November 23, 2012By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID) on December 15, 2006 and investors and trade lawyers have been patiently waiting ever since for...
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June 20, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Sterling Resources Ltd, a Canadian listed company, has issued a press release to inform investors and interested persons that on June 20, 2010 it has filed a Notice of Dispute under the Canada-Romania Foreign Investment Promotion...
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February 21, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The United States and Morocco entered into a free trade agreement that entered into force on January 1, 2006. The U.S-Morocco free trade agreement includes chapters on investment, services and electronic commerce (in addition to...
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January 28, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 25, 2011, Corn Products International issued a press release that it had received $58.4 million from the Government of Mexico as payment of an arbitral award issued in respect of a Chapter 11 of NAFTA claim. ...
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January 18, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
This is the first case that I am aware of in which a U.S. company (investor) has threatened to use the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism in the United States - Peru free trade agreement (or any free trade agreement...
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January 16, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
This blog posting on the ABCs of the Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) can be adapted for most free trade agreement negotiations. As the 6th Round Canada-EU CETA negotiations is starting on January...
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October 15, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Arab news is reporting that Canada's International Trade Minister discussed negotiations of a Canada-Saudi Arabia Foreign Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement (like a bilateral investment treaty) during his recent visit to...
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February 21, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
It is embarrassing - Canada signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID or the Washington Convention) on December 15, 2006 and passed legislation granting...
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May 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On May 8, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canada and the Czech Republic has signed an updated Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) (Canada's version of...
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May 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On May 8, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canada and Romania has signed an updated Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) (Canada's version of a bilateral...
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May 15, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On May 15, 2009, Canada's National Post newspaper ran an article entitled "U.S. Climate bill would be 'disaster'". For a copy of the well-written article, please go to the following link -...
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May 05, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On may 5, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canad and Latvia has signed an updated Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) (Canada's version of a bilateral investment...
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April 23, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On April 23, 2009, AbitibiBowater Inc. filed a notice of intent under the North American free-trade agreement accusing the Newfoundland and Labrador government of taking a “blatantly discriminatory” action when it passed...
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February 10, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada and Madagascar concluded negotiations for a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) in August 2008. This bilateral FIPA will enhance Canadian investors’ confidence when considering investment...
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February 03, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
During the 2008 U.S. Elections, Canadians and Mexicans learned via campaign rhetoric that President Obama wants to renegotiate NAFTA Chapter 11 due to the inclusion of the investor-to-State dispute settlement mechanism. If...
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January 04, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 9, 2008, a Canadian mining company, Pacific Rim Mining Corp., using its Nevada-based subsidiary Pac Rim Cayman LLC, filed a Notice of Intent under the investment provisions of the CAFTA-DR (that is the...
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