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ACF Renewable Energy v. Bulgaria, ICSID Case No. ARB/18/1

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Short Name:

Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Applicable Treaty:
Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) (1994)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
Energy Charter Treaty
Economic Sector:
Energy (power Generation)
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of Damages:
US $65,567,031
Other Remedy:
The respondent must pay pre-award and post-award interest on the awarded amount. It is also ordered to pay the claimant legal costs of EUR 264,833.90 and USD 5,209,865.05, along with USD 480,766.49 for the claimant's share of tribunal and secretariat fees
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7 Feb 2018
Request for Arbitration
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PARTICIPANTS
Request for Arbitration
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre Mayer
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Bruno Simma
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Kenneth R. Fleuriet, Reginald R. Smith, Kevin D. Mohr, Amy Roebuck Frey, Héloïse Hervé, King & Spalding, Kostadin Sirleshtov, Deyan Draguiev, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, Nabarro Olswang
Respondent's counsel
Abby Cohen Smutny, Petr Polasek, White & Case, Lazar Tomov, Sylvia Steeva, Tomov & Tomov, Ivan Kondov
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Document Summary
Request for Arbitration
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20 Dec 2020
Decision on the Achmea Preliminary Objection
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on the Achmea Preliminary Objection
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre Mayer
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Bruno Simma
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Kenneth R. Fleuriet, Reginald R. Smith, Kevin D. Mohr, Amy Roebuck Frey, Héloïse Hervé, King & Spalding, Kostadin Sirleshtov, Deyan Draguiev, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, Nabarro Olswang
Respondent's counsel
Abby Cohen Smutny, Petr Polasek, White & Case, Lazar Tomov, Sylvia Steeva, Tomov & Tomov, Ivan Kondov
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Document Summary
Decision on the Achmea Preliminary Objection
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5 Jan 2024
Award
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PARTICIPANTS
Award
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre Mayer
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Bruno Simma
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Kenneth R. Fleuriet, Reginald R. Smith, Kevin D. Mohr, King & Spalding, Amy Roebuck Frey, Héloïse Hervé, Kostadin Sirleshtov, Deyan Draguiev, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
Respondent's counsel
Abby Cohen Smutny, Petr Polasek, White & Case, Lazar Tomov, Sylvia Steeva, Tomov & Tomov, Ivan Kondov
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Award
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13 Jun 2024
ACF's Complaint (US Enforcement Proceedings)
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ACF's Complaint (US Enforcement Proceedings)
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Thomas C.C. Childs, Camilla Akbari, King & Spalding
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Country in which this occurs:
United States
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ACF's Complaint (US Enforcement Proceedings)
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1 Sep 2024
Plaintiff’s Response to the Court’s Rule 4(m) Order
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Plaintiff’s Response to the Court’s Rule 4(m) Order
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Plaintiff’s Response to the Court’s Rule 4(m) Order
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18 Nov 2024
Declaration of Lazar Tomov
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Declaration of Lazar Tomov
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Declaration of Lazar Tomov
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19 Nov 2024
Statement of Points and Authorities in Support of Bulgaria’s Motion To Dismiss and, in the Alternative, Motion To Stay
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PARTICIPANTS
Statement of Points and Authorities in Support of Bulgaria’s Motion To Dismiss and, in the Alternative, Motion To Stay
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Document Summary
Statement of Points and Authorities in Support of Bulgaria’s Motion To Dismiss and, in the Alternative, Motion To Stay
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23 Dec 2024
Declaration of Thomas C.C. Childs in Support of Plaintiff’s Cross-motion for Judgment
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Declaration of Thomas C.C. Childs in Support of Plaintiff’s Cross-motion for Judgment
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Declaration of Thomas C.C. Childs in Support of Plaintiff’s Cross-motion for Judgment
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23 Dec 2024
Statement of Material Facts
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Statement of Material Facts
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Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Statement of Material Facts
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23 Dec 2024
Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion
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Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion
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21 Jan 2025
Reply in Support of Bulgaria’s Motion To Dismiss
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Reply in Support of Bulgaria’s Motion To Dismiss
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Reply in Support of Bulgaria’s Motion To Dismiss
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21 Jan 2025
Second Declaration of Lazar Tomov
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Second Declaration of Lazar Tomov
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
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Document Summary
Second Declaration of Lazar Tomov
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