Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, Cortec (Pty) Limited and Stirling Capital Limited v. Republic of Kenya, ICSID Case No. ARB/15/29

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Case type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Investment treaty:
Kenya - United Kingdom BIT (1999)
Applicable legal instruments:
Kenya - United Kingdom BIT (1999)
Economic sector:
Mining and quarrying, including hydrocarbons (oil and gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Respondent(s)
Other remedy:
The Tribunal ordered the Claimants to pay the Respondent US $3,226,429.21 plus US $322,561.14 in ICSID costs.
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29 Mar 2016
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Kanaga Dharmananda
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Ian Binnie
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Peter Harris, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packer, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Pauline Mcharo, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine K. Omwakwe, Charles Wamwayi, State Law Office and Department of Justice of Kenya, Guglielmo Verdirame, 20 Essex Street Chambers, Ben Sanderson, Elinor Thomas, Maria Scott, Kate Cervantes-Knox, Alexander Brabant, DLP Piper France LLP, Kamau Karori, Milly Jalega, Ken Melly, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
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6 May 2016
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Kanaga Dharmananda
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Ian Binnie
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Peter Harris, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packer, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Pauline Mcharo, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine K. Omwakwe, Charles Wamwayi, State Law Office and Department of Justice of Kenya, Guglielmo Verdirame, 20 Essex Street Chambers, Ben Sanderson, Elinor Thomas, Maria Scott, Kate Cervantes-Knox, Alexander Brabant, DLP Piper France LLP, Kamau Karori, Milly Jalega, Ken Melly, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
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6 Jun 2016
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Kanaga Dharmananda
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Ian Binnie
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Peter Harris, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packer, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Pauline Mcharo, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine K. Omwakwe, Charles Wamwayi, State Law Office and Department of Justice of Kenya, Guglielmo Verdirame, 20 Essex Street Chambers, Ben Sanderson, Elinor Thomas, Maria Scott, Kate Cervantes-Knox, Alexander Brabant, DLP Piper France LLP, Kamau Karori, Milly Jalega, Ken Melly, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
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9 Sep 2016
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Kanaga Dharmananda
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Ian Binnie
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Peter Harris, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packer, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Pauline Mcharo, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine K. Omwakwe, Charles Wamwayi, State Law Office and Department of Justice of Kenya, Guglielmo Verdirame, 20 Essex Street Chambers, Ben Sanderson, Elinor Thomas, Maria Scott, Kate Cervantes-Knox, Alexander Brabant, DLP Piper France LLP, Kamau Karori, Milly Jalega, Ken Melly, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
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5 May 2017
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Kanaga Dharmananda
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Ian Binnie
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Peter Harris, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packer, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Pauline Mcharo, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine K. Omwakwe, Charles Wamwayi, State Law Office and Department of Justice of Kenya, Guglielmo Verdirame, 20 Essex Street Chambers, Ben Sanderson, Elinor Thomas, Maria Scott, Kate Cervantes-Knox, Alexander Brabant, DLP Piper France LLP, Kamau Karori, Milly Jalega, Ken Melly, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
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22 Jul 2017
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Kanaga Dharmananda
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Ian Binnie
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Peter Harris, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packer, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Pauline Mcharo, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine K. Omwakwe, Charles Wamwayi, State Law Office and Department of Justice of Kenya, Guglielmo Verdirame, 20 Essex Street Chambers, Ben Sanderson, Elinor Thomas, Maria Scott, Kate Cervantes-Knox, Alexander Brabant, DLP Piper France LLP, Kamau Karori, Milly Jalega, Ken Melly, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
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22 Nov 2017
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Kanaga Dharmananda
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Ian Binnie
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Peter Harris, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packer, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Pauline Mcharo, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine K. Omwakwe, Charles Wamwayi, State Law Office and Department of Justice of Kenya, Guglielmo Verdirame, 20 Essex Street Chambers, Ben Sanderson, Elinor Thomas, Maria Scott, Kate Cervantes-Knox, Alexander Brabant, DLP Piper France LLP, Kamau Karori, Milly Jalega, Ken Melly, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
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Tribunal secretary
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15 Dec 2017
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Kanaga Dharmananda
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Ian Binnie
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Peter Harris, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packer, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Pauline Mcharo, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine K. Omwakwe, Charles Wamwayi, State Law Office and Department of Justice of Kenya, Guglielmo Verdirame, 20 Essex Street Chambers, Ben Sanderson, Elinor Thomas, Maria Scott, Kate Cervantes-Knox, Alexander Brabant, DLP Piper France LLP, Kamau Karori, Milly Jalega, Ken Melly, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
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Tribunal secretary
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22 Oct 2018
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Kanaga Dharmananda
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Ian Binnie
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Peter Harris, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packer, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Pauline Mcharo, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine K. Omwakwe, Charles Wamwayi, State Law Office and Department of Justice of Kenya, Guglielmo Verdirame, 20 Essex Street Chambers, Ben Sanderson, Elinor Thomas, Maria Scott, Kate Cervantes-Knox, Alexander Brabant, DLP Piper France LLP, Kamau Karori, Milly Jalega, Ken Melly, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
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Claimant's expert
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Tribunal secretary
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15 Feb 2019
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Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Romesh Weeramantry, Peter Harris, Amanda Murphy, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packe, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
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Tribunal secretary
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12 Aug 2020
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Claimant appointee
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Chair/President
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Sam Luttrell, Romesh Weeramantry, Clementine Packer, Amelia Hirst, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP, Dominic Afzali, Harbour Litigation Funding
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine Kusa, Charles Wamwayi, Sheila Mammet, Office Solicitor General of Kenya, Michael Sullivan QC, Henry Forbes Smith, One Essex Court
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Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Annulment Committee president
David Brian King
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Cavinder Bull, Dorothy Udeme Ufo
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18 Sep 2020
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Chair/President
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Sam Luttrell, Romesh Weeramantry, Clementine Packer, Amelia Hirst, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP, Dominic Afzali, Harbour Litigation Funding
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine Kusa, Charles Wamwayi, Sheila Mammet, Office Solicitor General of Kenya, Michael Sullivan QC, Henry Forbes Smith, One Essex Court
Other counsel
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Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
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Respondent's witness
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Other witnesses
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Annulment Committee president
David Brian King
Annulment Committee members
David Brian King, Cavinder Bull, Dorothy Udeme Ufo
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19 Mar 2021
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Kanaga Dharmananda
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Ian Binnie
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Audley Sheppard, Ben Luscombe, Sam Luttrell, Peter Harris, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathan Eastwood, Clementine Packer, Clifford Chance
Respondent's counsel
Njeri Wachira, Pauline Mcharo, Emmanuel Bitta, Christine K. Omwakwe, Charles Wamwayi, State Law Office and Department of Justice of Kenya, Guglielmo Verdirame, 20 Essex Street Chambers, Ben Sanderson, Elinor Thomas, Maria Scott, Kate Cervantes-Knox, Alexander Brabant, DLP Piper France LLP, Kamau Karori, Milly Jalega, Ken Melly, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
Other counsel
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Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
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Respondent's witness
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Other witnesses
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Annulment Committee president
David Brian King
Annulment Committee members
Cavinder Bull
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