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Urbaser S.A. and Consorcio de Aguas Bilbao Bizkaia, Bilbao Biskaia Ur Partzuergoa v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/26 (Spain/Argentina BIT): Decision on Claimants' Proposal to Disqualify Arbitrator Professor Campbell McLachlan (August 12, 2010)
Compañiá de Aguas del Aconquija S.A. and Vivendi Universal v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/97/3 (France-Argentina BIT): Decision on the Argentine Republic's Request for Annulment of the Award rendered on 20 August 2007 (August 10, 2010)
Piero Foresti, Laura de Carli & Others v. The Republic of South Africa, ICSID Case No.ARB (AF)/07/01 (Italy/South Africa and BLEU/South Africa BIT): Award and Concurring Statement of Arbitrator Matthews (August 4, 2010)
Pac Rim Cayman LLC v. Republic of El Salvador, ICSID Case No. ARB/09/12 (CAFTA): Decision on the Respondent's Preliminary Objections under CAFTA Articles 10.20.4 and 10.20.5 (August 2, 2010)
AWG Group Ltd. v The Argentine Republic, UNCITRAL (United Kingdom/Argentina BIT): Decision on Liability (July 30, 2010)
AWG Group Ltd. v The Argentine Republic, UNCITRAL (United Kingdom/Argentina BIT): Separate Opinion of Arbitrator Pedro Nikken (July 30, 2010)
Enron Corporation and Ponderosa Assets, L.P. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/01/3 (United States/Argentina BIT): Decision on the Application for Annulment of the Argentine Republic (July 30, 2010)
Suez, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona S.A., and InterAguas Servicios Integrales del Agua S.A. v. The Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/17 (France/Argentina and Spain/Argentina BITs): Decision on Liability (July 30, 2010)
Suez, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona S.A., and InterAguas Servicios Integrales del Agua S.A. v. The Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/17 (France/Argentina and Spain/Argentina BITs): Separate Opinion of Arbitrator Pedro Nikken (July 30, 2010)
Suez, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. and Vivendi Universal, S.A. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/19 (France/Argentina and Spain/Argentina BITs): Decision on Liability (July 30, 2010)
Suez, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. and Vivendi Universal, S.A. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/19 (France/Argentina and Spain/Argentina BITs): Separate Opinion of Arbitrator Pedro Nikken (July 30, 2010)

Saba Fakes v. Republic of Turkey, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/20 (Netherlands/Turkey BIT): Award (July 30, 2010)

Helnan International Hotels A/S v. Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/19 (Denmark/Egypt BIT): Decision on the Application for Annulment (June 14, 2010)

Sempra Energy International v. The Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/02/16 (United States/Argentina BIT): Decision on the Argentine Republic's Application for Annulment of the Award (June 29, 2010)
Burlington Resources Inc. and others v. Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (PetroEcuador), ICSID Case No. ARB/08/5 (United States-Ecuador BIT): Decision on Jurisdiction (June 2, 2010) (ENGLISH)
Burlington Resources Inc. and others v. Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (PetroEcuador), ICSID Case No. ARB/08/5 (United States-Ecuador BIT): Decision on Jurisdiction (June 2, 2010) (SPANISH)
Alasdair Ross Anderson and others v. Republic of Costa Rica, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/07/3 (Costa Rica- Canada BIT): Award (May 19, 2010)
Mobil Corporation and others v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/27): Decision on Jurisdiction (Jun 10, 2010)

Austrian Airlines v. Slovak Republic, UNCITRAL (Austria/Slovak BIT): Final Award and Dissenting Opinion (October 20, 2009)
Railroad Development Corporation v. Republic of Guatemala, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/23 (US CAFTA/DR FTA): Second Decision on Objections to Jurisdiction (May 18, 2010)
Victor Pey Casado and President Allende Foundation v. Republic of Chile, ICSID Case No. ARB/98/2 (Spain/Chile BIT): Decision on the Republic of Chile's Application for a Stay of Enforcement of the Award (May 5, 2010)
Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL (United States/Ecuador BIT): Order on Interim Measures (May 14, 2010)
ATA Construction, Industrial and Trading Company v. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (ICSID Case No. ARB/08/2): Award (May 18, 2010)

Inmaris Perestroika Sailing Maritime Services GmbH and others v. Ukraine (ICSID Case No. ARB/08/8): Decision on Jurisdiction (March 8, 2010)
French Tribunal des Conflits (conflit sur renvoi du Conseil d’Etat) Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) v. Fondation Letten F. Saugstad :( May 17, 2010)
Walter Bau v. Thailand, UNCITRAL (Germany-Kingdom of Thailand BIT): Award (July 1, 2009)
Bureau Veritas, Inspection, Valuation, Assessment and Control, BIVAC B.V. v. Republic of Paraguay, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/9 (Netherlands-Paraguay BIT): Decision of the Tribunal on Objections to Jurisdiction (May 29, 2009)
Merrill & Ring Forestry L.P. v. Canada, UNCITRAL, ICSID Administered Case (NAFTA): Award (March 31, 2010)
Joseph Charles Lemire v. Ukraine, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/18 (United States-Ukraine BIT).Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability ( January 21, 2010)
Alpha Projektholding GmbH v. Ukraine (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/16): Decision on Proposal for Disqualification of Arbitrator Dr. Yoram Turbowicz (March 19, 2010)
Chevron Corporation (USA) and Texaco Petroleum Company (USA) v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 34877 (United-States/Ecuador BIT): Partial Award on the Merits (March 30, 2010)

Rumeli Telekom A.S. and Telsim Mobil Telekomunikasyon Hizmetleri A.S. v. Kazakhstan, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/16 (Turkey-Kazakhstan BIT): Decision of the Ad Hoc Committee on the annulment proceeding (March 25, 2010)
Quiborax S.A., Non Metallic Minerals S.A. and Allan Fosk Kaplún v. Plurinational State of Bolivia, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/2 (Chile-Bolivia BIT) :Decision on Provisional Measures ( February 26, 2010) (English)

Quiborax S.A., Non Metallic Minerals S.A. and Allan Fosk Kaplún v. Plurinational State of Bolivia, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/2 (Chile-Bolivia BIT) :Decision on Provisional Measures ( February 26, 2010) (Spanish)
CEMEX Caracas Investments B.V. and CEMEX Caracas II Investments B.V. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/08/15): Decision on Provisional Measures (March 03, 2010)

ICM registry LLC v. ICAAN (Internet Corporation for assigned names and numbers): ICDR Case No. 50 117 T 00224 08 (February 19, 2010)

New Contribution: L’arbitrage Etat-investisseur dans un contexte de mondialisation: l’exemple de deux affaires relatives à la gestion de l’eau- By Badr Zerhdoud (2009- American Society of International Law Discussion)

Giovanna a Beccara and others v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/5): Procedural Order on Confidentiality (January 27, 2010) 

Publication: The ICSID Caseload - Statistics: snapshot of the cases handled by the Centre

Yukos Universal Limited (Isle of Man) v. The Russian Federation (PCA Case No. AA227): Interim Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility (November 30. 2009)

Veteran Petroleum Limited (Cyprus) v. The Russian Federation (PCA Case No. AA228): Interim Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility (November 30. 2009)

Hulley Entreprises Limited (Cyprus) v. The Russian Federation (PCA Case No. AA226): Interim Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility (November 30. 2009)

TRIBUNAL DE GRANDE INSTANCE DE PARIS: Ordonnance du 22 Janvier 2010: Samsung Electronics CO LTD v. Mr. Michael Jaffe, administrateur/liquidateur de la société Quimonda

The Rompetrol Group N.V. v. Romania (ICSID Case No. ARB/06/3): Decision on the Participation of Counsel Barton Legum (January 14, 2010)

RSM Production Corporation v. Grenada (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/14): Decision on the Application of RSM Production Corporation for a Preliminary Ruling (December 07, 2009)

ICS Inspection and Control Services Limited (United Kingdom) v. Republic of Argentina, UNCITRAL (United Kingdom-Argentina): Decision on Challenge to Arbitrator Stanimir Alexandrov: December 17, 2009

TCW Group, Inc & Dominion Energy Holdings, L.P. v. The Dominican Republic, UNCITRAL (Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement): Consent Award: July 16, 2009 (ENGLISH)

TCW Group, Inc & Dominion Energy Holdings, L.P. v. The Dominican Republic, UNCITRAL (Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement): Consent Award: July 16, 2009 (SPANISH)

TCW Group, Inc & Dominion Energy Holdings, L.P. v. The Dominican Republic, UNCITRAL (Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement): Procedural Order No. 4: July 30, 2009 (ENGLISH)

TCW Group, Inc & Dominion Energy Holdings, L.P. v. The Dominican Republic, UNCITRAL (Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement): Procedural Order No. 4: July 30, 2009 (SPANISH)

Vito G. Gallo v. Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA): Decision on Challenge to Arbitrator Christopher Thomas QC. (Decision by the ICSID Deputy Secretary-General, Nassib Ziadé): October 14, 2009

New Book received from Cambridge University Press: Understanding Labor and Employment Law in China (including resolving labor disputes by mediation, arbitration and litigation).Ronald C. Brown (2009)

Itera International Energy LLC and Itera Group NV v. Georgia, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/7 (Netherlands-Georgia BIT and United States-Georgia BIT): Decision on the admissibility of ancillary claims; December 4, 2009.

Itera International Energy LLC and Itera Group NV v. Georgia, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/7 (Netherlands-Georgia BIT and United States-Georgia BIT):Dissenting Opinion of Professor Francisco Orrego Vicuña; November 30, 2009.

CEMEX Caracas Investments B.V. and CEMEX Caracas II Investments B.V. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/08/15): Decision on Proposal for Disqualification of  Arbitrator  Robert B. von Mehren; November 06, 2009 (ENGLISH)

CEMEX Caracas Investments B.V. and CEMEX Caracas II Investments B.V. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/08/15): Decision on Proposal for Disqualification of  Arbitrator  Robert B. von Mehren; November 06, 2009 (SPANISH)

Perenco Ecuador Limited v. Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/16 (France-Ecuador BIT). Decision on Challenge to Arbitrator (Judge Charles Brower); December 8th, 2009.

Participaciones Inversiones Portuarias SARL v. Gabonese Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/17. Decision on the Proposal to Disqualify  Arbitrator Ibrahim Fadlallah; November 12, 2009.
Romak S.A. v . The Republic of Uzbekistan, UNCITRAL (Switzerland- Uzbekistan BIT): Award,  November 26,  2009.
Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador, Inc. v. Republic of Ecuador, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/9 (United States- Ecuador BIT): Award; June 2, 2009 (ENGLISH).
Enron Corporation and Ponderosa Assets, L.P. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/01/3 (United States/Argentina BIT): Decision on the Claimants’ Second Request to Lift Provisional Stay of Enforcement of the Award, May 20th, 2009.

New Books received from Juris Publishing:

 -Practitioner's Handbook On International Arbitration And Mediation- 2nd Edition

-Investment Arbitration in Eastern Europe: In Search of a Definition of Expropriation 

-International Arbitration Checklists - 2nd Edition  

-The Practitioner’s Guide to Arbitration in the Middle East and North Africa 

                -State Entities in International Arbitration 

                -The Swiss International Arbitration Law Reports  

-The Leading Arbitrators' Guide to International Arbitration - 2nd Edition  

                -Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law - Volume 1 

-Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law - Volume 2  

-Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Against Sovereigns  

Victor Pey Casado and President Allende Foundation v. Republic of Chile, ICSID Case No. ARB/98/2 (Kingdom of Spain-Chile BIT): Decision on the request of the revision of the award, November 18, 2009 (FRENCH)
Victor Pey Casado and President Allende Foundation v. Republic of Chile, ICSID Case No. ARB/98/2 (Kingdom of Spain-Chile BIT): Decision on the request of the revision of the award, November 18, 2009 (SPANISH)
Continental Casualty Company v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/9 (United-States/Argentina BIT): Decision on Preliminary Objection to Application for Annulment. October 23, 2009
Continental Casualty Company v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/9 (United-States/Argentina BIT): Decision on Stay of Enforcement of Award. October 23, 2009
M.C.I. Power Group L.C. and New Turbine Inc. v. Republic of Ecuador, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/6 (United-States/Ecuador BIT): Decision on Annulment, October 19, 2009
M.C.I. Power Group L.C. and New Turbine Inc. v. Republic of Ecuador, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/6 (United-States/Ecuador BIT): Decision on Annulment, October 19, 2009 (SPANISH)
Piero Foresti, Laura de Carli & Others v. The Republic of South Africa, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/07/01 (Italy/South Africa coupled with Benelux/South Africa BIT): Letter to non-disputing parties; October 5, 2009
F-W Oil Interests, Inc. v. Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, ICSID Case No. ARB/01/14 (US-Trinidad and Tobago BIT): Award: March 3, 2006
EDF (Services) Limited v. Romania, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/13 (United-Kingdom/Romania BIT): Award and Dissenting Opinion, 8 October 2009.
New book received from Cambridge University Press: The ICSID Convention, A Commentary (Second Edition), by Christoph H. Schreuer with Loretta Malintoppi. August Reinisch and Anthony Sinclair (August 2009, under review)
New Book received from BRILL: Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation: The Fordham Papers, Volume 2 (2008). Edited by Arthur W. Rovine. (under review)
Toto Costruzioni Generali S.p.A. v. Republic of Lebanon, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/12 (Italy-Lebanon BIT): Decision on Jurisdiction, September 11, 2009
Cementownia "Nowa Huta" S.A. v. Republic of Turkey, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/06/2 (Energy Charter Treaty): Award, September 17, 2009
Azpetrol International Holdings B.V., Azpetrol Group B.V. and Azpetrol Oil Services Group B.V. v. The Republic of Azerbaijan, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/15 (Energy Charter Treaty): Award, September 8, 2009.
New book received from BRILL: The Reasons Requirement in International Investment Arbitration: Critical Case Studies; Edited by Guillermo Aguilar Alvarez and W. Michael Reisman (under review)

New  book received from BRILL: Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation: The Fordham Papers, Volume 1 (2007) (under review)
Azurix Corp. v. The Argentine Republic , ICSID Case No. ARB/01/12 (United-States/Argentina BIT): Decision on the Application for Annulment of the Argentine Republic:  September 1, 2009. (ENGLISH)

Azurix Corp. v. The Argentine Republic , ICSID Case No. ARB/01/12 (United-States/Argentina BIT): Decision on the Application for Annulment of the Argentine Republic:  September 1, 2009. (SPANISH)

Bayindir Insaat Turizm Ticaret Ve Sanayi A.S v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/29 (Turkey-Pakistan BIT): Award: August 27, 2009

Europe Cement Investment and Trade S.A v. Republic of Turkey, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/07/2 (Energy Charter Treaty): Award: August 13, 2009

Sempra Energy International v. The Argentine Republic,  ICSID Case No. ARB/02/16 (US-Argentina BIT): Decision on Sempra Energy International's Request for the Termination of the Stay of Enforcement of the Award (Rule 54 of the ICSID Arbitration Rules): August 7, 2009 (SPANISH)

Sempra Energy International v. The Argentine Republic,  ICSID Case No. ARB/02/16 (US-Argentina BIT): Decision on Sempra Energy International's Request for the Termination of the Stay of Enforcement of the Award (Rule 54 of the ICSID Arbitration Rules): August 7, 2009 (ENGLISH)

Brandes Investment Partners, LP v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/3:

Brandes Investment Partners, LP v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/3:

Pantechniki S.A. Contractors & Engineers v. Republic of Albania, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/21 (Albania-Greece BIT of 1991 ): Final Award: July 30, 2009
New Case in the French section: COUR DE CASSATION FRANCAISE: affaire n° 956; arrêt du 8 juillet 2009, pourvoi n° 08-16.025, Société d'études et représentations navales et industrielles (Soerni) et autres c. Société Air sea broker limited (ASB).
New Book Received from Oxford University Press: "International Investment Law for the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Christoph Schreuer"; Edited by Christina Binder, Ursula Kriebaum, August Reinisch, and Stephan Wittich, 1040 pages. (This book is currently under review)
Tza Yap Shum v. Republic of Peru, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/6 (China-Peru BIT): Decision on Jurisdiction and Competence: June 19, 2009
Burlington Resources Inc. and others v. Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (PetroEcuador), ICSID Case No. ARB/08/5 (United-States/Ecuador BIT): Procedural Order No. 1 of Burlington Oriente’s, June 29, 2009 (English)
Burlington Resources Inc. and others v. Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (PetroEcuador), ICSID Case No. ARB/08/5 (United-States/Ecuador BIT): Resolucion Procesal No.1 sobre la solicitud de medidas provisionales de Burlington Oriente (Spanish)
 Saipem S.p.A. v. The People's Republic of Bangladesh, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/7 (Italy-Bangladesh BIT): Award, June 30, 2009
Glamis Gold, Ltd. v. United States of America,UNCITRAL (NAFTA): Award, June 8, 2009