Belgium, BIT, Court of Appeal, Enforcement, Final Award, Poland, Public Policy, Set aside an arbitral award

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The Brussels first instance court attracted significant attention in 2022 by deciding to set aside an UNCITRAL award regarding a claim brought against the Republic of Poland under the US-Poland bilateral investment treaty (“US-Poland BIT”).  This was the first time we had seen a Belgian court set aside an investment treaty award.  The first instance…

Annulment, Belgium, Denial of justice

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On 18 February 2022, the Brussels court of first instance set aside an UNCITRAL award regarding a claim brought against the Republic of Poland under the US-Poland bilateral investment treaty (US-Poland BIT).  This is the first time we see a Belgian court set aside an investment treaty award.  The court decided that the arbitral tribunal…