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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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Related Proceedings (Vedanta Resources PLC v. Government of India, UNCITRAL)
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
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27 Mar 2015
Claimant's Press Release on the Notice of Dispute
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Claimant's Press Release on the Notice of Dispute
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ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
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Claimant's Press Release on the Notice of Dispute
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12 Aug 2016
Procedural Order No. 2
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Procedural Order No. 2
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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
Shearman & Sterling LLP
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Tribunal secretary
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Procedural Order No. 2
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9 Mar 2017
Decision of India's Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
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Decision of India's Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
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Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Prashant Maharishi
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Decision of India's Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
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31 Mar 2017
Procedural Order No. 3 - Decision on the Respondent’s Application for a Stay of the Proceedings
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Procedural Order No. 3 - Decision on the Respondent’s Application for a Stay of the Proceedings
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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
Shearman & Sterling LLP
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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Procedural Order No. 3 - Decision on the Respondent’s Application for a Stay of the Proceedings
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19 Apr 2017
Procedural Order No. 4 - Decision on the Respondent’s Application for Bifurcation
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Procedural Order No. 4 - Decision on the Respondent’s Application for Bifurcation
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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
Shearman & Sterling LLP
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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Procedural Order No. 4 - Decision on the Respondent’s Application for Bifurcation
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18 Mar 2019
Procedural Order No. 16
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Procedural Order No. 16
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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
Shearman & Sterling LLP
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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Procedural Order No. 16
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8 Oct 2020
Judgment of the High Court of Singapore
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Judgment of the High Court of Singapore
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Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Vinodh Coomaraswamy
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Judgment of the High Court of Singapore
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21 Dec 2020
Final Award
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Final Award
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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
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
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Final Award
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21 Dec 2021
Hague Court of Appeal Judgment (Dutch Original)
Hague Court of Appeal Judgment (Unofficial English Translation)
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Hague Court of Appeal Judgment (Dutch Original)
Hague Court of Appeal Judgment (Unofficial English Translation)
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ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
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Netherlands
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