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ICSID—investor’s annulment application fails (Orascom TMT Investments v Algeria)

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Published on: 21 September 2020
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Law360: An International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ad hoc Committee has rejected an investor’s attempt to annul an arbitral award issued in 2017 dismissing as inadmissible a high-value claim against Algeria alleging an unlawful campaign of harassment.

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