Industry: Media

Greece has defeated an LCIA claim worth at least €70 million brought by the country’s lottery provider, which claimed it was not liable for fees as a result of operating restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic.

23 November 2023

A businessman seeking to enforce an ICSID award against Albania has attempted to seize €135 million in funds allocated to the Balkan state under a controversial migration deal with Italy – as he threatens a further arbitration.

22 November 2023

A Japanese billionaire is too late to oppose the enforcement of an award requiring him to pay US$55 million to a US law firm for work under a contingency fee arrangement, a judge in Hong Kong has found.

10 November 2023

Cypriot companies owned by a former Czech senator have lost a US$164 million investment treaty claim against the Czech Republic over the cancellation of a licence to operate video lottery terminals.

28 July 2023

A panel is in place at the Permanent Court of Arbitration to hear a claim brought against Ecuador by a US company linked to casino investors.   

15 June 2023

A Singapore court has upheld partial awards won by Korean videogame developer WeMade in an ICC dispute over the Chinese licensing rights to a popular online game.

04 May 2023

A Bulgarian businesswoman is bringing a €128 million treaty claim against Albania over the seizure of a television station and other investments, it has emerged.

18 April 2023

A South Korean videogame developer says it has won a US$150 million award in an ICC dispute over the licensing rights to a popular online game.

28 March 2023

Albania has failed to disqualify Charles Poncet from hearing its bid to revise a €110 million ICSID award based on the Swiss arbitrator being the only original member of the tribunal available to hear the request.

05 December 2022