring Louis Degos from Eversheds.

Windfall tax tribunal allows provisional measures

Global Arbitration News Desk — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:43:00 GMT

An ICSID tribunal led by Gabrielle Kaufmann Kohler has used the standard of harm set out in the UNCITRAL Model Law to assess a ConocoPhilips subsidiary's request for provisional measures.

Ashurst pair launch boutique

Global Arbitration News Desk — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:41:00 GMT

With M&A and finance related arbitrations on the rise in Germany, two senior dispute resolution specialists from Ashurst LLP have launched their own boutique in Munich.

Alonso to focus on arbitration

Global Arbitration News Desk — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:38:00 GMT

José Maria Alonso, the co-managing partner of Spain's Garrigues, is to step down from his role in September - and will focus full-time on his arbitration practice.

Fletcher leaves Clifford Chance

Global Arbitration News Desk — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:44:00 GMT

After 23 years at Clifford Chance LLP, Nic Fletcher has joined Berwin Leighton Paisner in London as head of international arbitration.

Kosovo joins ICSID

Global Arbitration News Desk — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:32:00 GMT

Kosovo has become a member of ICSID, paving the way for foreign investment and also perhaps bilateral investment claims that raise difficult issues of state succession under international law.

Hober accepts post at University of Dundee

Global Arbitration News Desk — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:30:00 GMT

Mannheimer Swartling partner Kaj Hobér has been appointed professor of international law at the University of Dundee, the post formerly occupied by the late Thomas Wälde.

Tribunal rules on cancelled ICC award

Global Arbitration News Desk — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:22:00 GMT

An ICSID tribunal has said that the annulment of an ICC award by a Bangladeshi court amounts to an expropriation and has awarded an Italian oil company US$6 million.

Supreme Court turns away Chevron's appeal

Global Arbitration News Desk — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:10:00 GMT

The US Supreme Court has refused to hear Chevron's appeal against a ruling that the company may not take Ecuador's government to arbitration over its liability for damage to its rainforest from oil production.

Emergency Law case settles

Global Arbitration News Desk — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Chilean energy company CGE has settled its long-running ICSID arbitration with Argentina over legislation to mitigate the financial crisis, after renegotiating electricity tariffs with three provinces.