International Economic Law

European Commission Fines Google 1.49 Billion Euros in Breach of Antitrust Rules (March 20, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On March 20, 2019, the European Commission fined Google €1.49 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules regarding

Third Party Funding in International Investor-State Arbitration

Third-party litigation funding (TPF) is a rapidly expanding industry composed of speculative investors who finance legal claims in exchange for influence over case management and a contingency in the recovery.[1] The potentially high damage awards (recently averaging $500 million per dispute) characteristic of investor-state arbitration (ISDS) under the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) regime[2] have made it a new and highly attractive market for TPF.

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Volume: 
22
Issue: 
16
Author: 
Frank J. Garcia and Kirrin Hough
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