Introduction

Have new filings at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) peaked? Do new filings reflect the same industry and geographic areas as in prior years, or do we see something new on the horizon? Has ICSID been able to decrease the average time between filing and award? Is the rising number of annulment actions disproportionate to the overall level of activity at ICSID? Have settlements of arbitrations kept pace with new filings? And - perhaps most important to many practitioners - how did claimants and respondents fare in 2008? In our annual ...