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Lago Agrio: Update on the New Dutch Decision
I reported yesterday on Ecuador’s appeal from a Dutch decision refusing to annul the interim awards in the investment treaty arbitration between Chevron and Ecuador. I didn’t have the translation of the decision available in time for the post, but I’ve just received it.
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Lago Agrio: Dutch Appeals Court Affirms Denial of Annulment
The Court of Appeals of the Hague has affirmed a lower court decision decision refusing to set aside the interim awards Chevron had won against Ecuador in the investment treaty arbitration. The main questions before the lower court were, first, whether Chevron or Texaco had an “investment” in Ecuador for purposes of the BIT, and,……
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Lago Agrio: Supreme Court Denies Donziger’s Petition For Cert.
Yesterday the Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Steven Donziger and several Lago Agrio plaintiffs, seeking review of the Second Circuit decision affirming Judge Kaplan’s judgment in the Chevron RICO case. Barring any unexpected surprises, and barring any ancillary proceedings in aid of cases pending elsewhere, this brings the……
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Nathalie Cely on the Ecuadoran Political Scene
Nathalie Cely, former ambassador of Ecuador to the United States and Letters Blogatory contributor, comments on the Ecuadoran political scene, less polemically than Gustavo Domínguez a few days ago. Her piece, which is in Spanish, focuses on the lack of detail in all candidates’ economic proposals. Thanks, Nathalie, for your contribution!
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Ecuador in the Twilight Zone
For those interested in the Lago Agrio case, I’m trying to publish some reactions to last week’s first-round presidential election from various points on the Ecuadoran political spectrum. The first is from Gustavo Domínguez, whom I met on my 2014 trip to Ecuador. Domínguez was a consultant to the Ecuadoran government and one of the……