Annex 2 Annulment Grounds in Concluded Proceedings · 2018-11-09 · Annulment Grounds in Concluded Proceedings 4 Annex 2 Case (Short Title) Applicant Request for Full or Partial

Annulment Grounds in Concluded Proceedings

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Annex 2

*In a number of annulment proceedings, the Applicant characterized its arguments as falling within more than one of the grounds for annulment

envisaged in Article 52 of the ICSID Convention.

Case

(Short Title) Applicant

Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:

Description Upheld Outcome

1. Amco Asia

Corporation and

others v. Republic

of Indonesia

ARB/81/1

(Amco I)

Respondent Full (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction N Annulled in part

Decision of May, 16,

1986

1 ICSID Rep. 509

(1993) (English);

Unofficial French

translation in 114

J.Droit Int’l 175

(1987) (excerpts)

(b) Failure to apply proper law Y

(d) Lack of impartiality N

(d) Treatment of evidence N

(e) Failure to state reasons N

(e) Insufficient and/or inadequate reasons Not

addressed

(e) Contradictory reasons Y

2. Amco Asia

Corporation and

others v. Republic

of Indonesia

ARB/81/1-

Resubmission

(Amco II)


Decision of December

17, 1992

9 ICSID Rep. 9 (2006)

(English)

(b) Failure to apply proper law N



(d) Inequality of treatment Y

(e) Insufficient and/or inadequate reasons N

Claimants Partial (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction N


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Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


3. Klöckner

Industrie-Anlagen

GmbH and others

v. United Republic

of Cameroon and

Société

Camerounaise des

Engrais

ARB/81/2

(Klöckner I)

Claimants Full (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction N Annulled in full

English


(d) Lack of due process N


(d) Right to be heard N

(d) Lack of deliberation N



(e) Contradictory reasons N

(e) Failure to deal with questions Y

4. Klöckner

Industrie-Anlagen

GmbH and others

v. United Republic

of Cameroon and

Société

Camerounaise des

Engrais

ARB/81/2 –

Resubmission

(Klöckner II)

Respondent Not specified (b) Failure to apply proper law N Annulment rejected



(d) Lack of deliberations N




Claimants Partial (e) Failure to state reasons N

https://academic.oup.com/icsidreview/article-pdf/1/1/89/2272172/1-1-89.pdf


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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


5. Southern Pacific

Properties (Middle

East) Limited v.

Arab Republic of

Egypt

ARB/84/3

(SPP)

Respondent Not specified Discontinued

6. Maritime

International

Nominees

Establishment v.

Republic of

Guinea

ARB/84/4

(MINE)

Respondent Partial (b) Failure to apply proper law Not

addressed

Annulled in part

English (d) Right to be heard Not

addressed

(e) Failure to state reasons

Y


(e) Failure to deal with questions Y

7. Compañía de

Aguas del

Aconquija S.A.

and Vivendi

Universal S.A. v.

Argentine

Republic

ARB/97/3

(Vivendi I)

Claimants Partial (b) Non-exercise of jurisdiction Y Annulled in part

English

Spanish



(e) Contradictory reasons Not

addressed

http://icsidfiles.worldbank.org/icsid/ICSIDBLOBS/OnlineAwards/C136/DC674_En.pdf


http://icsidfiles.worldbank.org/icsid/ICSIDBLOBS/OnlineAwards/C159/DC552_Sp.pdf


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Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


8. Compañía de

Aguas del

Aconquija S.A.

and Vivendi

Universal S.A. v.

Argentine

Republic

ARB/97/3-

Resubmission

(Vivendi II)

Respondent Full (a) Improper constitution of the tribunal N Annulment rejected

English

Spanish

(b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction N





(e) Failure to deal with questions N

9. Víctor Pey Casado

and President

Allende

Foundation v.

Republic of Chile

ARB/98/2

(Pey Casado)


English

French


(d) Lack of due process/inequality of

treatment

N


(d) Right to be heard Y

(d) Burden of proof/treatment of evidence N


http://www.italaw.com/cases/309





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Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


10. Wena Hotels

Limited v. Arab

Republic of Egypt

ARB/98/4

(Wena)

Respondent Full (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction N Annulment rejected

English







11. Philippe Gruslin v.

Malaysia

ARB/99/3

(Gruslin)

Claimant Not Specified Discontinued

12. Patrick Mitchell v.

Democratic

Republic of the

Congo

ARB/99/7

(Mitchell)

Respondent Full (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction Y Annulled in full

English


(e) Failure to state reasons Y





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Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


13. Consortium

R.F.C.C. v.

Kingdom of

Morocco

ARB/00/6

(RFCC)

Claimant Full (b) Non-exercise of jurisdiction N Annulment rejected




14. Enron Creditors

Recovery

Corporation

(formerly Enron

Corporation) and

Ponderosa Assets,

L.P. v. Argentine

Republic

ARB/01/3

(Enron)


English (b) Failure to apply proper law Y




(d) Breach of party autonomy N




15. MTD Equity Sdn.

Bhd. and MTD

Chile S.A. v.

Republic of Chile

Respondent Full (b) Failure to apply proper law N Annulment rejected

English





https://www.italaw.com/cases/717


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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


ARB/01/7

(MTD)


16. CMS Gas

Transmission

Company v.

Argentine

Republic

ARB/01/8

(CMS)


English

Spanish




17. Repsol YPF

Ecuador S.A. v.

Empresa Estatal

Petróleos del

Ecuador

(Petroecuador)

ARB/01/10

(Repsol)

Respondent

Full (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction N Annulment rejected

Spanish

English

(unofficial translation)


18. Azurix Corp. v.

Argentine

Republic

ARB/01/12

(Azurix)


English

Spanish












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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:






19. LG & E Energy

Corp., LG & E

Capital Corp. and

LG &

International Inc.

v. Argentine

Republic

ARB/02/1

(LG&E)

Both Partial Discontinued

Order of

Discontinuance

English

Spanish

20. Hussein Nuaman

Soufraki v. United

Arab Emirates

ARB/02/7

(Soufraki)

Claimant Full (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction N Annulment rejected

English

(b) Non-exercise of jurisdiction N








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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


21. Siemens A.G. v.

Argentine

Republic

ARB/02/8

(Siemens)

Respondent Full Discontinued

22. CDC Group plc v.

Republic of

Seychelles

ARB/02/14

(CDC)


English (d) Lack of impartiality N

(d) Lack of deliberation N


(d) Untimely issuance of award N





23. Ahmonseto, Inc.

and others v. Arab

Republic of Egypt

ARB/02/15

(Ahmonseto)

Claimant Partial Discontinued

http://oxia.ouplaw.com/search?q=CDC+June+2005&prd=IC&searchBtn=Search


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Annex 2

Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


24. Sempra Energy

International v.

Argentine

Republic

ARB/02/16

(Sempra)

Respondent Full (a) Improper constitution of the tribunal

Not

addressed

Annulled in full

English

Spanish



(d) Treatment of evidence Not

addressed


25. Industria Nacional

de Alimentos, S.A.

and Indalsa Perú,

S.A. (formerly

Empresas

Lucchetti, S.A. and

Lucchetti Perú,

S.A.) v. Republic

of Peru

ARB/03/4

(Lucchetti)

Claimants Full (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction N Annulment rejected

English

Spanish






26. M.C.I. Power

Group, L.C. and

New Turbine, Inc.

v. Republic of

Ecuador

ARB/03/6

(MCI)

Claimants Partial (b) Non-exercise of jurisdiction N Annulment rejected

English

Spanish












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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


27. Continental

Casualty Company

v. Argentine

Republic

ARB/03/9

(Continental

Casualty)

Respondent Partial (b) Contradictory reasons N Annulment rejected

English

Spanish


Claimant Partial (b) Failure to apply proper law N





28. Joy Mining

Machinery Limited

v. Arab Republic

of Egypt

ARB/03/11

(Joy Mining)

Claimant Full Discontinued

English

29. El Paso Energy

International

Company v.

Argentine

Republic

ARB/03/15

(El Paso)


English

Spanish

(b) Contradictory conclusions/reasons N







30. EDF International

S.A., SAUR

Respondent

Full (a) Improper constitution of the tribunal N Annulment rejected








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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


International S.A.

and León

Participaciones

Argentinas S.A. v.

Argentine

Republic

ARB/03/23

(EDFI v. Argentina)

(b) Treatment of evidence N English Spanish





(e) Treatment of evidence N

31. Fraport AG

Frankfurt Airport

Services

Worldwide v.

Republic of the

Philippines

ARB/03/25

(Fraport)

Claimant Full (b) Non-exercise of jurisdiction N Annulled in full

English





32. Duke Energy

International Peru

Investments No. 1

Ltd. v. Republic of

Peru

ARB/03/28

(Duke Energy)


English (b) Failure to apply proper law N







http://oxia.ouplaw.com/search?q=Duke+Energy+February+2011&prd=IC&searchBtn=Search


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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


33. Total S.A. v.

Argentine

Republic

ARB/04/1

(Total)


English

Spanish



34. Compagnie

d’Exploitation du

Chemin de Fer

Transgabonais v.

Gabonese

Republic

ARB/04/5

(Transgabonais)


26(1) ICSID Rev.—

FILJ 214 (2011)

(French; excerpts)






35. Sociedad Anónima

Eduardo Vieira v.

Republic of Chile

ARB/04/7

(Vieira)


Spanish






36. Daimler Financial

Services

Claimant Partial (b) Failure to apply proper law N Annulment rejected





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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


ARB/05/01

(Daimler)

(d) Treatment of evidence/ burden of

proof

N English

Spanish


(d) Failure to decide by a majority N

(d) Unreasonable delay N



37. Malaysian

Historical Salvors,

SDN, BHD v.

Malaysia

ARB/05/10

(MHS)

Claimant Full (b) Non-exercise of jurisdiction Y Annulled in full

English

38. RSM Production

Corporation v.

Grenada

ARB/05/14

(RSM v. Grenada)






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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


39. Waguih Elie

George Siag and

Clorinda Vecchi v.

Arab Republic of

Egypt

ARB/05/15

(Siag)


40. Rumeli Telekom

A.S. and Telsim

Mobil

Telekomunikasyon

Hizmetleri A.S. v.

Republic of

Kazakhstan

ARB/05/16

(Rumeli)


English






41. Ioannis

Kardassopoulos v.

Georgia

ARB/05/18

(Kardassopoulos)

Respondent Partial Discontinued



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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


42. Helnan

International

Hotels A/S v. Arab

Republic of Egypt

ARB/05/19

(Helnan)

Claimant Full (b) Non-exercise of jurisdiction Y Annulled in part

English






43. Ioan Micula,

Viorel Micula and

others v. Romania

ARB/05/20

(Micula)


English (b) Failure to deal with questions N

(d) Burden of proof N

(e) Failure to decide N



44. Togo Electricité

and GDF-Suez

Energie Services v.

Republic of Togo

ARB/06/7

(Togo Electricité)


French




http://www.italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/italaw7161.pdf

http://icsidfiles.worldbank.org/icsid/ICSIDBLOBS/OnlineAwards/C75/DC2272_Fr.pdf


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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


45. Libananco

Holdings Co.

Limited v.

Republic of Turkey

ARB/06/8

(Libananco)


English (excerpts)



(d) Lack of due process/violation of

equality of arms

N


(d) Untimely issuance of award N


46. Occidental

Petroleum Corp.

and Occidental

Exploration and

Production Co. v.

Republic of

Ecuador

ARB/06/11

(Occidental)

Respondent Full (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction Y Annulled in part

English Spanish (b) Failure to apply proper law N

(d) Lack of reasoning N





47. Joseph C. Lemire

v. Ukraine

ARB/06/18

(Lemire)

Respondent Partial (b) Failure to apply proper law N Annulment rejected

English

(excerpts)








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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


48. Nations Energy

Inc. and others v.

Republic of

Panama

ARB/06/19

(Nations)


49. RSM Production

Corporation v.

Central African

Republic

ARB/07/02

(RSM v. Central

African Republic)

Claimant Full (e) Failure to state reasons N Annulment rejected

French (excerpts)


50. Tza Yap Shum v.

Republic of Peru

ARB/07/6

(Shum)


Spanish










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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


51. Toto Costruzioni

Generali S.p.A. v.

Republic of

Lebanon

ARB/07/12

(Toto)


52. Ron Fuchs v.

Georgia

ARB/07/15

(Fuchs)


53. Impregilo S.p.A v.

Argentine

Republic

ARB/07/17

(Impregilo)


English

Spanish






54. AES Summit

Generation

Limited and AES-

Tisza Erömü Kft.

Claimants Full (b) Non-exercise of jurisdiction N Annulment rejected

English






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Annex 2

Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


v. Republic of

Hungary

ARB/07/22

(AES Summit)





55. SGS Société

Générale de

Surveillance S.A.

v. Republic of

Paraguay

ARB/07/29

(SGS v. Paraguay)


English



56. Astaldi S.p.A. v.

Republic of

Honduras

ARB/07/32

(Astaldi)

Respondent Not Specified Discontinued

Spanish




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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


57. ATA Construction,

Industrial and

Trading Company

v. Hashemite

Kingdom of

Jordan

ARB/08/2

(ATA)


English

58. Caratube

International Oil

Company v.

Republic of

Kazakhstan

ARB/08/12

(Caratube)


English






59. Alapli Electrik

B.V. v. Republic of

Turkey

ARB/08/13

(Alapli)


English


(d) Failure to deal with questions N

(d) Failure to decide by a majority N







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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


60. Malicorp Limited

v. Arab Republic

of Egypt

ARB/08/18

(Malicorp)

Claimant Full (b) Failure to apply proper law N Annulment rejected

English

French

(d) Right to be heard/Inequality of

treatment

N



61. Karmer Marble

Tourism

Construction

Industry and

Commerce Limited

Liability Company

v. Georgia

ARB/08/19

(Karmer)


62. Elsamex, S.A. v.

Republic of

Honduras

ARB/09/04

(Elsamex)


Spanish

63. Iberdrola Energia

S.A. v. Republic of

Guatemala


Spanish (b) Failure to apply proper law N






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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


ARB/09/5

(Iberdrola)

(d) Failure to deal with questions N






64. KT Asia

Investment Group

B.V. v. Republic of

Kazakhstan

ARB/09/8

(KT Asia)


65. Adem Dogan v.

Turkmenistan

ARB/09/9

(Dogan)



(b) Burden of proof / Treatment of

evidence

N



(d) Inequality of treatment N

http://www.italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/italaw7086.pdf


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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:




66. Commerce Group

Corp. and San

Sebastian Gold

Mines v. Republic

of El Salvador

ARB/09/17

(Commerce Group)

Claimants Full Discontinued

Order of

Discontinuance

English

67. Kilıç İnşaat İthalat

İhracat Sanayi ve

Ticaret Anonim

Şirketi v.

Turkmenistan

ARB/10/1

(Kilıç)

Claimant Full (b) Non-exercise of jurisdiction N Annulment Rejected

English

(b) Contradictory reasons N


(b) Burden of Proof/ Treatment of

evidence

N


(d) Burden of Proof/ Treatment of

evidence

N






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Annex 2

Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:


(e)

Burden of Proof/ Treatment of

evidence

N

68. Antoine Abou

Lahoud and Leila

Bounafeh-Abou

Lahoud v.

Democratic

Republic of the

Congo

ARB/10/4

(Lahoud)

Respondent Full (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction N Annulment Rejected

French




69. Renée Rose Levy

de Levi v. Republic

of Peru

ARB/10/17

(Levy de Levi)

Claimant Partial Discontinued

70. TECO Guatemala

Holdings LLC v.

Republic of

Guatemala

ARB/10/23

(TECO)








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Case


Request for

Full or Partial

Annulment

Ground Invoked:

Article 52(1)

(a)-(e)*

Ground Invoked:



Claimant Partial (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction Not

addressed

(d) Burden of proof/ Treatment of

evidence

Not

addressed


(d) Inequality of treatment Not

addressed


(e) Failure to address evidence Y

71. Rafat Ali Rizvi v.

Republic of

Indonesia

ARB/11/13

(Rizvi)


72. Tulip Real Estate

and Development

Netherlands B.V.

v. Republic of

Turkey

ARB/11/28

(Tulip)

Claimants Full (b) Lack or excess of jurisdiction N Annulment rejected

English (d) Right to be heard N





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