ISDS files: Philip Morris v Australia
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CASE NAME:
PHILIP MORRIS V AUSTRALIA
SUMMARY:
Tobacco giant sues Australia over plain packaging for cigarettes
STATUS:
Australia won on a technicality
AT STAKE:
Unknown but in the billions
DETAILS:
Case started in November 2011 using an Australia-Hong Kong investment deal; arbitrators gave their decision in December 2015
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