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Venezuela’s exit from the ICSID Convention casts a shadow on foreign investment

  • King & Spalding LLP
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  • Global, Venezuela
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  • September 1 2012

On January 24, 2012, Venezuela notified the World Bank of its decision to denounce the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention or Washington Convention

Argentina's "expropriation" of Repsol oil subsidiary: the legal landscape

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Argentina, Global
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  • April 19 2012

On 16 April 2012, Argentina's President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, presented a draft Bill to Congress setting out the Government's intention to nationalise Repsol's stake in Argentinian oil major YPF

ICSID - tribunal in Plama v Bulgaria finds no ECT protection for fraudulent investors

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Bulgaria, Global
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  • November 13 2008

A tribunal of distinguished arbitrators, under the auspices of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), recently dismissed all claims brought by Plama Consortium Limited (Plama) against Bulgaria under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT

Energy Charter Treaty ruling clarifies effect of Russia’s “provisional application” accepting jurisdiction to hear Yukos’ claim

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Global, Russia
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  • December 4 2009

On 30 November 2009, a tribunal sitting at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and constituted under the UNCITRAL Rules ruled that former Yukos shareholders can proceed to the merits phase of their arbitration against the Russian government

Disputes over rights to sub-sea resources implications for the oil and gas industry

  • Stephenson Harwood LLP
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  • Global
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  • November 12 2012

As technological developments and economic conditions continue to favour exploration and extraction of undersea oil and gas in ever deeper waters, disputes over the delineation of maritime boundaries and entitlements to the hydrocarbon resources are grabbing headlines again

ExxonMobil files ICSID arbitration proceedings against Venezuela; energy investors in South America on alert as more World Bank departures threatened

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Global, Venezuela
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  • October 31 2007

On 6 September 2007, US-based ExxonMobil (Exxon) filed a Request for Arbitration with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) over Venezuela’s nationalisation of oil operations in the Orinoco belt

The World Trade Organization rules against China in raw materials dispute; ruling could serve as precedent for WTO challenge against China on rare earth materials

  • King & Spalding LLP
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  • China, Global, USA
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  • August 1 2011

On July 5, a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel issued its public findings in response to complaints brought by the United States, the European Union, and Mexico against Chinese export restraints on certain raw materials

The relationship between EU law and international investment law

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Global
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  • November 17 2010

In two recent investment treaty decisions - AES v Hungary and Eureko v Slovakia - the tribunals had to consider the relationship between EU law and international investment law and came to slightly different conclusions

The rights (and wrongs) of capture: international law and the implications of the GuyanaSuriname arbitration

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Global
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  • June 17 2008

If the pen is mightier than the sword, the world will continue to offer glittering prizes to those with stout hearts and sharp lawyers

NOCs and IOCs: resolving tensions

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Global
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  • March 12 2010

There will be a number of potential investors and stakeholders involved in any oil and gas chain, each bringing their own assets and skills to the negotiating table