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Timestamp: 2020-07-04 02:20:36
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David A.R. Williams | Investment Arbitration Reporter
David A.R. Williams - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS
RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT David A.R. Williams
Revealed: In Griffin Group v. Poland, Kaufmann-Kohler-chaired tribunal rejects Poland’s intra-EU objection, but the investor's expropriation and FET claims fail on the merits
Poland prevails in treaty-based dispute over historic military barracks in the city of Warsaw
Sunlodges expropriation case against Tanzania comes to an end
Vale v. BSGR LCIA award survives set aside bid in London
Analysis: in previously-confidential SolEs Badajoz v. Spain award, arbitrators lay out reasons for finding jurisdiction and awarding €40 million to investor for breach of the ECT
PCA taps former Kenyan Attorney General to serve as appointing authority for UNCITRAL arbitration claim against South Sudan; sole arbitrator now in place
Russia asks tribunal to revise earlier findings, citing new evidence that supposedly casts doubt on tribunal's jurisdiction (and thus its $1.3 billion award)
Breaking: Spain ordered to pay Sol Es Badajoz GmbH 40+ million (EUR) in Energy Charter Treaty case heard by Donoghue, Williams and Sacerdoti
Analysis: Drymer-chaired tribunal unanimously rejects intra-EU objection and see control by minority shareholder, but arbitrators disagree on whether or not Estonia breached claimants’ legitimate expectations and right to due process in water dispute
Award (and dissent) from United Utilities v. Estonia arbitration are now available
ANALYSIS: unpacking the reasoning of the Vale v. BSGR tribunal with respect to corruption and misrepresentation
ICC Tribunal finds in favour of energy consortium in billion dollar tax dispute with Philippines
After ouster of chair, but failed effort by BSG to remove remaining arbitrators, LCIA tribunal weighs in with $1.25+ billion award in favour of Vale mining firm
Swissbourgh's second arbitration against Lesotho come to an end, as claimants pivot to another avenue of possible redress for decades-old loss of mining project
ANALYSIS: Singapore appeal court grapples with various investment treaty arbitration concepts including "related to", estoppel, unilateral declarations, territorial nexus and exhaustion of remedies
Singapore Court of Appeal affirms that Swissbourgh v. Lesotho award must be set aside; Williams and Bishop had ruled in favor of investor under unusual Southern African treaty, but Singapore court sees no jurisdiction to do so
Russian Federation is hit with $1.3 billion dollar UNCITRAL bilateral investment treaty award
Charles Brower disqualified from arbitral tribunal over public comments
BSGR v. Republic of Guinea: as case enters its final stage, a primer on the parties’ debate about the proof and consequences of corruption
Foreign investor asks arbitrators to enjoin Philippines Supreme Court proceedings
Heiskanen is tapped to chair Tanzania BIT arbitration
As ICSID award looms, claimant in water utility tariff dispute files a parallel claim with the European Court of Human Rights
ANALYSIS: unpacking the reasons why a UK court has set aside portions of the jurisdictional holdings in Griffin v. Poland BIT arbitration
Kaufmann-Kohler tribunal's jurisdictional holdings are set aside, as judge at arbitral seat finds that investment treaty affords scope for broader claims against Poland
Arbitrators reshuffled in investment treaty claims against Belgium and Spain
In-Depth (Part 1 of 2): Singapore judge sees investors as clearing temporal jurisdiction hurdle in fight with Lesotho, but disagrees that right to claim before SADC standing tribunal was a protected investment
In-Depth (Part 2 of 2): Singapore judge rejects arbitrators' findings that domestic remedies were exhausted in Lesotho, and that SADC investment treaty is so broad as to allow domestic investors to sue their own state
Singapore Court rules that Bishop and Williams over-reached in taking jurisdiction over claims under SADC investment protocol
In jurisdiction ruling, arbitrators rule that Russia is obliged under BIT to protect Ukrainian investors in Crimea following annexation
An update on the Swissbourgh v. Lesotho dispute
After denial of justice finding, a new tribunal is finalized for next phase of Lesotho mining dispute
Klaus Sachs selected to chair Energy Charter Treaty dispute
In the first of a possible wave of BIT claims by Ukraine state-owned entities against Russia, an UNCITRAL tribunal is finalized
UNCITRAL tribunal is finalized to hear second investor claim against Kazakhstan under long-dormant USSR-Canada investment treaty
Shell files investment treaty claim against the Philippines
INVESTIGATION: Lesotho is held liable for investment treaty breach arising out of its role in hobbling a regional tribunal that had been hearing expropriation case
In new ruling on covered investors and investments, a pair of arbitrators deem Southern African Development Community's Finance and Investment Protocol to have expansive scope
Multilateral investment treaty's exhaustion of remedies requirement does not hobble case because local courts couldn’t offer same relief available before international tribunal
Arbitrators hold state liable for a denial of justice occurring in relation to actions taken in international forums; "rule of law" treaty obligation also breached
ICSID tribunal bars parties in Estonian water dispute from publicly releasing legal filings, but leaves door open to some general commenting on the case
Part 1 of 5: In now-public 300+ page Zimbabwe ruling, ICSID tribunal ordered restitution of expropriated farms, as well as tens of millions in further damages
Part 2 of 5: In von Pezold v. Zimbabwe ruling, arbitrators decided whether to attribute settler land invasion conduct to government, and considered role of human rights law
Part 3 of 5: Arbitrators find mere non-payment of compensation renders takings unlawful, and fair treatment is denied due to breach of expectation of non-expropriation
Part 4 of 5: In unsuccessful defence of its expropriation of Swiss/German investors, Zimbabwe pleaded customary defence of necessity, but tribunal just sees a regime pursuing political survival
Part 5 of 5: Tribunal's damages holdings in Zimbabwe case includes a discounted cash flow award, as well as orders of restitution and moral damages due to physical mistreatment
In rejecting claims of U.S. investor against Oman, arbitrators reckon with free trade agreement's narrow definition of what constitutes a "state-enterprise"
In new ICSID award, arbitrators nod to environmental provisions in U.S.-Oman FTA, and see no breach by Oman due to environmental policing of investor
Round-up of known claims under European Development Fund arbitration rules
Prospect of an intra-EU BIT objection by respondent-state is not enough to justify bifurcating jurisdictional phase of arbitration
Reasons emerge for dismissal of claim brought by Chinese insurer Ping An against Belgium over Fortis bank bail-out
As jurisdictional decision surfaces in Mongolia case, light is shed on reading of local investment statute and Energy Charter umbrella clause
Fortier, Hanotiau and Williams reject Mongolia's attempt to deny ECT benefits to a Canadian-controlled Dutch shell company
A look inside the liability and damages holdings in the Khan Resources v. Mongolia uranium arbitration
Belgium prevails in billion dollar ICSID arbitration brought by Chinese investors, Ping An, in failed Fortis bank
As Sempra case settles, Argentina is hit with $405 million bill in Buenos Aires water dispute; next phase of case could see arbitrator ethics fight
European claims update: tribunals finalized in Estonia, Albania and Spain arbitrations
In new award, Mongolia ordered to pay $80 million plus interest and costs to Canadian uranium miner
Paris Court weighs in on $700 million Gold Reserve award following arbitrators' earlier dismissal of parties' corrections request
ICSID panel cite failings of Gold Reserve, but find that Venezuela overstepped by failing to accord due process
In Gold Reserve case, weight placed on Hugo Chavez's statements; Venezuela's heightened political risk premium should not reduce damages
Investor in Venezuelan mine awarded $700+ million for breach of Canada-Venezuela bilateral investment treaty
In newly disclosed Venezuela ruling in Nova Scotia Power 2 case, arbitrators are loath to put weight on state's prior treaty practice; intangible investments and ‘risk’ criterion also analyzed
Venezuela secures dismissal of $180 million ICSID arbitration brought by Canadian firm, Nova Scotia Power
Mongolia round-up: hearings loom in one investment arbitration, as another remains stalled due to arbitrator resignation
Chairman steps down from SADC investor-state arbitration after challenge, and appointing authority (Marc Lalonde) picks new chair
Caribbean Court of Justice set out its views on enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in region
LCIA award at center of Caribbean Court proceedings had deemed tax waivers to be valid despite their having been kept out of public eye
ICSID annulment notes: Sri Lanka seeks to overturn award in favour of Deutsche Bank; panelists named to hear Daimler’s challenge to Argentine verdict
Chair is named in high-stakes Ping An v. Belgium arbitration over Fortis Bank shareholding
Sri Lanka breached BIT due to Central Bank and Supreme Court actions; dissenter says highest court did not act in bad faith in financial derivatives dispute
On jurisdiction, arbitrators disagree whether a hedging agreement is an investment covered by bilateral investment treaty and ICSID Convention
On merits, tribunal splits on deference to be shown to Sri Lanka Supreme Court – and whether a debt is expropriated if contractual dispute forum is available
Arbitrators selected to hear expropriation claim filed by Chinese financial services company against Belgium
ICSID tribunal offers split verdict in $60 million Deutsche Bank v. Sri Lanka oil hedging controversy
After UNCITRAL BIT arbitration clears jurisdictional hurdle, Ukraine agrees to settlement of an investment treaty claim (Laskaridis v. Ukraine)
Liability ruling in Oxy v. Ecuador arbitration puts spotlight on need for states to mete out treatment that is proportionate
Damages analysis in Oxy v. Ecuador award takes a detour into legality of controversial windfall energy measure
Dissent by Brigitte Stern offers possible blueprint for Ecuador’s bid to annul several holdings in Occidental award
Cases Closed: ICSID Claims against Senegal and Argentina suspended; Bulgarian case is dropped due to investor’s lack of funding
ANALYSIS: Arbitrators continue to debate whether states deserve a “margin of appreciation” when it comes to how to comply with BIT obligations
Amicus submission rejected in Zimbabwe case; human rights law held inapplicable to ICSID proceedings
ANALYSIS: Tribunal’s reading of amicus curiae tests could make life difficult for antagonistic amici - and those seeking to raise novel concerns such as human rights law
Effort by Zimbabwe to conduct spot-inspection of claimants’ documents is reportedly thwarted by arbitral tribunal’s order
ICSID Tribunals constituted in Garanti Koza v. Turkmenistan, Tamimi v. Oman, and Gambrinus v. Venezuela
ANALYSIS: Australian defense strategy puts spotlight on timing of Philip Morris’s corporate structuring moves, claims “abuse” of investment treaty
Adjudicators diverge in concurrent claims over Sri Lankan oil hedge contract, as a third related claim at ICSID heads into hearings
Philip Morris puts Australia on notice of treaty claim, but both parties decline to release documents; claim over tobacco regulations would be third treaty-based investor-state claim filed by Philip Morris since 2010
New panel picked to hear resubmitted claim by Enron creditors against Argentina
Czech Republic prevails in arbitration with Canadian investor who complained of Czech officialdom’s handling of his dispute with local business partner
Arbitrators selected to resolve latest Zimbabwe expropriation claim
Georgia amends foreign investment law so as to remove international arbitration and legal stabilization; one claim is pending under the law
UNCITRAL treaty claims against Turkey for Five Billion Dollars are dismissed
Arbitrator Charles N. Brower resigns in TANESCO v. IPTL arbitration, after ICSID tribunal dead-locks on challenge
Some arbitrators eschew counsel work but for various reasons
Tribunal declines to remove counsel in ICSID case against Romania; two earlier cases saw similar dilemma
ICSID tribunals picked in CEMEX v. Venezuela and Deutsche Bank v. Sri Lanka arbitrations
Divided ICSID panel offers sharply divergent interpretations of treaty concluded by Slovenia and Croatia
Majority sides with claimants in Siag and Vecchi case, and awards $74.5 Million for Egyptian seizure of resort land
Tribunal in Siag and Vecchi v. Egypt case splits on allegations of fraud or impropriety
UNCITRAL arbitration between Greek shipping company Laskaridis and Ukraine quietly moves forward
Barrister may not appear as counsel for state in arbitration where another member of chambers sits on tribunal
Tribunal selected in Canadian firm’s UNCITRAL-based BIT arbitration with Czech Republic