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

Published on September 15, 2024

By Luke Nottage (University of Sydney & Williams Trade Law)

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...

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