UNCITRAL tribunal uses fair and equitable treatment provision to award damages for expropriation | Practical Law

UNCITRAL tribunal uses fair and equitable treatment provision to award damages for expropriation | Practical Law

In British Caribbean Bank Ltd v The Government of Belize (PCA Case No 2010/18/BCB-BZ), a tribunal constituted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976) considered an investor's claim of expropriation and breach of the fair and equitable treatment obligation in the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between the UK and Belize.

UNCITRAL tribunal uses fair and equitable treatment provision to award damages for expropriation

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 8-604-6328 (Approx. 7 pages)

UNCITRAL tribunal uses fair and equitable treatment provision to award damages for expropriation

Published on 18 Mar 2015International
In British Caribbean Bank Ltd v The Government of Belize (PCA Case No 2010/18/BCB-BZ), a tribunal constituted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976) considered an investor's claim of expropriation and breach of the fair and equitable treatment obligation in the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between the UK and Belize.