Organisation: Deloitte
Tribunal hears claim against Saudi Arabia over Qatar blockade
A tribunal is in place to hear a treaty claim brought against Saudi Arabia by a Qatari pharmaceutical company and its founder, who allege their investments were destroyed by the continuing blockade of Qatar by its Arab neighbours.
20 October 2020
Mexican taxi tech investors escape contempt ruling
A US court has rejected a bid by the founders of a Mexican taxi technology venture to have their former partners held in civil contempt for allegedly breaching an injunction granted last year in aid of an ICC arbitration.
04 September 2020
Romanian real estate dispute heads to London
Johannesburg-listed property investment group NEPI Rockcastle has announced it is in arbitration over a €290 million sale of offices in Romania that stalled in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.
10 July 2020
Congo faces bid to enforce ICC award in DC
A South African oil exploration company has asked a US court to enforce a US$620 million ICC award against the Democratic Republic of the Congo – after the state failed to have the award annulled in Paris.
01 May 2020
ICC panel hears South Korean IPO dispute
Investors in a South Korean insurance provider are pursuing a US$2 billion ICC claim against its chief executive officer after the insurer failed to carry out an initial public offering.
30 April 2020
“No conflict” between insolvency and arbitration in Singapore
The Singapore Court of Appeal has confirmed that a prima facie standard of review applies when considering whether to stay a winding-up application on the basis of an arbitration clause – in a dispute triggered by US sanctions against Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
16 April 2020
Indian Supreme Court enforces LCIA award despite foreign exchange rules
Practitioners in India have welcomed a ruling by the country’s Supreme Court affirming that an LCIA award ordering the sale of shares at a discount can be enforced, even if found to be inconsistent with Indian foreign exchange rules.
12 March 2020
Algeria sees end to telecoms and sanitation claims
UPDATED WITH COMMENT: Algeria has defeated a €420 million treaty claim by an insolvent Italian telecoms company, as an ICSID claim over a wastewater treatment project is discontinued.
10 February 2020
Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2020 unveiled
GAR and its sister publication Who’s Who Legal has revealed its list of the top international arbitration lawyers and expert witnesses for 2020.
10 December 2019
Award unsealed in billion-dollar accounting dispute
A hefty award against California-based IT company Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) arising from an US$8.5 billion spin-off and merger has been unsealed in US enforcement proceedings, revealing the full cast list for the dispute.
23 September 2019