Global Arbitration Review (GAR)

6 days ago | globalarbitrationreview.com | Tom Jones |Sebastian Perry

Left to right: Funke Adekoya SAN, Charles Poncet and Hamid Gharavi Russia has reportedly asked its own courts to restrain a German oil and gas producer from pursuing an Energy Charter Treaty claim on pain of a €7.5 billion penalty, while seeking to have the arbitrators and the investor’s German law firm held jointly liable if the arbitration proceeds.

6 days ago | globalarbitrationreview.com | Susannah Moody

A road in Bucharest, Romania (Credit: Shutterstock/Dragos Asaftei) A Swiss investor has threatened Romania with a treaty claim, saying its interest in a now-bankrupt road infrastructure company was destroyed by tax decisions and asset seizures imposed by the state authorities. To read more Subscribe to Global Arbitration Review Register for limited access Register for free to receive GAR’s daily briefing and access to GAR 100.

6 days ago | globalarbitrationreview.com | Susannah Moody

Judy Fu, Dakus Gunn, Slava Kiryushin, Jane Davies-Evans KC, Tim Rooney, Chetan Sehgal A panel at GAR Live Construction Disputes discussed the growing trend of expert reports signed by multiple expert witnesses – and whether they give vital experience to junior experts but also potentially lead to an abuse of process. To read more Subscribe to Global Arbitration Review Register for limited access Register for free to receive GAR’s daily briefing and access to GAR 100.

6 days ago | globalarbitrationreview.com | Susannah Moody

US academic and ex-Arnold & Porter partner Mallory Silberman has set up a new freelance consultancy for practitioners – offering mocks and moots, advocacy practice and other forms of practical guidance. To read more Subscribe to Global Arbitration Review Register for limited access Register for free to receive GAR’s daily briefing and access to GAR 100.

6 days ago | globalarbitrationreview.com | Susannah Moody

(Credit: Shutterstock/DmyTo) Ukraine’s Naftogaz says it has taken a “first step” towards seizing Russian state-owned assets in France to satisfy a US$5 billion investment treaty award – while in a separate dispute it is hit with a billion-dollar penalty by a Russian court over its failure to halt an ICC arbitration. To read more Subscribe to Global Arbitration Review Register for limited access Register for free to receive GAR’s daily briefing and access to GAR 100.