Anti-enforcement Injunction, Energy Charter Treaty, Enforcement, Germany, Injunction, Intra-EU Investment Arbitration, Intra-EU ISDS, Investment Arbitration, Spain
German Regional Court Dismissed Spain’s Request for an Anti-Enforcement Injunction of an Intra-EU Investor-State Arbitration Award
On 12 April 2024, the Regional Court of Essen (“LG Essen”) dismissed Spain’s request for an anti-enforcement injunction of an intra-EU investor-state arbitration award (2 O 447/22). The LG Essen held that anti-enforcement injunctions are inadmissible because they violate state sovereignty. This blog post will cover the facts and background of the decision, examine the…