Woodhouse Investment PTE: Dispute Resolution
Lords · Question HL12359 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely costs of the investor-state arbitration being brought against them by Woodhouse Investment Pte; and what assessment they have made of their exposure to further fossil fuel-linked
Answer
Answered by Lord Stockwood, 1 Dec 2025
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provides an independent means for investors to resolve disputes with states where they believe they have experienced arbitrary, discriminatory, or unfair treatment or expropriation without compensation.The UK has a...