UK
Global Justice Now | 18-Nov-2025
Campaigners launched a new initiative to phase out ‘corporate courts’ which are now a “major impediment to climate action.”
Global Justice Now | 7-Nov-2025
Civil society coalition will hold press conference and side event at COP30 to urge governments to go ‘ISDS free’ to protect sovereign climate policy
Global Justice Now | 28-Oct-2025
UK government reported to be demanding corporate courts as a red line in deal with six Gulf countries.
International Bar Association | 22-Oct-2025
In August, a Singapore-based investor filed a case against the UK government after the High Court in London quashed a proposal for a new coal mine on climate grounds.
E3G | 9-Oct-2025
In August 2025, for the second time in its history, the UK government was sued by a foreign investor under investor-state dispute settlement provisions, through the 1975 UK-Singapore bilateral investment treaty.
Rockhopper | 3-Sep-2025
Rockhopper has drafted new request for arbitration against Italy and expects to submit it in the coming weeks.
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.
Global Justice Now | 1-Sep-2025
Lawsuit is the first known case under Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) against the UK since 2006 proceeding to arbitration, and the first ISDS case brought against it in response to a climate policy.
Blue Gold | 16-Jul-2025
Ghana terminated FGRBPL’s mining leases in 2024, prompting BGHL to challenge the decision under the UK-Ghana BIT via arbitration in 2025. If unsuccessful, BGHL risks losing its leases and mining plans. The outcome remains uncertain.
Morning Star | 4-Jun-2025
Rockhopper Exploration PLC suffered a blow in its campaign to win GBP190 million in tranche payments from the Italian government.
