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Qatar National Bank v. South Sudan and Bank of South Sudan, Order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, July 22, 2026

22 Jul 2026
Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.) v. Republic of South Sudan and Bank of South Sudan, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/40
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Order of the US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Order of the US 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
Timothy J. Kelly
Claimant's counsel
Claimant's law firm
Respondent's counsel
Respondent's law firm
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Claimant's expert firm
Respondent's expert
Respondent's expert firm
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Third-party funder
Entities
South Sudan, Bank of South Sudan
Country
United States
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Document Summary
Order of the US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Procedural Posture

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued an Order resolving multiple dispositive and procedural motions in the proceedings between the Petitioner and the Respondents, South Sudan and the Bank of South Sudan. The Order was issued in conjunction with an accompanying Memorandum Opinion detailing the Court's substantive legal reasoning.

Court's Rulings

The Court granted the Petitioner’s Motion for Default Judgment against the Respondent State, South Sudan. Furthermore, the Court granted the Petitioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment against the Respondent instrumentality, the Bank of South Sudan. In parallel, the Court denied the Bank of South Sudan’s cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and its Motion to Strike, while granting its Motion to File a Surreply, directing the Clerk of Court to docket the respective filing.

Operative Directions

To finalize the disposition of the proceedings, the Court directed the Petitioner to file a proposed final judgment concerning South Sudan by August 12, 2026, consistent with the Court's Memorandum Opinion. Additionally, the Court ordered the Petitioner and the Bank of South Sudan to confer and file a joint proposed final judgment by the same deadline. In the event the parties fail to reach an agreement, the Court instructed them to submit separate proposed final judgments accompanied by explanatory briefing detailing their respective positions.