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Tethyan Copper Company Pty Limited v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan, ICSID Case No. ARB/12/1

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Case type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Investment treaty:
Australia-Pakistan BIT
Applicable legal instruments:
Australia-Pakistan BIT
Economic sector:
Mining and quarrying, including hydrocarbons (oil and gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Other remedy:
Respondent shall pay to Claimant pre-award and pre-award interests on the principal amount awarded. Respondent shall bear the costs of the arbitration and the legal expenses incurred by Claimant.
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13 Dec 2012
Decision on Claimant's Request for Provisional Measures
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Claimant's Request for Provisional Measures
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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
Claimant's counsel
Donald Francis Donovan, Mark W. Friedman, Dietmar W. Prager, Natalie L. Reid, Carl Riehl, Berglind Halldorsdottir Birkland, Elizabeth Nielsen, Lord Goldsmith, Patrick Taylor, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Feisal Hussain Naqvi, Bhandari Naqvi Riaz (BNR)
Respondent's counsel
Ahmed Irfan Aslam, Mian Shaoor Ahmad, Office of the Attorney General for Pakistan, Ignacio L. Torterola, Quinn Smith, Diego Gosis, GST LLP, Ali Zahid Rahim, Axis law Chambers, Usman Raza Jamil, URJ & Co
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Document Summary
Decision on Claimant's Request for Provisional Measures
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20 Mar 2017
Claimant's Press Release on Decision on Liablity
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Claimant's Press Release on Decision on Liablity
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Leonard Hoffmann
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
Donald Francis Donovan, Mark W. Friedman, Dietmar W. Prager, Natalie L. Reid, Carl Riehl, Berglind Halldorsdottir Birkland, Elizabeth Nielsen, Lord Goldsmith, Patrick Taylor, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Feisal Hussain Naqvi, Bhandari Naqvi Riaz (BNR)
Respondent's counsel
Ahmed Irfan Aslam, Mian Shaoor Ahmad, Office of the Attorney General for Pakistan, Ignacio L. Torterola, Quinn Smith, Diego Gosis, GST LLP, Ali Zahid Rahim, Axis law Chambers, Usman Raza Jamil, URJ & Co
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Document Summary
Claimant's Press Release on Decision on Liablity
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10 Nov 2017
Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability
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Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Leonard Hoffmann
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
Donald Francis Donovan, Mark W. Friedman, Dietmar W. Prager, Natalie L. Reid, Carl Riehl, Berglind Halldorsdottir Birkland, Elizabeth Nielsen, Lord Goldsmith, Patrick Taylor, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Feisal Hussain Naqvi, Bhandari Naqvi Riaz (BNR)
Respondent's counsel
Ahmed Irfan Aslam, Mian Shaoor Ahmad, Office of the Attorney General for Pakistan, Ignacio L. Torterola, Quinn Smith, Diego Gosis, GST LLP, Ali Zahid Rahim, Axis law Chambers, Usman Raza Jamil, URJ & Co
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability
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10 Nov 2017
Decision on Respondent's Application to Dismiss the Claims (With Reasons)
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Decision on Respondent's Application to Dismiss the Claims (With Reasons)
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Leonard Hoffmann
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
Donald Francis Donovan, Mark W. Friedman, Dietmar W. Prager, Natalie L. Reid, Carl Riehl, Berglind Halldorsdottir Birkland, Elizabeth Nielsen, Lord Goldsmith, Patrick Taylor, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Feisal Hussain Naqvi, Bhandari Naqvi Riaz (BNR)
Respondent's counsel
Ahmed Irfan Aslam, Mian Shaoor Ahmad, Office of the Attorney General for Pakistan, Ignacio L. Torterola, Quinn Smith, Diego Gosis, GST LLP, Ali Zahid Rahim, Axis law Chambers, Usman Raza Jamil, URJ & Co
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Document Summary
Decision on Respondent's Application to Dismiss the Claims (With Reasons)
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12 Jul 2019
Award
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Award
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Leonard Hoffmann
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
Donald Francis Donovan, Mark W. Friedman, Dietmar W. Prager, Natalie L. Reid, Carl Riehl, Berglind Halldorsdottir Birkland, Elizabeth Nielsen, Lord Goldsmith, Patrick Taylor, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Feisal Hussain Naqvi, Bhandari Naqvi Riaz (BNR)
Respondent's counsel
Ahmed Irfan Aslam, Mian Shaoor Ahmad, Office of the Attorney General for Pakistan, Ignacio L. Torterola, Quinn Smith, Diego Gosis, GST LLP, Ali Zahid Rahim, Axis law Chambers, Usman Raza Jamil, URJ & Co
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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Document Summary
Award
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9 Aug 2019
Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Leonard Hoffmann
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
Robert Weigel, Matthew D. McGill, Jason Myatt, Matthew S. Rozen, Katherine Maddox Davis, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 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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Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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17 Sep 2020
Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Joongi Kim
Arbitrator(s)
Carita Wallgren-Lindholm
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Donald Francis Donovan, Mark W. Friedman, Dietmar W. Prager, Natalie L. Reid, Carl Riehl, Berglind Halldorsdottir Birkland, Elizabeth Nielsen, Lord Goldsmith, Patrick Taylor, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Feisal Hussain Naqvi, Bhandari Naqvi Riaz (BNR)
Respondent's counsel
Ahmed Irfan Aslam, Mian Shaoor Ahmad, Office of the Attorney General for Pakistan, Ignacio L. Torterola, Quinn Smith, Diego Gosis, GST LLP, Ali Zahid Rahim, Axis law Chambers, Usman Raza Jamil, URJ & Co
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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Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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10 Mar 2022
Memorandum Opinion
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Memorandum Opinion
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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
Trevor N McFadden
Claimant's counsel
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
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Memorandum Opinion
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10 Mar 2022
US Court Order
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US Court Order
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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
Trevor N McFadden
Claimant's counsel
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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US Court Order
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28 Apr 2022
US Court Order
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US Court Order
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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
Analisa Torres
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
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Document Summary
US Court Order
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9 Dec 2022
Opinion of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
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Opinion of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
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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
Umar Ata Bandial, Ijaz ul Ahsan, Munib Akhtar, Yahya Afridi, Jamal Khan Mandokhail
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Country in which this occurs:
Pakistan
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Opinion of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
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6 Jan 2023
Order of the Committee on Discontinuance
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Order of the Committee on Discontinuance
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
Joongi Kim
ICSID Annulment Committee members
Joongi Kim, Carita Wallgren-Lindholm, Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Document Summary
Order of the Committee on Discontinuance
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