INVESTOR – STATE ARBITRATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 26 ECT

Investor
v.
State / Registration & procedure / Arbitrators / Counsel / Subject matter / Status /
1 / AES Summit Generation Ltd.
(UK subsidiary of US co.)
v.
Hungary / 25.04.2001
ICSID / Allan Philip (chair)
Francisco Orrego Vicuña;
Prosper Weil / Allen & Overy LLP
v.
Information not publicly available / Electricity sale agreement / Settlement agreed by the parties
2 / Nykomb Synergetics Technology Holding AB
(Sweden)
v.
Latvia / 11.12.2001
SCC / Bjørn Haug (chair);
Rolf A. Schütze
Johan Gernandt / Hellström & Partners Adv.
v.
Setterwalls Adv. Grünte & Cers, Riga / Electricity sale agreement / Award rendered on 16.12.2003
3 / Plama Consortium Ltd.
(Cyprus)
v.
Bulgaria / 19.08.2003
ICSID / Carl F. Salans (chair)
Albert Jan van den Berg
V.V. Veeder / Shearman & Sterling LLP / V. Colaiuta / Nixon Peabody LLP
v.
Bulgarian Ministry of Finance &White & Case LLP & Tomov & Tomov / Oil refinery investment / Award rendered on 27.08.2008
4 / Petrobart Ltd.
(Gibraltar)
v.
Kyrgyzstan / 01.09.2003
SCC / Justice Hans Danelius (chair)
Jeroen Smets
Professor Ove Bring / Setterwalls Adv.
v.
Leboeuf, Lamb, Green & McRae & N. Aldashec Bishkek / Gas delivery contract / Award rendered on 29.03.2005
5 / Alstom Power Italia SpA, Alstom SpA
(Italy)
v.
Mongolia / 18.03.2004
ICSID / Marc Lalonde (chair)
Jan Paulsson
Sir Anthony Mason / Lovells; James Crawford SC & Simon Olleson
v.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP / Thermal energy project. Dispute relating to boiler rehabilitation. / Settlement agreed by the parties
6 / Yukos Universal Ltd.
(UK – Isle of Man)
v.
RUF / 03.02.2005
UNCITRAL / L. Yves Fortier (chair)
Charles Poncet(replacing Daniel Price)
Stephen Schwebel / Shearman & Sterling LLP.
v.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP / Discriminatory measures and expropriation of investments / Pending
7 / Hulley Enterprises Ltd.
(Cyprus)
v.
RUF / 03.02.2005
UNCITRAL / L. Yves Fortier (chair)
Charles Poncet(replacing Daniel Price)
Stephen Schwebel / Shearman & Sterling LLP.
v.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP / Discriminatory measures and expropriation of investments / Pending
8 / Veteran Petroleum Trust
(Cyprus)
v.
RUF / 03.02.2005
UNCITRAL / L. Yves Fortier (chair)
Charles Poncet(replacing Daniel Price)
Stephen Schwebel / Shearman & Sterling LLP.
v.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP / Discriminatory measures and expropriation of investments / Pending
9 / Ioannis Kardossopoulos
(Greece)
v.
Georgia / 03.10.2005
ICSID / L.Yves Fortier (chair)
Francisco Orrego Vicuña Vaughan Lowe (replacing
Arthur Watts) / Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
v.
DLA Piper / Oil and gas distribution enterprise / Pending;
Decision on jurisdiction 06.07.2007
10 / Amto
(Latvia)
v.
Ukraine / 01.11.2005
SCC / Bernardo Cremades (chair)
Per Runeland
Christer Söderlund / Mannheimer Swartling & Svahnström
v.
Grischenko & Partners; Proxen & Partners / Bankruptcy of nuclear power plant and default under contracts to provide / Award rendered on 26.03.2008
11 / Hrvatska Elektropriveda d.d. (HEP)
(Croatia)
v.
Slovenia / 28.12.2005
ICSID / David A. R. Williams (chair)
Judge Charles N. Brower
Jan Paulsson / Hunton & Williams
v.
Allen & Overy LLP / Nuclear power plant / Pending
12 / Libananco Holdings Co. Ltd.
(Cyprus)
v.
Turkey / 19.04.2006
ICSID / Michael Hwang (chair)
Henri C. Alvarez
Sir Franklin Berman Q.C. / Crowell & Moring LLP & A.L. Demetriades (Cyprus)
v.
Information not publicly available / Electricity generation and distribution concessions / Pending
13 / Azpetrol International Holdings B.V, Azpetrol Group B.V. and Azpetrol Oil Services Group B.V
(Netherlands)
v.
Azerbaijan / 30.08.2006
ICSID / Florentino P. Feliciano (replacing Arthur Watts (chair) )
Christopher Greenwood
Charles N. Brower / McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
v.
Allen & Overy LLP / Oil and gas distribution, trade, storage and transportation enterprises / Pending
14 / Cementownia “Nowa Huta” S.A.
(Poland)
v.
Turkey / 16.11.2006
ICSID / Pierre Tercier (Chair)
Marc Lalonde
Christopher Thomas / Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå
v.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer & Cosar Avukatlik Bürosu / Electricity concessions / Pending
15 / Europe Cement Investment and Trade S.A.
(Poland)
v.
Turkey / 06.03.2007
ICSID / Donald McRae (Chair)
Julian D M Lew
Laurent Lévy / Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå
v.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer & Cosar Avukatlik Bürosu / Electricity concessions / Pending
16 / Liman Caspian Oil BV & NCL Dutch Investment BV
(Netherlands)
v.
Kazakhstan / 16.07.2007
ICSID / Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel (Chair)
Kaj Hóber
James R. Crawford / Clifford Chance LLP
v.
Reed Smith LLP & 3 Verulam Buildings / Exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons / Pending
17 / Electrabel S.A.
(Belgium)
v.
Hungary / 13.08.2007
ICSID / V.V. Veeder(Chair)
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Brigitte Stern / Clifford Chance LLP
v.
Arnold & Porter LLP / Electricity generation / Pending
18 / AES Summit Generation Limited and AES-Tisza Erőmű Kft
(UK)
v.
Hungary / 13.08.2007
ICSID / Claus vonWobeser (Chair)
J. William Rowley
Brigitte Stern / Allen & Overy LLP
v.
Arnold & Porter LLP / Electricity generation / Pending
19 / Mercuria Energy Group Ltd.
v.
Poland / 24.07.2008
SCC / Information not publicly available / Shearman & Sterling
v.
information not publicly available / Information not publicly available / Pending
20 / Alapli Elektrik B.V.
v.
Turkey / 27.08.2008
ICSID / Information not publicly available / Latham & Watkins LLP and Caknak Law Offices, Istanbul
v.
in-house Counsel / Electricity concession / Pending

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