Jurisdiction: bilateral investment treaties

The decision of Bryan J in GPF GP Sarl v The Republic of Poland [2018] EWHC 409 (Comm) was a challenge under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 to a ruling of an arbitral tribunal to the effect that there was no jurisdiction under a bilateral investment treaty to determine claims based upon various acts of the defendant which had the effect of reducing the value of land controlled by the claimant in Warsaw.

The judgment contains much detail on the interpretation of international treaties generally and BITs in particular.