Cairn Energy PLC and Cairn UK Holdings Limited (CUHL) v. Republic of India (I), PCA Case No. 2016-7

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Case type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Applicable arbitration rules:
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976)
Seat of Arbitration:
Investment treaty:
India - United Kingdom BIT (1994)
Applicable legal instruments:
India - United Kingdom BIT (1994)
Economic sector:
Mining and quarrying, including hydrocarbons (oil and gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of damages:
US $1,232,820,000
Other remedy:
The Tribunal ordered the Respondent to pay the Claimants' costs of arbitration and legal representation in connection with these arbitration proceedings.
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27 Mar 2015
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12 Aug 2016
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Claimant appointee
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Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
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Arbitrator(s)
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Claimant's counsel
Shearman & Sterling LLP
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9 Mar 2017
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Claimant appointee
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Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Prashant Maharishi
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Tribunal secretary
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31 Mar 2017
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Chair/President
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Entities (Firms/Institutions)
[field_entities]
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
[field_claimant_s_witness]
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
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WTO chair
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19 Apr 2017
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/ Participants Details
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Chair/President
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Entities (Firms/Institutions)
[field_entities]
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
[field_claimant_s_witness]
Respondent's witness
[field_respondent_s_witness]
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[field_other_witnesses]
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Annulment Committee president
Annulment Committee members
WTO members
[field_wto_appellate_body_memb]
WTO chair
[field_wto_appellate_body_chai]
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18 Mar 2019
Case Profile:
/ Participants Details
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Chair/President
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Entities (Firms/Institutions)
[field_entities]
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
[field_claimant_s_witness]
Respondent's witness
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[field_other_witnesses]
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Annulment Committee president
Annulment Committee members
WTO members
[field_wto_appellate_body_memb]
WTO chair
[field_wto_appellate_body_chai]
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8 Oct 2020
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Chair/President
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Vinodh Coomaraswamy
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Entities (Firms/Institutions)
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Claimant's expert
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Claimant's witness
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Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Annulment Committee president
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WTO members
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WTO chair
[field_wto_appellate_body_chai]
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21 Dec 2020
Case Profile:
/ Participants Details
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Stanimir A. Alexandrov
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Chair/President
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Mark S. McNeill, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Arvind P. Datar, Niti Dixit, S&R Associates, Uday Walia, Platinum Partners, Paul Hally, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, Maarten Drop, CleberN.V.
Respondent's counsel
Salim Moollan, ESSEX COURT CHAMBERS, Chester Brown, Shreyas Jayasimha, Mysore Prasanna, Krishnan Shakkottai, Bhavya Chengappa, AamaL awLLP
Other counsel
Entities (Firms/Institutions)
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Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
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Annulment Committee president
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WTO members
[field_wto_appellate_body_memb]
WTO chair
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21 Dec 2021
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Chair/President
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Entities (Firms/Institutions)
[field_entities]
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
[field_claimant_s_witness]
Respondent's witness
[field_respondent_s_witness]
Other witnesses
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Annulment Committee president
Annulment Committee members
WTO members
[field_wto_appellate_body_memb]
WTO chair
[field_wto_appellate_body_chai]
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