Sat.Sep 14, 2024

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Aggravating Australia’s Arbitration Ambivalence: Zeph’s ISDS Claims

Kluwer Arbitration

On 4 August 2023, in an investor-State dispute settlement (“ISDS) arbitration commenced against Australia on 29 March 2023 under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (“ASEAN”) Australia New Zealand Agreement for a Free Trade Area (“AANZFTA”), Singapore-incorporated Zeph filed an application for interim measures including an unusual request. Zeph sought an order that Australia’s “officers and representatives refrain from making public comments or remarks about this arbitration, the Tribunal