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British oil company files lawsuit against Kazakhstan
Azernews | 26-Mar-2025
British oil and gas company Victoria Oil & Gas has filed a lawsuit against Kazakhstan, citing provisions under the Energy Charter Treaty.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Kazakhstan , UK
EU Commission tells Spain not to pay up in long-running renewable subsidies case
Reuters | 25-Mar-2025
The European Commission handed Spain a victory when it instructed the country not to pay any compensation in a case related to claims amounting to billions of euros on renewable energy subsidies cut more than a decade ago.
keywords: ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Spain
Romania loses Washington lawsuit over Dobrogea wind farm
Romania Journal | 20-Mar-2025
The Romanian state has lost a lawsuit pending before the International Court of Arbitration in Washington, initiated in 2020 by an investor in the renewable energy sector.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Romania
Notable victoria de Rumanía en arbitraje contra compañías de renovables
CIAR Global | 29-Jan-2025
Un panel del CIADI ha rechazado una reclamación de 256 millones € de un grupo de 44 inversores en energías renovables, de múltiples nacionalidades, encabezado por la italiana Fin.Doc.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Romania
GreenX Metals defends £252 million award against Poland
Investing.com | 27-Jan-2025
GreenX Metals Limited has confirmed its stance in defending the £252 million arbitration award granted to the company, following Poland’s recent legal challenges.
keywords: ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Poland
Investment arbitration and the never-ending MOL v. Croatia saga
Aceris Law | 27-Jan-2025
The intersection of international investment law and domestic politics often leads to high-profile arbitration cases, with the annulment of awards frequently making headlines.
keywords: Croatia , ECT , energy , Hungary , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Romania wins EUR 256 mln arbitration with solar parks investors
Romania-Insider | 21-Jan-2025
Romania has won an international arbitration case brought by investors in renewable energy, avoiding EUR 256 million in claimed damages.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Romania
The completion of the modernisation of the ECT and the provisional application of the modernised ECT
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 19-Jan-2025
The envisaged provisional application of the modernised ECT will allow a “coalition of willing” States to apply the modernised ECT as of 3 September 2025.
keywords: ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Russia appeals for state immunity in $50 billion Yukos case
Eurasia Business News | 19-Jan-2025
Russia is currently appealing to block the enforcement of a nearly $60 billion arbitration award related to the Yukos Oil Company case.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia
Commission must stop Energy Charter Treaty hijacking EU climate policy
Euractiv | 18-Dec-2024
The Energy Charter Treaty allow fossil fuel investors to sue EU member states before international arbitral tribunals to challenge climate mitigation measures. This legal mechanism is increasingly weaponized by the industry.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS