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Caratube International Oil Company LLP v. Republic of Kazakhstan (I), ICSID Case No. ARB/08/12

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Case type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Investment treaty:
Kazakhstan-United States BIT
Applicable legal instruments:
Kazakhstan-United States BIT
Economic sector:
Mining and quarrying, including hydrocarbons (oil and gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Respondent(s)
Other remedy:
The Tribunal decided that the Claimant shall pay the Respondent US $3.2 million, consisting of US $3 million for its legal costs and US $200,000 to recoup part of the monies paid for the ICSID deposit.
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16 Jun 2008
Request for Arbitration
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Request for Arbitration
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ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body members
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Request for Arbitration
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1 Jan 2009
The Republic's Counter-Memorial on Objections to Jurisdiction and the Merits, 2009
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The Republic's Counter-Memorial on Objections to Jurisdiction and the Merits, 2009
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ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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Claimant's counsel
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The Republic's Counter-Memorial on Objections to Jurisdiction and the Merits, 2009
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16 Apr 2009
First Session of the Arbitral Tribunal
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First Session of the Arbitral Tribunal
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gavan Griffith
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Kamal Hossain
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
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First Session of the Arbitral Tribunal
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14 May 2009
Caratube International Oil Company LLP Memorial
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Caratube International Oil Company LLP Memorial
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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
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
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Caratube International Oil Company LLP Memorial
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31 Jul 2009
Decision Regarding Claimant’s Application for Provisional Measures
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Decision Regarding Claimant’s Application for Provisional Measures
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gavan Griffith
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Kamal Hossain
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
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
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Tribunal assistant
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Decision Regarding Claimant’s Application for Provisional Measures
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14 Apr 2010
Procedural Order No. 2 Regarding Document Production
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Procedural Order No. 2 Regarding Document Production
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gavan Griffith
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Kamal Hossain
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
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
Country
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Procedural Order No. 2 Regarding Document Production
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26 May 2010
Procedural Order No. 3
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Procedural Order No. 3
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gavan Griffith
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Kamal Hossain
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
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
Country
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Procedural Order No. 3
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11 Aug 2010
Memorandum Opinion (on 1782 Petition for Discovery)
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Memorandum Opinion (on 1782 Petition for Discovery)
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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
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
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Memorandum Opinion (on 1782 Petition for Discovery)
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19 Oct 2010
Procedural Order No. 4 Concerning Questions of Immunity (not public)
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PARTICIPANTS
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gavan Griffith
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Kamal Hossain
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
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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29 Dec 2010
Procedural Order No. 5 Regarding further details of the Hearing in Paris (not public)
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PARTICIPANTS
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gavan Griffith
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Kamal Hossain
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
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
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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29 Dec 2010
Procedural Order No. 6 Concerning Examination of Witnesses and Questions of Immunity (not public)
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gavan Griffith
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Kamal Hossain
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
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
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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5 Jun 2012
Award
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Award
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gavan Griffith
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Kamal Hossain
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
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
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Award
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5 Oct 2012
Application for Annulment of the Award Registered (not public)
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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
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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14 Mar 2013
Decision on the Continuation of the Stay of Enforcement of the Award (not public)
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Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
Juan Fernández-Armesto
ICSID Annulment Committee members
Hans Danelius
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
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Respondent's expert
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Respondent's witness
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21 Feb 2014
Decision on the Annulment Application of Caratube International Oil Company LLP
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Decision on the Annulment Application of Caratube International Oil Company LLP
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Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
Juan Fernández-Armesto
ICSID Annulment Committee members
Cecil W.M. Abraham, Hans Danelius
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
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Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Decision on the Annulment Application of Caratube International Oil Company LLP
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