International Arbitration Newsletter - December 2019

Madrid International Arbitration Center, towards an internationally prominent Spanish arbitration institution

Carlos de los Santos and Elisa Vicente

The new center will start operating at the beginning of 2020.

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Regional Overview

THE AMERICAS

• Dominican Republic. Two dual nationals seek to set aside award in favour of the Dominican Republic
• Panama. PCA panel constituted to hear claim against Panama
• Peru. Peruvian appeal court releases 14 detained arbitrators in Odebrecht case
• Venezuela. Investor in bottles fails to bring failed treaty claim against Venezuela alive

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EUROPE

• European Union. EU reports several Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) claims against Latvia and Spain
• Spain. Spain defeats an ECT claim filed by German BayWa
• Spain. Spain wins in Solar ECT claim brought by German investors
• Spain. Spain offers Energy incentives to avoid ECT claims
• Spain. Spain seeks to annual another set of solar awards

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MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

• Gabon. ICC tribunal accepts claim against Gabon on infrastructure works
• Mozambique. ICSID tribunal rejects BIT claim against Mozambique
• Nigeria. Nigeria challenges award before London Commercial Court 
• Saudi Arabia. Turkish contractor brings treaty claim against Saudi Arabia

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ASIA PACIFIC

• China. Two Chinese manufacturers withdraw UNCITRAL claim against Greece
• Japan. Japanese drug maker faces AAA biotech claim
• Malaysa. London appeal court allows challenge of LCIA award by Malaysian wealth fund
• Philippines. Philippines files criminal charges after losing water utilities award

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News

INSTITUTIONAL NEWS

• DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre reveals 2018 case statistics

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