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Unión Fenosa Gas, S.A. v. Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/14/4

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Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Applicable Treaty:
Egypt-Spain BIT (1992)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
Egypt-Spain BIT
Economic Sector:
Mining and Quarrying, Including Hydrocarbons (oil and Gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of Damages:
US $2,013,071,000
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14 Feb 2014
Notice of Arbitration
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PARTICIPANTS
Notice of Arbitration
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
J. William Rowley
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
Robert Doak Bishop, David H. Weiss, Anisha Sud, Sara L. McBrearty, Ginny Castelan, Edward G. Kehoe, Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta, Aloysius Llamzon, Timothy M. McKenzie, James E. Castello, Rami Chahine, Sara Burns, King & Spalding
Respondent's counsel
Hussein Khalil Hamza, Abdel Hameed Nagashy, Mohamed Khalaf, Amr Arafa Hassan, Fatma Khalifa, Yousria El Gamal, Lela Kassem, State Lawsuits Authority of Egypt, Claudia Annacker, Robert T. Greig, J. Cameron Murphy, Laurie Achtouk-Spivak, Larry Work-Dembowski, Ariella Rosenberg, Ellie Norton, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Notice of Arbitration
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31 Aug 2018
Award of the Tribunal
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Award of the Tribunal
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
J. William Rowley
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
Robert Doak Bishop, David H. Weiss, Anisha Sud, Sara L. McBrearty, Ginny Castelan, Edward G. Kehoe, Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta, Aloysius Llamzon, Timothy M. McKenzie, James E. Castello, Rami Chahine, Sara Burns, King & Spalding
Respondent's counsel
Hussein Khalil Hamza, Abdel Hameed Nagashy, Mohamed Khalaf, Amr Arafa Hassan, Fatma Khalifa, Yousria El Gamal, Lela Kassem, State Lawsuits Authority of Egypt, Claudia Annacker, Robert T. Greig, J. Cameron Murphy, Laurie Achtouk-Spivak, Larry Work-Dembowski, Ariella Rosenberg, Ellie Norton, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Award of the Tribunal
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31 Aug 2018
Dissenting Opinion of Arbitrator Mark Clodfelter
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Dissenting Opinion of Arbitrator Mark Clodfelter
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
J. William Rowley
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
Robert Doak Bishop, David H. Weiss, Anisha Sud, Sara L. McBrearty, Ginny Castelan, Edward G. Kehoe, Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta, Aloysius Llamzon, Timothy M. McKenzie, James E. Castello, Rami Chahine, Sara Burns, King & Spalding
Respondent's counsel
Hussein Khalil Hamza, Abdel Hameed Nagashy, Mohamed Khalaf, Amr Arafa Hassan, Fatma Khalifa, Yousria El Gamal, Lela Kassem, State Lawsuits Authority of Egypt, Claudia Annacker, Robert T. Greig, J. Cameron Murphy, Laurie Achtouk-Spivak, Larry Work-Dembowski, Ariella Rosenberg, Ellie Norton, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Dissenting Opinion of Arbitrator Mark Clodfelter
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17 Oct 2018
Claimant Petition to Recognize and Enforce the Arbitration Award
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Claimant Petition to Recognize and Enforce the Arbitration Award
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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
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Edward G. Kehoe, Charlene C. Sun, Enrique J. Molina, King & Spalding
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
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Claimant Petition to Recognize and Enforce the Arbitration Award
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24 Jan 2020
Decision to Terminate the Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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Decision to Terminate the Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Andrés Jana Linetzky
Arbitrator(s)
Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor, Inka Hanefeld
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Robert Doak Bishop, David H. Weiss, Anisha Sud, Sara L. McBrearty, Ginny Castelan, Edward G. Kehoe, Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta, Aloysius Llamzon, Timothy M. McKenzie, James E. Castello, Rami Chahine, Sara Burns, King & Spalding
Respondent's counsel
Hussein Khalil Hamza, Abdel Hameed Nagashy, Mohamed Khalaf, Amr Arafa Hassan, Fatma Khalifa, Yousria El Gamal, Lela Kassem, State Lawsuits Authority of Egypt, Claudia Annacker, Robert T. Greig, J. Cameron Murphy, Laurie Achtouk-Spivak, Larry Work-Dembowski, Ariella Rosenberg, Ellie Norton, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Decision to Terminate the Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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27 Jan 2020
Status Report
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Status Report
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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Status Report
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27 Feb 2020
Press Release (Spanish)
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Press Release (Spanish)
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
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Claimant's counsel
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Press Release (Spanish)
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29 May 2020
Order of US District Court for the Southern District of New York
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Order of US District Court for the Southern District of New York
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ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Paul A. Engelmayer
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Order of US District Court for the Southern District of New York
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4 Jun 2020
Memorandum Opinion of US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Memorandum Opinion of US District Court for the District of Columbia
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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James E. Boasberg
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Memorandum Opinion of US District Court for the District of Columbia
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4 Jun 2020
Order of US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Order of US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
James E. Boasberg
Claimant's counsel
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Order of US District Court for the District of Columbia
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30 Jun 2020
Judgment of English High Court of Justice
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Judgment of English High Court of Justice
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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
Ruth Byrne, Charity Kirby, Kabir Bhalla, King & Spalding
Respondent's counsel
Ali Malek, Lucas Bastin, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Judgment of English High Court of Justice
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