New report on investment arbitration

ISDS Blog (Stockholm Chamber of Commerce) | 22 February 2017

New report on investment arbitration

The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) has published a new report prepared by legal counsel Celeste E. Salinas Quero. She describes, among others, the economic sectors involved, the states’ measures most frequently challenged by investors, the outcomes and costs of investment disputes under the SCC Rules.

SCC is a preferred venue for investment arbitrations. Over the past 20 years, the SCC has administered and acted as appointing authority in more than 90 investment arbitrations, both in small-sized and in large-scale disputes.

The report shows that most awards have been rendered in favor of respondent states, with 21% of tribunals declining jurisdiction, 37% denying all of the investor’s claims and 42% of tribunals upholding the investor’s claims in part or in full. As regards costs, the report reveals that while “splitting the baby” is a common approach taken by tribunals, most tribunals allocate and apportion the costs between the parties in a proportion that reflects each party’s relative success and conduct throughout the proceedings.

Read the full report below (pdf):

Article: Investor-state disputes at the SCC – by Celeste E. Salinas Quero

source: ISDS Blog