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GPGC v. Ghana, Order of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, June 9, 2021

9 Jun 2021
Ghana Power Generation Company v. Republic of Ghana, PCA Case No. 2019-05
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Order of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Peter Flint, Gaëtan Verhoosel
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LISTED PARTICIPANTS
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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
Christopher John Butcher, Andrew Baker
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
Peter Flint, Gaëtan Verhoosel
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Third-party funder
Entities
Ghana, Ghana Power Generation Company
Country
United Kingdom
Print reporter
Document Summary
Order of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales
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Procedural Background

This document is an Order issued by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (Commercial Court) in proceedings between the Government of Ghana and GPGC Limited. The proceedings relate to a challenge of the Final Award rendered in PCA Case No. 2019-05. Ghana, acting as the Claimant in the domestic court proceedings, filed a Second Extension Application seeking additional time to challenge the Final Award, alongside an application for relief from implied sanctions contained in a prior court order dated 23 February 2021.

Court's Analysis and Decision

Presided over by Mr Justice Butcher, the Court reviewed the witness statements submitted by Peter Flint and Gaëtan Verhoosel and heard submissions from leading counsel for both parties. Following its review of the procedural history and the applicable standards for granting extensions and relief from sanctions, the Court determined that Ghana's requests were unwarranted. Consequently, the Court dismissed the Second Extension Application and refused the Relief from Sanctions Application.

Operative Rulings

As a result of the dismissal, the Court ordered Ghana to bear the costs occasioned by the applications. Ghana was directed to pay GPGC Limited’s costs, summarily assessed at £80,000, within 21 days. Furthermore, the Court ordered that its substantive judgment dated 9 June 2021 be delivered in public in an anonymized form.