International Arbitration Newsletter - February 2020
Impact of the reform of the Peruvian Arbitration Law following the Odebrecht case
Hugo Forno / Kevin Villanueva
The Peruvian Government has amended its Peruvian Arbitration Law due to the pressure of the Odebrecht case. We analyse, from a critical perspective, the impact and consequences of these amendments brought by the Urgency Decree No. 020-2020.
Regional Overview
- Chile. Chile defeats last attempt by Víctor Pey and President Allende Foundation in Clarín case
- Paraguay. Paraguay hit by treaty claim from high-speed bus network contractor
- Peru. Odebrecht files treaty claim against Peru
- USA. Gas pollution settlement award challenged by German Underwriters
- Venezuela. Venezuela threatened by Spanish pharma investor
- Italy. Claim over wind park seizure threatens Italy
- Cyprus. ICSID tribunal upheld jurisdiction over a mass intra-EU claim against Cyprus
- Spain. Spain ordered to compensate another investor over reforms to its renewable energy subside regime
- Spain. Spain wins challenge of the Swedish arbitrator
- Spain. Spain beaten by new renewables award
- Spain. US court grants Spain a stay of enforcement of solar award
- Djibouti. Djibouti ordered to restore DP World’s rights over a major port facility on the Red Sea
- Egypt. Stay of enforcement on US$2 billion award against Egypt lifted by ICSID committee
- Congo. Congo’s state mining company settles ICC claim against Chinese company over a mining venture
- Tanzania. Tanzania threatened with three gold mining licenses claims
- China. Treaty claim against Mongolia filed by Chinese investors rejected
- India. Telecoms claim against India rejected
- South Korea. Samsung wins claim against New York-listed drilling company
- Singapore. Philippines-based company loses SIAC claim
- Vietnam. Total loses SIAC claim over Philippine project
News
- Partner Joe Tirado (London) has co-authored an article on Investor-State Mediation - New Tools for Policy Makers, Transnational Dispute Management, February 2020.
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