Singapore Court of Appeal reinstates tribunal's finding that PRC-Laos BIT applies to Macau: full update | Practical Law

Singapore Court of Appeal reinstates tribunal's finding that PRC-Laos BIT applies to Macau: full update | Practical Law

In Sanum Investments Ltd v Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic [2016] SGCA 57, the Singapore Court of Appeal considered an appeal against a Singapore High Court decision that an UNCITRAL tribunal lacked jurisdiction over expropriation claims brought by a Macau investor in Laos under the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) entered into between the People's Republic of China and Laos.

Singapore Court of Appeal reinstates tribunal's finding that PRC-Laos BIT applies to Macau: full update

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report w-003-9050 (Approx. 8 pages)

Singapore Court of Appeal reinstates tribunal's finding that PRC-Laos BIT applies to Macau: full update

by Kabir Singh (Partner), Shobna Chandran (Senior Associate), Andrew Foo (Associate), Clifford Chance Asia
Published on 12 Oct 2016 • International, Singapore
In Sanum Investments Ltd v Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic [2016] SGCA 57, the Singapore Court of Appeal considered an appeal against a Singapore High Court decision that an UNCITRAL tribunal lacked jurisdiction over expropriation claims brought by a Macau investor in Laos under the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) entered into between the People's Republic of China and Laos.