London Firm Seeks Arbitration Of Alleged Treaty Breach Via Slovenian Fracking Ban

Mealey's (May 6, 2022, 1:18 PM EDT) -- LONDON — A London-based law firm representing a hydraulic fracturing company on May 5 filed a notice with agents for the Republic of Slovenia alerting it that the company, and one of its affiliates, has treaty claims against the republic on grounds Slovenia’s parliament amended its mining law and instituted a ban on fracking, which deprives the fracking operators of the value of their investment in Slovenia....