Arbitration Scorecard (Contract & Treaty Disputes)
23 June 2005
An inside look at more than 100 major disputes by Michael D. Goldhaber (American Lawyer/Focus Europe/Summer 2005)
Arbitration Scorecard: Contract Disputes
http://www.americanlawyer.com/focuseurope/contracts0605.html
(see below for a list of Treaty Disputes)
- OAO NK Yukos (Russia) v. Shareholders in OAO Sibneft
- The National Property Fund of the Czech Republic and The Czech Republic v. Nomura Principal Investment plc (Japan)
- IDT Corporation (U.S.) v. Telefónica S.A. (Spain)
- German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing v. Toll Collect Consortium (comprising DaimlerChrysler Services AG, Deutsche Telekom AG and Compagnie Financière et Industrielle des Autoroutes S.A., and Deutsche Telekom AG)
- Rumeli Telefon Sistemleri AS (Turkey) v. Motorola Credit Corporation (U.S.)
- Telsim Mobil Telekomünikasyon Hizmetleri AS (Turkey) v. Motorola Credit Corporation (U.S.)
- Vivendi Universal S.A. (France) and Vivendi Telecom International S.A. (France) v. Elektrim S.A. (Poland)
- Gruppo Banca Intesa (Luxembourg) v. Slovakia
- Electricité de France (France) v. Capitalia S.p.A. (Italy), Banca Intesa S.p.A (Italy), IMI Investimenti S.p.A (Italy)
- Elf Aquitaine S.A. v. Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.
- The Kingdom of the Netherlands v. Nederlandse Aardoliemaatschappij (NAM) B.V. (Netherlands)
- Conproca, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico), a joint venture of SK Engineering and Construction (Korea) and Siemens AG (Germany) v. Petróleos Mexicanos
- Electricité de France (France) v. Fiat S.p.A (Italy)
- Ceskoslovenská obchodní banka, A.S. (Czech Republic) v. The Slovak Republic
- PT Ariawest International (Indonesia) v. Perusahaan Perseroan PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia TBK (Indonesia)
- T-Mobile International (Germany) v. Elektrim SA, Elektrimtelecommunicaja SA (Poland)
- Bridas SAPIC (Argentina) v. Government of Turkmenistan
- Telsim Mobil Telekomünikasyon Hizmetleri AS (Turkey) v. Motorola Ltd. (U.K.)
- Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (Japan) v. Fortress Re, Inc. (U.S.)
- Electricité de France (France) v. Carlo Tassara Finanziaria S.p.A (Italy)
- ChevronTexaco Corp. (U.S.) v. Petroecuador and the Republic of Ecuador
- Electricité de France (France) v. Fiat S.p.A (Italy)
- Philippine International Air Terminal Co, Inc. [PIATCO] (Philippines) v. Republic of the Philippines
- Tilts Communications A/S (Denmark), Sonera OYJ (Finland), Cable & Wireless plc (U.K.) v. Republic of Latvia (Latvia), Lattelekom SIA (Latvia)
- Bombardier Inc. (Canada), Bombardier Transportation (Holdings) Germany GmbH (Germany) v. DaimlerChrysler AG (Germany)
- Globe Nuclear Services and Supply (GNSS) Limited (U.S.) v. AO Techsnabexport ("Tenex") (Russia)
- Society of Lloyds (London) v. Swiss Reinsurance Company (Switzerland), XL Capital Ltd. (Bermuda), The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. (U.S.), The Chubb Corporation (U.S.), Hannover Ruckversicherung (Germany), GE Employers Reinsurance Corporation (U.S.)
- UEG Araucária Ltda. v. Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Brazil) and Copel Geraçao S.A. (Brazil)
- ABN Amro Bank N.V. (Stockholm branch) v. Telsim Mobil Telekomünikaysion Hizmetleri A.S. (Turkey)
- Chang Beverages Pte Ltd. (Thailand) v. Carlsberg Breweries A/S (Denmark)
- Government of the Russian Federation v. Compagnie Noga d’Importation et d’Exportation (Switzerland)
- IPOC International Growth Fund Limited (Bermuda) v. LV Finance Group Limited (British Virgin Islands)
- IPOC International Growth Fund Limited (Bermuda) v. OOO CT-Mobile (Russia), OAO Telcominsvest (Russia), Sonera Holding B.V. (Netherlands), Telia International A.B. (Sweden), and Telia International Management AB (Sweden)
- The Eurotrain Consortium (Germany and France) v. Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (Taiwan) on behalf of its promoters and founding shareholders, Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd., Fubon Insurance Co., Ltd., Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd., Continental Engineering Corp., and Teco Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Agrium Inc. (Canada) v. Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) (U.S.)
- ProMOS Technologies Inc. (Taiwan R.O.C.) v. Infineon Technologies AG (Germany)
- Alcatel Space S.A. (France) v. Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (Bermuda and U.S.)
- Anaconda Operations Proprietary Ltd. (Australia) v. Fluor Australia Proprietary Ltd. (Australia)
- Mitsui Limited (Japan) (General Electric (USA) was real party in interest) v. Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Telcordia Technologies, Inc.(U.S.) v. Telkom SA Limited (South Africa)
- Grupo Alvica (Venezuela) v. Petrolera Ameriven (Venezuela)
- IPOC International Growth Fund Limited (Bermuda) v. LV Finance Group Limited (British Virgin Islands)
- Kansas City Southern (U.S.) v. Grupo TMM, S.A. (Mexico)
- Karaha Bodas Company ("KBC") (Cayman Islands) v. Perusahaan Pertambangan Minyak Dan Gas Bumi Negara ("Pertamina") (Indonesia), PT PLN (Persero) (Indonesia), Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia)
- Sonatrach (Algeria) and Sonatrading Amsterdam B.V. (The Netherlands) v. Duke Energy LNG Sales, Inc. (U.S.)
- The Navy of the Republic of China in Taiwan, acting through its Planning Bureau for and on behalf of itself and The Republic of China (Chinese Taipei) v. Thales S.A. (France) and Thales Naval S.A. (France)
- ABN AMRO Holding N.V. (The Netherlands), ANZEF Limited (U.K.), Bank of America, N.A. (U.S.), BNP Paribas (France), Citibank, N.A. (U.S.), Crédit Lyonnais SA (France), Credit Suisse First Boston (Switzerland), Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG (Austria), KBC Finance Ireland (Ireland), Overseas Private Investment Corporation (U.S.), Standard Chartered Bank (U.K.) v. Industrial Development Bank of India (India), ICICI Limited (India), IFCI Limited (India), State Bank of India (India)
- Allseas Group SA (Switzerland) v. Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd. (Singapore)
- Hutchison 3G Italia SpA (Italy), Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (Hong Kong) v. Cirtel International S.A. (Luxembourg)
- Siemens AG (Germany) v. First Gas Power Corporation (U.K.)
- World Duty Free Company Limited (Isle of Man, United Kingdom) v. The Republic of Kenya (Kenya)
- Artal Netherlands BV (Netherlands) et al v. Aventis CropScience GmbH (Germany)
- AK Capital (USA), NHB Inc. (Korea), DASCO Inc. (Korea) v. Hanbo Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Korea), Seok-Hwan Na (Korea)
- GTE Corporation (U.S.) v. XL Capital Ltd. (Bermuda)
- Alucoal Holdings Limited (Cyprus) v. Novokuznetsk Aluminium Plant ("NKAZ") (Russia)
- The International Investor K.C.S.C. (Kuwait) v. Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel (Saudi Arabia), Dallah Al Baraka Holding Company E.C. (Bahrain)
- SARAS SpA Raffinerie Sarde (Italy) v. Enron Dutch Holdings BV (The Netherlands)
- Alliant Energy Holdings do Brasil Ltda. (Brazil) v. Itacatu S.A., Gipar S.A., Companhia Força e Luz Cataguazes-Leopoldina (CFLCL) (Brazil)
- Base Metal Trading S.A. (Switzerland) v. OJSC Novokuznesk Aluminium Plant (Russia)
- BNP Paribas (France) v. Avis Group Holdings, Inc. (U.S.)
- Cairn Energy India Pty Limited (Australia), Ravva Oil Singapore Pte Limited (Singapore) v. Government of India
- Cemex Asia Holdings Ltd (Singaporean subsidiary of Cemex SA de CV (Mexico)) ("Cemex") v. The Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Indonesia
- FLAG Telecom Holdings Limited (Bermuda) v. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (India)
- Fluor Limited (U.K.), acting as agent for Citylink Telecommunications Limited (U.K.) v. London Underground Limited (U.K.)
- MBDA (U.K.) Ltd. v. Raytheon Company (U.S.)
- Techold Participações S.A. and Timepart Participações Ltda. (Brazil) v. Telecom Italia International, NV and Telecom Italia S.p.A. (Italy)
- Volta Aluminium Company Ltd. ("Valco") (Ghana) and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. ("Kaiser") (U.S.) v. Volta River Authority ("VRA") and Government of Ghana
- Zeevi Holdings Ltd (Israel) v. Bulgaria
- Latin American Infrastructure Fund X SPRL (Belgium) v. Axtel S.A. de C.V., Telinor Telefonia, S.de R.L. de C.V.(Mexico), Blackstone Capital Partners III Merchant Banking Fund, L.P.(U.S.), Blackstone Offshore Capital Partners III, L.P. (U.S.) and Blackstone Family Investment Partnership III, L.P.(U.S.)
See http://www.americanlawyer.com/focuseurope/contracts0605.html
Arbitration Scorecard: Treaty Disputes
http://www.americanlawyer.com/focuseurope/treaty0605.html
- Hulley Enterprises Ltd (Cyprus) v. The Russian Federation
- Generation Ukraine Inc. (U.S.) v. Government of Ukraine
- Veteran Petroleum Trust (Cyprus) v. The Russian Federation
- Offshore Power Production C.V., Travamark Two B.V., EFS India-Energy B.V.,
- Enron B.V., and Indian Power Investments B.V. (Netherlands) v. Government of India
- France Telecom Group (France) v. Republic of Lebanon
- Hussein Nuaman Soufraki (Italy) v. The United Arab Emirates
- Hussein Nuaman Soufraki (Italy) v. The United Arab Emirates
- Motorola Credit Corporation, Inc. (U.S.) v. Republic of Turkey
- Saluka Investments B.V. (The Netherlands) v. The Czech Republic
- Aguas Argentinas, S.A. (Argentina), SUEZ (France), Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. (Spain), Vivendi Universal, S.A. (France) v. Argentine Republic
- Eureko BV (Netherlands) v. Republic of Poland
- Capital India Power Mauritius I and Energy Enterprises (Mauritius) Company v. Government of India
- Enersis, S.A. (Chile), Chilectra, S.A. (Chile), Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S.A. (Chile), Elesur, S.A. (Chile) v. Argentine Republic
- Yukos Universal Ltd (Isle of Man) v. The Russian Federation
- The Loewen Group, Inc. (Canada) and Raymond L. Loewen (Canada) v. The United States of America
- Vannessa Ventures Ltd. (Canada) v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Eurotunnel Group (France and the U.K.) v. The French Republic and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Telefónica S.A. (Spain) v. Argentine Republic
- Methanex Corporation (Canada) v. United States of America
- Enron Corp., Ponderosa Assets L.P. (U.S.) v. Argentine Republic
- Azurix Corp. (U.S.) v. Argentine Republic
- The AES Corporation (U.S.) v. Argentine Republic
- Victor Pey Casado (Chile and Spain) and President Allende Foundation (Spain) v. Republic of Chile
- Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Germany) v. Republic of the Philippines
- Telekom Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia) v. Government of Ghana
- CME Czech Republic B.V. (The Netherlands) v. The Czech Republic
- Siemens A.G. (Germany) v. Argentine Republic
- Camuzzi International S.A. (Luxembourg) v. Argentine Republic
- Impregilo S.p.A. (Italy) v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Bayindir Insaat Turizm Ticaret Ve Sanayi Ankara (Turkey) v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- A Greek investor v. Republic of Georgia
- First Eagle Funds (U.S.), et al. v. Bank for International Settlements (Switzerland)
- Camuzzi International S.A. (Luxembourg) v. Argentine Republic
- Vivendi Universal S.A. (France) and Compagñía de Aguas del Aconquija SA (Argentina) v. Argentine Republic
- Corn Products International, Inc. (U.S.) v. United Mexican States
- Autopista Concesionada de Venezuela, C.A. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (The Netherlands), ANZEF Limited (U.K.), BNP Paribas (France), Crédit Lyonnais S.A. (France), Credit Suisse First Boston (Switzerland), Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG (Austria), Standard Chartered Bank (U.K.) v. Republic of India
- Noble Ventures, Inc. (U.S.) v. Republic of Romania
- Plama Consortium Limited (Cyprus) v. Republic of Bulgaria
- PSEG Global, Inc., The North American Coal Corporation, and Konya Ilgin Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi (U.S.) v. Republic of Turkey
- LG&E Energy LLC (U.S.) v. Argentine Republic
- CMS Energy Corp. (U.S.) v. Argentine Republic
- Aguas Provinciales de Santa Fe, S.A. (Argentina), SUEZ S.A. (France), Sociedad General de Aguas Barcelona, S.A. (Spain), Interagua, Servicios Integrales del Agua, S.A. (Spain) v. Argentine Republic
- Ahmonseto, Inc. (U.S.), E&D Industrial California Overseas Company of America (U.S.), A. BMH & Co., Inc. (USA), Adel Talebagha (U.S.), Aida Talebagha (U.S.), Hala Talebagha (U.S.), Badie Talebagha (U.S.) v. Arab Republic of Egypt
- Sempra Energy International (U.S.) v. Argentine Republic
- Occidental Exploration and Petroleum Company (U.S.) v. Republic of Ecuador
- El Paso Energy International Company (U.S.) v. Argentine Republic
- FW Oil Interests, Inc. (U.S.) v. Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- SGS Société Générale de Surveillance S.A. (Switzerland) v. Republic of the Philippines
- Lucchetti S.A. (Chile) and Lucchetti Peru S.A. (Peru) v. Republic of Peru
- SGS Société Générale de Surveillance S.A. (Switzerland) v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Inceysa Vallisoletana S.L. (Spain) v. Republic of El Salvador
- Interbrew Central European Holding BV (The Netherlands) v. The Republic of Slovenia
- Aguas Cordobesas, S.A. (Argentina), SUEZ S.A. (France), Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. (Spain) v. Argentine Republic
- Archer Daniels Midland (U.S.) and A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. (U.S.), on their own behalf and on behalf of their enterprise, Almidones Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) v. The United Mexican States
- Cargill, Inc. (U.S.) v. Republic of Poland
- Champion Trading Company (U.S.) and Ameritrade International, Inc. (U.S.) v. Arab Republic of Egypt
- Enrho St. Ltd. (Cayman Islands ) v. The Republic of Kazakhstan
- TSA Spectrum de Argentina S.A. (Argentina) v. Argentine Republic
See http://www.americanlawyer.com/focuseurope/treaty0605.html
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