Resources
ISDS files: Chevron v Ecuador
CASE NAME: CHEVRON V ECUADOR SUMMARY: US oil firm sued Ecuador after compensation ordered for devastating Amazon oil spill STATUS: Chevron won AT STAKE: Undisclosed
ISDS files: Agro EcoEnergy v Tanzania
Sugar plantation investor accused of a land grab is suing after the Tanzanian government took back the land title
ISDS files: Anglian Water v Argentina
Water company sued when Argentina froze water prices during a financial crisisImage
Briefing: The case against corporate courts
ISDS is an unjust mechanism that should have no place in the UK’s trade and investment policy.
ISDS files: Philip Morris v Australia
Tobacco giant sues Australia over plain packaging for cigarettes
ISDS files: Lone Pine V Canada
Oil and gas company suing the Canadian government over a moratorium on fracking in Quebec
The Trans-Pacific Powergrab
TPP Briefing: Why joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership would be bad for people and planet – and the UK
Trade Bill: Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade’s statement fails to give MPs a ‘meaningful say’ over post-Brexit trade
Liam Fox MP, the Secretary of State for International Trade, made a statement to the house on Monday 16 July, on a transparent and inclusive future trade policy. The fact that he made such a statement is welcome and overdue, however his proposals largely lea...
The Trade Bill: Constitutional implications and recommendations
A broad range of civil society organisations are deeply concerned that, as it stands, the Trade Bill gives the executive vast powers over trade policy.