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Photos are now available from the 15th edition of the GAR Awards. #GARAwards https://lnkd.in/eZSwVFGv

A Singapore biopharmaceutical company is pursuing a US$150 million SIAC claim against its Indian-owned partner over a collaboration to manufacture Russia’s Sputnik covid-19 vaccine. Jack Ballantyne reports. https://lnkd.in/eCzvARkr

An ICSID committee has upheld an award requiring Venezuela to pay US$3 billion to a Spanish investor for expropriating an agribusiness group. Toby F. reports. https://lnkd.in/e8JJKnAX

An advocate-general at the Dutch Supreme Court has recommended the dismissal of Russia’s bid to revive allegations that awards now worth US$63 billion in favour of the former majority shareholders of Yukos were tainted by procedural fraud. Susannah Moody reports. https://lnkd.in/eZVfJsc7

A Russian court has upheld injunctions obtained by a Gazprom affiliate in a long-running dispute with UniCredit over unpaid bonds that has led to conflicting decisions between the Russian and UK courts. Toby F. reports. https://lnkd.in/ewyZnrNu

The Court of Appeal in London has refused to restrain Russian litigation against entities linked to the Renaissance Capital group to enforce an LCIA arbitration clause, saying it had been “deliberately kept in the dark” about the relationship between the party seeking the injunction and the defendants in Russia. Susannah Moody reports. London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) https://lnkd.in/e_xyDHtn

After US president Donald Trump’s unprecedented tariff policy put the world on the brink of a global trade war, Mark Mangan and Gillian Lee of boutique firm Lindsay Francis & Mangan consider the types of disputes that could arise – and whether that includes investment treaty cases.  https://lnkd.in/eUN8eeqH

3 days left to secure your tickets at the early rate for GAR Live: Turkic Region (https://lnkd.in/eFZy4BAs). With a significant uptick in investment arbitration in the Turkic region, discuss the essential hints, tips and tricks for ISDS cases with leading expert speakers, including: - Hugo Barbier, partner, Peter & Kim - Yermek Kuantyrov, chief legal officer, National Atomic Company 'Kazatomprom' - Kamalia Mehtiyeva, president, Azerbaijan Arbitration Association - Anna Guillard Sazhko, independent arbitrator - Diana Tsutieva, partner, Foley Hoag LLP View the agenda here: https://lnkd.in/exJx5dnu Register here: https://lnkd.in/eifT_R5B Thank you to our sponsors: Drinks reception sponsor: Peter & Kim Lunch sponsor: Quinn Emanuel Breakfast sponsor: Foley Hoag LLP Gold sponsor: Docket Navigator Silver sponsor: Squire Patton Boggs Supporting organisations: Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (arbitrateAD), Atameken, AIFC (Astana International Financial Centre), Azerbaijan Arbitration Association, AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre, International Court of Arbitration CCI Kyrgyzstan, Istanbul Arbitration Centre / ISTAC, Палата юридических консультантов «Kazakhstan Bar Association», Kazakhastani International Arbitrage, Kyrgyzstan Lawyers' Association, Lexology, Paragraph, R.E.A.L. - Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers and Turkic Arbitration Association (TAA) #GARLive #Turkic #ISDS #InternationalArbitration

John Fellas, Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (arbitrateAD) and Latham & Watkins all picked up prizes at this year’s GAR Awards – which also saw three firms win our inaugural regional practice awards and Brigitte Stern honoured with a lifetime achievement award. Tom Jones reports. https://lnkd.in/eizb5gdu

Congratulations to all the winners announced at last night’s GAR Awards ceremony.   Hosting an audience of over 400 attendees at Hôtel Du Collectionneur in Paris, we celebrated the exceptional achievements of the world’s leading arbitration lawyers as well as the biggest cases from 2024. Proceeds from the ceremony support the Swawou School Foundation in Sierra Leone. With thanks to our sponsors: After-party host: Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes Drinks reception host: Secretariat Gold: Squire Patton Boggs, Quinn Emanuel Silver: Accuracy, Dentons Bronze: Foley Hoag LLP, Freshfields, Linklaters, Peter & Kim, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Supporting organisation: Lexology #GARAwards