Many readers will be familiar with the Spanish renewables saga which centers on changes made by Spain to a renewable energy support scheme in 2007, which led to over 50 investment treaty arbitrations, including a number...more
As all eyes focus on peace talks and the future of the Russia/Ukraine conflict, Russia recently suffered another defeat in the long running Yukos saga, with the English Court of Appeal confirming that Russia could not invoke...more
The US Supreme Court has opened the door for foreign plaintiffs to sue under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), which provides treble damages and attorneys’ fees, to assist enforcement of an...more
7/21/2023
/ Arbitration Awards ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Domestic Injury ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
Foreign Judgments ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
International Arbitration ,
Racketeering ,
RICO ,
RJR Nabisco v European Community ,
SCOTUS ,
Treble Damages ,
Yegiazaryan v Smagin
On March 31, 2022, the US Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Badgerow v. Walters, No. 20-1143, ending a circuit split about when federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction to review domestic arbitration...more
4/5/2022
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Badgerow v Walters ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Vacatur ,
Wrongful Termination