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General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

The Bermuda form, environmental pollution, and property-damage claims

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • United Kingdom, USA
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  • September 26 2011

This article discusses the key features of the Bermuda Form insurance policy

Environmental mediation: five tips for success

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 8 2011

With empirical studies showing that 90-95 of all cases (including environmental litigation) settle prior to trial, it is baffling how little preparation goes into preparing for mediation

US courts order discovery for use overseas in Chevron-Ecuador disputes

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • Ecuador, USA
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  • December 8 2010

A high profile and complex dispute involving a group of Ecuadorian residents, Chevron Corporation and the Republic of Ecuador is forcing courts and the media to focus on an arcane provision of federal law that authorizes federal courts in the United States to order testimony or the production of documents for use in a foreign or international tribunal

Azurix Corp. v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. Arb0112), Annulment Proceeding, Decision of the Ad Hoc Committee, Sept. 1, 2009

  • King & Spalding LLP
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  • Argentina, USA
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  • November 17 2010

Azurix v. Argentina involved a U.S. company’s successful bid for privatization of an Argentinean company, owned and operated by the Province of Buenos Aires, which was in charge of providing potable water and sewage services in the Province. In 1999, Azurix, through its Argentinean subsidiary, ABA, paid the Province a Canon payment of approximately US$438.5 million, in exchange for a 30-year concession. Over the next several years, Azurix made additional capital contributions to ABA of almost US$113 million

New Canadian pesticide registration regulations will trigger negotiations and arbitration

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • July 8 2010

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency has published final regulations with far-reaching implications for pesticide registration in Canada

Chevron files new BIT claim against Ecuador in long-running environmental dispute

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
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  • Ecuador, Global, USA
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  • January 20 2010

In late September 2009, Chevron filed an arbitration against Ecuador before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague alleging breaches of the US-Ecuador bilateral investment treaty (BIT