Region: Netherlands
Firtash suit falls foul of draft LCIA clause
A Dutch court has declined jurisdiction over various defendants in a US$500 million litigation brought by a company owned by Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash after finding that an LCIA arbitration clause in a draft contract was valid.
28 September 2023
Spain seeks annulment of renewables awards
Spain has applied to annul a pair of Energy Charter Treaty awards that held it liable to Japanese and Dutch investors over reforms to its renewable energy subsidy regime.
26 September 2023
Failed BIT claim leads to human rights complaint
A Spanish-Venezuelan businessman has complained to the European Court of Human Rights over the Dutch courts’ refusal to review the dismissal of a US$240 million investment treaty claim against Venezuela.
15 September 2023
Dutch appeal court refuses to stay intra-EU BIT claim
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has rejected Poland’s latest bid to restrain a Dutch entity from pursuing arbitration under an intra-EU bilateral investment treaty.
04 September 2023
Packaging M&A leads to €400 million fraud claim
The German Arbitration Institute (DIS) is hearing a €400 million dispute over the acquisition of an Austrian packaging manufacturer whose former managers were accused of embezzlement and fraud, it has emerged.
23 August 2023
German courts offer protection to states facing intra-EU ICSID claims
DECISIONS NOW PUBLISHED: The German Federal Court of Justice has held that EU member states can use the German courts to seek legal protection against intra-EU ICSID claims filed under the Energy Charter Treaty.
27 July 2023
Dutch court enforces award in US-Korean share transfer dispute
A US blockchain technology company has won leave to enforce a US$27 million ICDR award against a South Korean debtor in the Netherlands after attaching its local assets last year.
25 July 2023
Young group launches in the Netherlands
A group for young arbitration practitioners has been launched in the Netherlands, providing network opportunities for early-career professionals.
04 July 2023
Negative jurisdiction award upheld in Turkish metro dispute
The Court of Appeal of The Hague has upheld an ICC award that declined jurisdiction over claims by a Siemens consortium against a Turkish city – the latest in a series of arbitrations over the construction of a metro system.
19 June 2023
Croatia reports win against golf resort investors
Croatia says it has defeated a €300 million ICSID claim brought by a Dutch investor over plans to build a golf resort near Dubrovnik – although a related treaty case remains pending.
25 May 2023