…close attention. While we are unlikely to see “strategic climate arbitration”, strategic climate litigation is likely to prompt new causes of action and counterclaims in industries where arbitration is already…

counterclaims. On the one hand, cases such as BSGR v. Guinea and Cortec Mining v. Kenya prove that States can successfully defend their cases when investors fail to comply with…

…the respondent states in their counterclaims were not “based on international law” per se, but rather as arising in relation to the underlying investment treaty. See, Urbaser v. Argentina, at…

counterclaims by the Respondent concerning the Claimant’s violations of indigenous rights and pollution of water sources, stated in response to State allegations that the Claimants’ employees committed human rights violations….

…may be of assistance include transparency, amicus curiae participation in the proceedings and recognising the use of counterclaims. Prof. Chang-Fa Lo (Permanent Representative of Taiwan, World Trade Organization) presented on…

…applications to exclude evidence, several requests for document production, introduction of new claims and counterclaims) and many procedural issues often become unnecessarily contentious (e.g., timetables, mode of hearing, hearing bundles)….

…Petroleum Services Corp. (Premium) against Superior Energy Services Colombia S.A.S. and Superior Energy Services Inc. (collectively, Superior), and Superior’s counterclaims against Premium, in accordance with Columbian law, arising from a…

…State claims and counterclaims as an incentive for settlement.   ***   It is undeniable that the world of international arbitration cannot exist in a vacuum and that it will…

…awards, orders, and decisions. In the case of counterclaims, the amended rules allow for “ancillary claims” (i.e., counterclaims), presuming implied consent to submission of counterclaims if: (1) they arise of…