Joint Venture Disputes in the Energy and Natural Resource Sectors provides the most comprehensive review of judgments and arbitral awards in these sectors to date. It presents a comprehensive assessment of model joint venture contracts, examining their impact on customary industry practice and case law. Based on a comprehensive industry review of almost 400 cases, the book discusses close to 200 court cases and 50 arbitral awards from around the world - many of which have been previously unpublished - presenting a detailed examination of the issues typically arising in joint venture disputes, trends forming in this area of international energy law, and lessons that can be distilled for future practice.
Given the breadth and depth of its analysis, this volume will be a valuable resource for those involved in negotiating, drafting, managing, and advising on energy and natural resource joint ventures. By identifying the key risk areas in such joint ventures, it will also serve as a critical point of reference for advocates, judges and arbitrators who deal with energy and natural resource disputes.
Drawing on extensive case review and including previously unpublished arbitral awards, this book provides an incisive review of joint venture disputes in the energy and natural resource sectors. It examines the issues typically arising in joint venture disputes, trends in international energy law, and derives lessons for future practice.
The book will help parties in the energy and natural resources joint ventures avoid or quickly resolve some of the problems and disputes that are encountered in these business sectors. The book will equally be a valuable resource for students, researchers, policymakers, and investors in the energy and natural resources sectors, especially, the energy and natural resources joint ventures. There is no doubt that this book, A. Timothy Martin, John Gilbert and Peter Roberts, provide the most comprehensive discourse on Joint Venture Disputes in the Energy and Natural Resources Sector. We therefore strongly endorse and recommend this book to all readers.