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Venezuela Arbitration

William Kirtley and Christy Chidiac Comment on Setting Aside of Arbitral Award

28/03/2019 by Aceris Law LLC

In a recently-published article by LexisNexis, William Kirtley and Christy Chidiac provide analysis of the French Court of Cassation’s setting aside of the Paris Court of Appeal’s partial annulment of an arbitration award on jurisdiction rendered in Serafín García Armas and Karina García Gruber v The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (“Serafín“). A primary issue in […]

Filed Under: France Arbitration, Venezuela Arbitration, William Kirtley

Lessons from Venezuela: ICSID’s Post-Denunciation Phase

01/12/2017 by Aceris Law LLC

Venezuela: ICSID’s Post-Denunciation Phase

  Protests. News bulletins. Calls for treaty reform and withdrawal. In a political and economic climate of a potential post-arbitration age, governments and communities are in the throes of debate. Going forward, however, leaders would be mindful to learn from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its recent ICSID debacle when it faced two series […]

Filed Under: ICSID Arbitration, International Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration, Venezuela Arbitration

VANNESSA VENTURES LTD. V. THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA (ICSID CASE NO ARB (AF)/04/6) – AWARD 16 January 2013

24/05/2017 by Aceris Law LLC

VANNESSA VENTURES LTD. V. THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

On 16 January 2013, an Arbitral Tribunal rendered an award dismissing all claims on the merits of the Canadian company Vanessa Ventures Ltd in relation to its investment in a mining project in Venezuela, under a bilateral investment treaty between Canada and Venezuela. At the beginning of the 1990’s, Placer Dome Inc (“PDI”) had contracted […]

Filed Under: Arbitration Clause, Canada Arbitration, ICSID Arbitration, Venezuela Arbitration

OPIC KARIMUM CORPORATION V. THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA (ICSID CASE No. ARB/10/14) – DECISION ON THE PROPOSAL TO DISQUALIFY PROFESSOR PHILIPPE SANDS, ARBITRATOR, MAY 5, 2011

22/05/2017 by Aceris Law LLC

Decision on the Proposal to Disqualify Professor Philippe Sands, Arbitrator

This decision concerns the rejection of a challenge to the arbitrator Professor Phillipe Sands, who had been appointed by Respondent, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The challenge was made by Claimant on the basis that Phillipe Sands had been appointed previously by Respondent, and also previously by Respondent’s counsel, as arbitrator in ICSID and non-ICSID […]

Filed Under: Arbitration Clause, ICSID Arbitration, International Arbitration, Venezuela Arbitration

SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS EUROPE V. THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA (ICSID CASE NO. ARB/12/13) – DECISION ON PROPOSAL TO DISQUALIFY ARBITRATOR of 27 February 2013

19/05/2017 by Aceris Law LLC

SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS EUROPE V. THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

On 25 May 2012, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Europe filed a request for arbitration against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for breaches to the Agreement on Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between France and Venezuela of 15 April 2004. After appointment of the arbitrators by each party, Claimant filed for the disqualification of the arbitrator […]

Filed Under: Arbitration Clause, France Arbitration, ICSID Arbitration, International Arbitration, United Kingdom Arbitration, Venezuela Arbitration

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