Worldwide: International Courts & Tribunals

The Romanian State scored a major arbitration victory before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) within the World Bank in Washington. Noble Ventures, Inc. submitted its claim under the bilateral investment treaty between the United States and Romania to arbitration under the ICSID Convention in August 2001. Noble Ventures` claimed as much as USD 353 million in damages from Romania, challenging Romania’s treatment of Noble Ventures and its investment in Combin

The United States is currently party to 48 Bilateral Investment Treaties, including seven that have been signed but not yet ratified.

Increasingly, contracting parties are including an express duty of "good faith" in their contracts.

The Eurozone remains troubled by the impact of the debt crisis.

Customs has imposed interim dumping and countervailing duties on the import of Aluminium Road Wheels (ARW) from China.

On May 25, 2012, the Minister of Industry announced significant changes to the Canadian federal government’s review and enforcement process under the "Investment Canada Act" (the ICA).

Africa's agri-business export sector holds immense potential under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), but realising this promise requires overcoming persistent challenges.

In a major development that should send shockwaves through the importing community, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has placed trade and customs fraud squarely in its prosecutorial crosshairs.

On June 23, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued a long-awaited decision in Island Industries Inc. v. Sigma Corp. affirming a $26M False Claims Act ("FCA") judgment against the defendant importer.

France's ACPR has issued a press release making public a fine of €600,000 imposed on Banque Delubac.

It is being reported by Reuters, (and others) that a UK-Russian dual national, Mikhail Vlasov, has today appeared in court in London charged with 8 counts of breaching the UK's Russian sanctions.

It has been reported that the Spanish National Anti-Fraud Investigation Office, and competition authorities, have opened an investigation into the importation of diesel to Spain from Turkey and Morocco.