Bilateral investment treaty disputes

Recent examples of our involvement in bilateral investment treaty disputes include representing:

• a UK investor in a dispute against the Russian Federation under the bilateral investment treaty between the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation arising from Russia's restructuring of its domestic bond obligations on which it defaulted in August 1998;
• an international investment bank in a dispute against the Czech Republic under the Dutch/Czech bilateral investment treaty arising out of the forced administration of a Czech bank;
• the state of Egypt in ICSID proceedings brought against it by a UK investor for recovery of alleged losses due to expropriation and failure to protect its investment;
• a Dutch investor against a South American state under the Dutch/South American state bilateral investment treaty in a dispute concerning the expropriation of a public concession; and
• French mining company against the Republic of Peru in an arbitration pursuant to the France/Peru bilateral investment treaty concerning expropriation and default in due process in connection with the failure by the local courts to ensure a proper and fair application of the local laws.

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