Updated 9.30pm, adds Steward's statement An emergency arbitrator has ordered Steward Health Care to bear the Maltese government’s costs as the dispute over the hospitals' deal continues. In a statement on Friday, the government said it had defeated an International Chamber of Commerce Emergency Arbitration proceeding brought by Steward. According to the ICC website, this procedure offers a short-term solution for parties that are unable to wait for the constitution of an arbitral tribunal. Any emergency measure granted takes the form of an order. The government said that it cannot comment further on the case as the matter is related to the terminated concession. No information was given, either, about the proceedings. On Thursday, Steward said it had filed a formal complaint to the European Commission against the government and the judiciary for infringement of EU law, on several grounds. It comes after the court annulled the concession agreement through which Vitals Global Healthcare and later Steward took over the management of Karin Grech, St Luke's and Gozo hospitals. Steward has appealed that verdict, arguing that it was defrauded by the Maltese government and punished by...
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