agriculture | farmers | food

Hungría declarada responsable por expropiar inversión de inversor británico y se le ordena el pago de EUR 7 millones en compensación por daños

IISD | 27-Mar-2020

Magyar e Inicia afirmaron que Hungría había expropiado sus derechos de arrendamiento a las tierras tras una reforma del sector agrícola destinada a promover las explotaciones agrícolas familiares a expensas de las empresas agrícolas.

keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , Hungary , investor-state disputes | ISDS , land , UK

Reconnue coupable d’expropriation de l’investissement d’un investisseur britannique, la Hongrie doit payer 7 millions EUR à titre de dommages

IISD | 27-Mar-2020

Magyar et Inicia ont affirmé que la Hongrie avait exproprié leurs droits de bail sur la terre, suite à une réforme du secteur agricole visant à promouvoir les exploitations familiales au détriment des entreprises agricoles.

keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , Hungary , investor-state disputes | ISDS , land , UK

Hungary held liable for expropriating the investment of a British investor and ordered to pay EUR 7 million in compensation for damages

IISD | 27-Mar-2020

Magyar and Inicia filed for arbitration against Hungary claiming expropriation of their leasehold rights to the land, following an agricultural sector reform to promote family farms over farming companies.

keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , Hungary , investor-state disputes | ISDS , land , UK

Romania wins €2.36bn lawsuit against spirits producer

The Drinks Business | 11-Mar-2020

Romania has won the second lawsuit filed against it by brothers Ioan and Viorel Micula, who accused Romania of allowing the development of a black market for the sale of alcohol.

keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Romania

US-UK trade deal: Four things you might have missed, from food standards to climate commitments

The Independent | 3-Mar-2020

The government has not ruled out imports of US agricultural products made to lower standards than in the UK.

keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK , US

Arbitration case law update: Supreme Court lifts stay on enforcement of ICSID award: the Micula saga continues

Lexology | 21-Feb-2020

This is far from the end of the Micula story. Enforcement proceedings continue in the United States, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden, and there are questions before the CJEU.