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Uruguay paid US$64 million after Luxembourg account seizure not disclosed by previous government
MercoPress | 9-Sep-2025
The Uruguayan state had its bank accounts in Luxembourg frozen for several months due to non-payment of an arbitration award over the closure of national airline Pluna.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , services , Uruguay
Uruguay pagó US$ 64 millones tras embargo de cuentas en Luxemburgo ocultado por gobierno anterior
Mercopress | 9-Sep-2025
Uruguay sufrió el embargo de sus cuentas bancarias en Luxemburgo como consecuencia del impago del laudo arbitral por el cierre de la aerolínea Pluna. La situación, que afectó a 37 instituciones financieras, fue revelada por El País tras acceder a documentos oficiales mediante una solicitud de acceso a la información pública.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , services , Uruguay
Kazakhstan wins arbitration case, escapes $34-billion claim
Eurasianet | 8-Sep-2025
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has sided with Kazakhstan in a case brought by a Kyrgyz entrepreneur claiming over $34 billion in damages. Instead, the businessman, Yevgeny Belavin, now must pay all of Kazakhstan’s substantial legal fees, as well as court costs.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Kazakhstan
Gobierno logra acuerdo con Wom para finalizar proyecto 5G: Estado será compensado por 950 mil UF por incumplimientos y se cobrarán garantías por 352.900 UF
Subtel | 5-Sep-2025
Wom se compromete a desistir de los recursos que mantiene en contra del Estado, tanto en el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI) como en los tribunales chilenos.
keywords: Chile , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Israeli court refuses to enforce €20m ruling against Spanish gov’t
Globes | 5-Sep-2025
German company Sunflower cannot enforce in Israel a binding arbitration award requiring the Spanish government to pay it €18.4 million plus €1.5 million in costs.
keywords: ECT , energy , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Israel , Spain
L’état français devant un tribunal d’arbitrage pour "Montagne d’Or"
Institut Veblen | 4-Sep-2025
L’Etat français est attaqué par deux sociétés russes d’investissement (contrôlées par un oligarque sous sanction) dans le cadre du mégaprojet minier « Montagne d’Or » en Guyane.
keywords: environment , France , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Russia
The French state before an arbitration tribunal over “Montagne d’Or”
Veblen Institute | 4-Sep-2025
The French state is being sued by two Russian investment companies (controlled by a sanctioned oligarch), in connection with the “Montagne d’Or” mining megaproject in French Guiana.
keywords: environment , France , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Russia
Record number of corporate lawsuits target climate action in controversial tribunal
Follow The Money | 3-Sep-2025
Fossil fuel and mining companies are ramping up lawsuits against governments over environmental rules, using a controversial arbitration mechanism that critics say is skewed in industry’s favour and jeopardises global climate action.
keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Annulment insurance and disposal of Italian assets
Rockhopper | 3-Sep-2025
Rockhopper has drafted new request for arbitration against Italy and expects to submit it in the coming weeks.
keywords: ECT , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Italy , UK
Key points in Shell’s arbitration case against Bolivia
Linkedin | 1-Sep-2025
On August 5, 2025, BG Overseas Limited, a subsidiary of Shell, informed Bolivia of a dispute involving its subsidiary, Shell Bolivia Corporation, as per Article 8 of the Bilateral Investment Treaty signed with the United Kingdom.
keywords: Bolivia , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK