Mondev International Ltd v. United States of America

Abstract

nafta — Chapter 11 — Claim pursuant to Additional Facility Rules — Place of arbitration — Relevant factors — Joinder of jurisdictional objections to merits — Extent of discovery — Confidentiality

Municipal law — Confidentiality of proceedings — Application of national freedom of information legislation to pleadings, minutes of meetings, orders of Tribunal — Extent and duration of parties’ obligation of confidentiality absent statutory obligations of disclosure — nafta, Article 1126, Annex 1137.4 — Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules, Articles 14, 24, 38, 44

State responsibility — nafta, Articles 1102, 1105, 1110 — Application to acts done before nafta’s entry into force — National court decisions after entry into force — Retrospective effect

Jurisdiction — Proceedings brought under nafta, Article 1116(1) — Whether brought “on behalf of an enterprise” — Failure to rely on Article 1117(1)

Jurisdiction — Termination of an investment — Lapse of contractual option — Bank’s foreclosure on mortgage over investment property — Subsisting claims under national law — Whether an “investment” — Relevance of ownership of national law proprietary rights — nafta, Article 1139

Admissibility — Claim brought more than three years after incidents causing damage — Three-year time-limit — Application — nafta, Article 1116(2)

nafta — Free Trade Commission interpretation — Whether binding on Chapter 11 Tribunal — Whether “interpretation” or “amendment” — Scope of ftc interpretation — Effect on pending proceedings

State responsibility — nafta, Article 1105(1) — Denial of justice — Whether “new law” applied retrospectively — Procedural decisions — Scope and standard of nafta review

State responsibility — nafta, Article 1105(1) — “Full protection and security” — Statutory immunity of State agency in respect of intentional torts — Tortious interference with contractual relations — Jury finding implying lack of legitimate regulatory purpose — Whether immunity in breach of Article 1105(1)

State responsibility — nafta, Article 1105(1) — “Full protection and security” — Non-application of trade practices law to regulatory authority

nafta — Chapter 11 — Award of costs and expenses — Extent of Tribunal’s discretion