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Georg Gavrilovic and Gavrilovic d.o.o. v. Republic of Croatia, ICSID Case No. ARB/12/39

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Gavrilović v. Croatia

Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Applicable Procedural Rules:
ICSID
Applicable Treaty:
Austria-Croatia BIT (1997)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
Austria-Croatia BIT
Economic Sector:
, Agriculture and Forestry and Fishing
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
See case mapped on Investor-State LawGuide

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21 Dec 2012
Notice of Arbitration (not public, see IAReporter article)
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Matthias Scherer
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
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Document Summary
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21 Aug 2013
Procedural Order No. 1
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PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 1
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Stanimir A. Alexandrov
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Matthias Scherer
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
Grant Hanessian, Filip Boras, Derek Soller, Alexander Petsche, Andrew Riccio, Mark McCrone, Thomas Obersteiner, Jose Manuel Maza, Zvonimir Buterin, Jelena Lučić-Nothig, Petar Ceronja, Heidrun Preidt, Valentina Kucic, Marko Dabic
Respondent's counsel
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, Rudolf Simone-Pont, Arianna Rosato, Marc Jacob, Boris Koketi, Ines Videnić Desović
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Lindsay Gastrell
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Shearman & Sterling, Buterin & Posavec
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 1
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21 Jan 2015
Decision on Bifurcation
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Bifurcation
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Matthias Scherer
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Michael C. Pryles
Arbitrator(s)
Stanimir A. Alexandrov, Matthias Scherer
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Grant Hanessian, Filip Boras, Derek Soller, Alexander Petsche, Andrew Riccio, Mark McCrone, Thomas Obersteiner, Jose Manuel Maza, Zvonimir Buterin, Jelena Lučić-Nothig, Petar Ceronja
Respondent's counsel
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, Rudolf Simone-Pont, Arianna Rosato, Marc Jacob, Boris Koketi, Ines Videnić Desović
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Lindsay Gastrell
Tribunal assistant
Albert Dinelli
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Decision on Bifurcation
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12 Feb 2015
Procedural Order No. 2
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PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 2
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Matthias Scherer
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Michael C. Pryles
Arbitrator(s)
Stanimir A. Alexandrov, Matthias Scherer
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Grant Hanessian, Filip Boras, Derek Soller, Alexander Petsche, Andrew Riccio, Mark McCrone, Thomas Obersteiner, Jose Manuel Maza, Zvonimir Buterin, Jelena Lučić-Nothig, Petar Ceronja
Respondent's counsel
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, Rudolf Simone-Pont, Arianna Rosato, Marc Jacob, Boris Koketi, Ines Videnić Desović
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Lindsay Gastrell
Tribunal assistant
Albert Dinelli
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 2
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19 Mar 2015
Decision on the Claimants' Urgent Application for Provisional Measures
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on the Claimants' Urgent Application for Provisional Measures
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Stanimir A. Alexandrov
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Matthias Scherer
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
Lindsay Gastrell
Tribunal assistant
Albert Dinelli
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Decision on the Claimants' Urgent Application for Provisional Measures
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30 Apr 2015
Decision on Provisional Measures
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Provisional Measures
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Matthias Scherer
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Michael C. Pryles
Arbitrator(s)
Stanimir A. Alexandrov, Matthias Scherer
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Grant Hanessian, Filip Boras, Derek Soller, Alexander Petsche, Andrew Riccio, Mark McCrone, Thomas Obersteiner, Jose Manuel Maza, Zvonimir Buterin, Jelena Lučić-Nothig, Petar Ceronja
Respondent's counsel
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, Rudolf Simone-Pont, Arianna Rosato, Marc Jacob, Boris Koketi, Ines Videnić Desović
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Lindsay Gastrell
Tribunal assistant
Albert Dinelli
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Decision on Provisional Measures
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6 May 2015
Procedural Order No. 3 (Decision on Parties' Request for Document Production)
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PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 3 (Decision on Parties' Request for Document Production)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Matthias Scherer
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Michael C. Pryles
Arbitrator(s)
Stanimir A. Alexandrov, Matthias Scherer
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Grant Hanessian, Filip Boras, Derek Soller, Alexander Petsche, Andrew Riccio, Mark McCrone, Thomas Obersteiner, Jose Manuel Maza, Zvonimir Buterin, Jelena Lučić-Nothig, Petar Ceronja
Respondent's counsel
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, Rudolf Simone-Pont, Arianna Rosato, Marc Jacob, Boris Koketi, Ines Videnić Desović
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Lindsay Gastrell
Tribunal assistant
Albert Dinelli
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 3 (Decision on Parties' Request for Document Production)
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23 Jun 2015
Procedural Order No. 4 (Decision on Further Issues as to Document Production)
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PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 4 (Decision on Further Issues as to Document Production)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Matthias Scherer
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Michael C. Pryles
Arbitrator(s)
Stanimir A. Alexandrov, Matthias Scherer
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Grant Hanessian, Filip Boras, Derek Soller, Alexander Petsche, Andrew Riccio, Mark McCrone, Thomas Obersteiner, Jose Manuel Maza, Zvonimir Buterin, Jelena Lučić-Nothig, Petar Ceronja
Respondent's counsel
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, Rudolf Simone-Pont, Arianna Rosato, Marc Jacob, Boris Koketi, Ines Videnić Desović
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Lindsay Gastrell
Tribunal assistant
Albert Dinelli
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 4 (Decision on Further Issues as to Document Production)
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20 Apr 2016
Procedural Order No. 5
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PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 5
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
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
Grant Hanessian, Filip Boras, Derek Soller, Alexander Petsche, Andrew Riccio, Mark McCrone, Thomas Obersteiner, Jose Manuel Maza, Zvonimir Buterin, Jelena Lučić-Nothig, Petar Ceronja
Respondent's counsel
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, Rudolf Simone-Pont, Arianna Rosato, Marc Jacob, Boris Koketi, Ines Videnić Desović
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Jara Mínguez Almeida
Tribunal assistant
Albert Dinelli
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 5
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11 Sep 2016
Procedural Order No. 6
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PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 6
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Michael C. Pryles
Arbitrator(s)
Stanimir A. Alexandrov, J. Christopher Thomas
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Grant Hanessian, Filip Boras, Derek Soller, Alexander Petsche, Andrew Riccio, Mark McCrone, Thomas Obersteiner, Jose Manuel Maza, Zvonimir Buterin, Jelena Lučić-Nothig, Petar Ceronja
Respondent's counsel
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, Rudolf Simone-Pont, Arianna Rosato, Marc Jacob, Boris Koketi, Ines Videnić Desović
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Jara Mínguez Almeida
Tribunal assistant
Albert Dinelli
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 6
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30 Apr 2018
Decision on the Respondent's Request of 4 April 2018
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on the Respondent's Request of 4 April 2018
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Stanimir A. Alexandrov, Christopher J. Thomas
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Grant Hanessian, Filip Boras, Derek Soller, Alexander Petsche, Andrew Riccio, Mark McCrone, Thomas Obersteiner, Jose Manuel Maza, Zvonimir Buterin, Jelena Lučić-Nothig, Petar Ceronja
Respondent's counsel
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, Rudolf Simone-Pont, Arianna Rosato, Marc Jacob, Boris Koketi, Ines Videnić Desović
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Jara Mínguez Almeida
Tribunal assistant
Andrew Di Pasquale
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Decision on the Respondent's Request of 4 April 2018
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25 Jul 2018
Award
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PARTICIPANTS
Award
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Stanimir A. Alexandrov
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
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
Grant Hanessian, Filip Boras, Derek Soller, Alexander Petsche, Andrew Riccio, Mark McCrone, Thomas Obersteiner, Jose Manuel Maza, Zvonimir Buterin, Jelena Lučić-Nothig, Petar Ceronja, Teddy Baldwin, Ema Vidak Gojković, Kabir AN Duggal, Kenneth Hunter, Vivianne Knierim, Georg Gavrilović Jr., Rick Bell
Respondent's counsel
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, Rudolf Simone-Pont, Arianna Rosato, Marc Jacob, Boris Koketi, Ines Videnić Desović, Gustavo Laborde, Christian Nuñez, Alexander Resar, Toni Luburic
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Pablo D. López Zadicoff, Pablo T. Spiller, Žarko Željko, Davor Derenčinović, Andrija Eraković, Alan Uzelac, Hano Ernst, Tomislav Borić, Mark Sheiness, Dario Šerer, Saša Đipalo, Irena Mićić, Mirjana Rajlić
Respondent's expert
Abdul Sirshar Qureshi, Jasnica Garašić, Nevenka Marković, Petar Klarić, Lilijana Matuško Antonić, Hrvoje Zgombić
Claimant's witness
Georg Gavrilović Sr., Georg Gavrilović Jr., Margarete Gavrilović, Mirela Gulam, Miljenko Rospaher, Ilija Barišić, Michael Müller, Bruno Ettenauer, Slavko Degoricija, Werner Handle
Respondent's witness
Jurica Pavelić, Ivica Papeš, Stjepan Bogović, Joso Fakčević
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Jara Mínguez Almeida, Lindsay Gastrell
Tribunal assistant
Albert Dinelli, Andrew Di Pasquale
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Buterin & Posavec, Shearman & Sterling, Compass Lexecon, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Document Summary
Award
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3 Dec 2025
Memorandum Opinion of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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PARTICIPANTS
Memorandum Opinion of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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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
Reggie B. Walton
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
Country in which this occurs:
United States
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Memorandum Opinion of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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3 Dec 2025
Order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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PARTICIPANTS
Order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
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
Reggie B. Walton
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
Country in which this occurs:
United States
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Order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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