On 23 September 2024, the third ITA Roundtable at an UNCITRAL Working Group III (“UNCITRAL WG III”) session took place at the offices of KNOETZL. Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of UNCITRAL, and Jurgita…
On March 27, 2024, an arbitration tribunal issued its Phase II award in the EcuadorTLC v. Ecuador II case (“EcuadorTLC II”), a decision that has flown under the radar of systemic analysis. This case…
On March 6, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered its (in)famous Achmea judgment (Case C-284/16), which subsequently became synonymous with the demise of investor-state…
Kosovo Law No. 04/L-220 on Foreign Investment (hereinafter, the “2014 Law on Foreign Investment”), which safeguarded foreign investors as a key element in promoting international economic cooperation…
For the first time under Rule 54(2) of the ICSID 2022 Arbitration Rules, the Tribunal in Ruby River Capital LLC v. Canada (ICSID Case No. ARB/23/5) had to decide on a request for suspension of the…
The rapid progression of technology is transforming industries and reshaping global geopolitical dynamics. With the rise of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) and explosive share growth, US…
On February 13, 2024, a tribunal comprising of Alexis Mourre, Eduardo Siqueiros and Eduardo Zuleta Jaramillo rendered an award in the case of Latin American Regional Aviation Holding S. de S.R.L. v…
On 12 April 2024, the Regional Court of Essen (“LG Essen”) dismissed Spain’s request for an anti-enforcement injunction of an intra-EU investor-state arbitration award (2 O 447/22). The LG Essen held…
If an international arbitration practitioner hears “renewable energy,” “renewable energy source,” (“RES”) or even “energy transition” disputes, chances are that he or she may think of the Energy…
