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Smurfit Holdings B.V. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/18/49

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Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Applicable Treaty:
Netherlands-Venezuela BIT (1991)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
Netherlands - Venezuela BIT (1991)
Economic Sector:
Other Service Activities
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of Damages:
US $469,000,000
Other Remedy:
Venezuela shall pay to the Claimant interest on the damages amounts. The Respondent shall also pay Claimant’s costs amounting to USD 4,535,391.27.

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23 Aug 2018
Investor's Press Release (I)
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Investor's Press Release (I)
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29 Aug 2018
Investor's Press Release (II)
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Investor's Press Release (II)
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24 Sep 2018
Investor's Press Release (III)
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9 Sep 2020
Decision on Respondent’s Request to Address the Objections to Jurisdiction as a Preliminary Question
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Zachary Douglas
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
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Claimant's counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, D'Empaire Reyna Abogados
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Guglielmino & Asociados
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11 Jun 2024
Tribunal Decision Declaring the Proceeding Closed in Accordance with ICSID Arbitration Rule 38(1)
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Elliot E. Polebaum
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Howard Mann
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Zachary Douglas
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, D'Empaire Reyna Abogados
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Guglielmino & Asociados
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23 Aug 2024
Dissenting Opinion of Howard Mann
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Dissenting Opinion of Howard Mann
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Zachary Douglas
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Claimant's counsel
Nigel Blackaby, Caroline Richard, Alexander J. Wilbraham, Hinda Rabkin, Sofia Klot, Ezequiel Vetulli, Brianna Gorence, Daniela Cala Perez, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, José Humberto Frías, D'Empaire Reyna Abogados
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Reinaldo Enrique Muñoz Pedroza, Henry Rodríguez Facchinetti, Osvaldo Cesar Guglielmino, Guillermo Moro, Alejandro Vulejser, María de la Colina, Francisco Calvo, Miguel Colquicocha, Camila Guglielmino Consuegra, Matías Toselli, Catalina Aguirre Jones, Guglielmino Derecho Internacional, lara Depietri
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23 Aug 2024
Concurring Opinion of Elliot Polebaum
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Concurring Opinion of Elliot Polebaum
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Howard Mann
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Arbitrator(s)
Zachary Douglas
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Nigel Blackaby, Caroline Richard, Alexander J. Wilbraham, Hinda Rabkin, Sofia Klot, Ezequiel Vetulli, Brianna Gorence, Daniela Cala Perez, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, José Humberto Frías, D'Empaire Reyna Abogados
Respondent's counsel
Reinaldo Enrique Muñoz Pedroza, Henry Rodríguez Facchinetti, Osvaldo Cesar Guglielmino, Guillermo Moro, Alejandro Vulejser, María de la Colina, Francisco Calvo, Miguel Colquicocha, Camila Guglielmino Consuegra, Matías Toselli, Catalina Aguirre Jones, Guglielmino Derecho Internacional, lara Depietri
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28 Aug 2024
Final Award
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Final Award
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Howard Mann
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Zachary Douglas
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ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
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Claimant's counsel
Nigel Blackaby, Caroline Richard, Alexander J. Wilbraham, Hinda Rabkin, Sofia Klot, Ezequiel Vetulli, Brianna Gorence, Daniela Cala Perez, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, José Humberto Frías, D'Empaire Reyna Abogados
Respondent's counsel
Reinaldo Enrique Muñoz Pedroza, Henry Rodríguez Facchinetti, Osvaldo Cesar Guglielmino, Guillermo Moro, Alejandro Vulejser, María de la Colina, Francisco Calvo, Miguel Colquicocha, Camila Guglielmino Consuegra, Matías Toselli, Catalina Aguirre Jones, Guglielmino Derecho Internacional, lara Depietri
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24 Sep 2024
Declaration of Matthew S. Rozen in Support of Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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Declaration of Matthew S. Rozen in Support of Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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24 Sep 2024
Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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Robert L. Weigel, Jason W. Myatt, Victoria R. Orlowski, Matthew S. Rozen, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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