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Australian mining firm trumps Poland in arbitration
iclg | 9-Oct-2024
Invoking the Australia-Poland bilateral investment treaty, together with the Energy Charter Treaty, Green X has been awarded hundreds of millions of dollars over a thwarted mining project.
keywords: Australia , ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Poland
Clive Palmer’s $300bn claim ‘absurd’, says solicitor-general
The Australian | 17-Sep-2024
The solicitor-general has pilloried Clive Palmer’s $300bn legal claim against Australia as weak, absurd and demonstrably in­adequate.
keywords: Australia , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Tanzania agrees to pay Indiana Resources Sh. 237 Billion over ICSID disputes
The Chanzo | 29-Jul-2024
Tanzania and an Australian-based company Indiana Resources Limited have settled for USD 90 million.
keywords: Australia , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Tanzania
Australian legal experts call for swift removal of ISDS
AFTINET | 12-Jul-2024
62 Australian lawyers and legal scholars have issued an open letter urging the Australian government to swiftly implement its policy of excluding Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions from current and future trade and investment agreements.
keywords: Australia , investor-state disputes | ISDS
The tide is turning against the global court for corporations – ISDS
PSI | 8-May-2024
After a decade long struggle by PSI and affiliates against trade rules that put corporate profits before people, victory is in sight!
keywords: actions | resistance , Australia , ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , video
Sign the petition to stop investors like Clive Palmer from suing our government for billions over climate change policies
AFTINET | 14-Mar-2024
Some international trade agreements allow foreign investors to sue the Australian government if a change in law or policy reduces their profits, even if the change protects public health or the environment.
keywords: actions | resistance , Australia , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Tanzania’s attempt to strike out Indiana’s compensation fails to score
Stockhead | 12-Feb-2024
Indiana Resources is closer to recovering its historical sunk investment for the unlawful expropriation of the Ntaka Hill nickel sulphide project after the ICSID struck out most of Tanzania’s grounds for requesting the annulment of the award.
keywords: Australia , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , natural resources , Tanzania
Panthera subsidiary notifies Indian government over Bhukia dispute
Morning Star | 3-Jan-2024
Panthera, a gold exploration company with assets in India, said that its subsidiary Indo Gold Pty Ltd had issued a notice of dispute to the Indian government over the latter’s breach of the 1999 Australia-India bilateral investment treaty.
keywords: Australia , India , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Tanzania commits to pay Indiana Resources $118 million if ...
The Citizen | 29-Dec-2023
Tanzania has made a commitment to pay Australian mining firm Indiana Resources Limited and its subsidiaries $118 million if the country loses in the final decision of the annulment application.
keywords: Australia , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Tanzania
Who knew Queensland’s richest man is a foreign investor?
The Australia Institute | 30-Nov-2023
Clive Palmer’s controversial legal strategies challenge Australia’s trade agreements and environmental laws, and have profound implications for global climate action.
keywords: Australia , climate , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS