Netherlands: International Trade & Investment

An arbitral tribunal dismissed all claims in Abdallah Andraous v. Kingdom of the Netherlands for lack of jurisdiction, finding that the claimant no longer owned the shares underlying his investment claim when disputed State measures occurred. The tribunal also held that employment-related salary and pension rights did not constitute protected investments under the Dutch-Lebanese BIT, and rejected attempts to invoke the European Convention on Human Rights through the treaty's most-favoured-nation provision.

As the European Union increases its regulatory focus on foreign subsidies, businesses face a complex and evolving compliance landscape.

As políticas nacionais sobre impostos trouxeram irritação a muitas empresas e líderes políticos em um momento de tensões aumentadas sobre o comércio global.