Pierre-Marie Dupuy - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS

RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT Pierre-Marie Dupuy

• Revealed: In dismissing challenge against David Rivkin in multi-billion-dollar case, ICSID Chair seeks expert opinion from Pierre-Marie Dupuy, who finds that CAFTA parties agreed to waive limitations on arbitrators’ nationalities stemming from ICSID framework
  Aug 12, 2024
• Revealed: Tribunal in LSG v. Romania rules on outstanding quantum issues, awarding 42.2 million EUR plus interest and costs on account of ECT breach
  Jul 02, 2024
• Romania reportedly ordered to pay 42.2 million EUR to renewable energy investor under ECT
  Mar 21, 2024
• Appointing authority dismisses Russia’s challenges to Pierre-Marie Dupuy and Vaclav Mikulka in two Crimea arbitrations
  Feb 01, 2024
• Newly-published procedural orders in Belbek v. Russia reveal how tribunal dealt with respondent’s belated decision to participate in Crimea case, and offer window into quantum phase of the proceedings
  Nov 07, 2022
• Analysis: UNCITRAL tribunal hearing PrivatBank’s claim for loss of its Crimean assets holds Russia liable for unlawful expropriation
  Oct 07, 2022
• Analysis: Privatbank and Finilon v. Russia tribunal agrees to hear claims related to Crimean assets owned by Ukrainian investors under the Russia-Ukraine BIT
  Oct 07, 2022
• Awards from Russia-Ukraine bilateral investment treaty arbitration surface
  Oct 03, 2022
• Analysis: Unpacking the Rockhopper v. Italy award, including tribunal’s reasons for finding that denial of hydrocarbons concession amounted to an unlawful expropriation, and for awarding 190 million EUR to claimants
  Sep 01, 2022
• [Updated] Breaking: UK oil and gas company announces 190+ million EUR award in ECT arbitration against Italy
  Aug 24, 2022
• Russia’s effort to remove entire tribunal in Crimea-related arbitration is rejected
  Jul 27, 2022
• Analysis: ICSID tribunal in LSG v. Romania dismisses intra-EU and multi-party objections; tribunal majority finds that radical changes to Romania’s renewable energy regime breached ECT
  Jul 18, 2022
• [Updated with a copy of the decision] Renewable energy arbitration against Romania proceeds to quantum phase
  Jul 12, 2022
• Another ECT tribunal dismisses request for reconsideration of intra-EU objection in light of the CJEU’s Komstroy Judgment
  Dec 22, 2021
• Analysis: STEAG v. Spain tribunal applies discounts for taxation measure, gas-produced energy, contributory fault, reduction in lifespan, and sale of investment - reaching a damages figure of 27.7 million EUR
  Aug 19, 2021
• Tribunal majority orders Spain to pay 27.7 million EUR in damages to renewables investor, but arbitrators apply several discounts
  Aug 18, 2021
• Tribunal finds that revision application is manifestly without legal merit under ICSID Rule 41(5)
  Mar 11, 2021
• Analysis: Tribunal majority in STEAG v. Spain reads investment pre-registration requirement as incorporating a specific commitment, but sees contributory fault by the investor; dissenter considers that the investment received a reasonable return
  Oct 16, 2020
• Tribunal majority in STEAG v. Spain finds that the state breached the claimant's legitimate expectations, but applies discounts to damages; Pierre-Marie Dupuy dissents
  Oct 13, 2020
• Ecuador faces treaty-based claims over tax assessment; tribunal already in place
  Sep 28, 2020
• Analysis: Iberdrola tribunal applies res judicata effect of prior award, and finds that previous recourse to ICSID proceedings precludes a subsequent UNCITRAL arbitration
  Sep 02, 2020
• Breaking: Guatemala prevails in second arbitration with Iberdrola, as tribunal applies res judicata principle
  Sep 01, 2020
• Arbitrators comings and goings: A new resubmission tribunal, a revision tribunal, and a new chair
  Aug 18, 2020
• OIC round up: An update on pending arbitration cases lodged under the OIC Investment Agreement
  Aug 11, 2020
• Spain applies for annulment of wind energy award, and asks for revision of solar award
  Jul 31, 2020
• Breaking: Blusun v. Italy award survives investors’ annulment request; committee sees no failure to consider key evidence on legitimate expectations
  Apr 14, 2020
• In just-surfaced InfraRed v. Spain award, tribunal saw specific commitments by Spain not to revise the tariffs, premiums, and price limits applicable to the claimants’ CSP plants
  Mar 30, 2020
• Looking Back: In Noble Ventures v. Romania, an early ICSID tribunal adopted an expansive interpretation of an umbrella clause in the US-Romania BIT, but ultimately rejected the case on the merits
  Mar 04, 2020
• Three are in place to hear Spain’s bid to annul unfavourable Infrared solar award
  Feb 25, 2020
• Romania round-up: As state reportedly moves to pay controversial Micula award, we provide an update on developments in seven investment treaty-based arbitrations
  Dec 17, 2019
• Decade-old AES v. Argentina case shows new signs of life; revised tribunal features two new arbitrators, with Ricardo Ramirez Hernandez as chair
  Dec 13, 2019
• UPDATED: Privatbank announces that BIT tribunal has refused to reconsider its jurisdiction and liability award in Russia/Crimea case
  Sep 13, 2019
• Spain round-up: an update on new rulings, imminent ones, and new cases
  Aug 08, 2019
• ANALYSIS: ECT tribunal of Reichert, Poncet and Dupuy weighs in with decision, rejecting Italy's efforts to derail Rockhopper v. Italy arbitration due to Achmea and intra-EU objections
  Jun 28, 2019
• Tribunal members diverge in final ruling in intra-EU ECT arbitration against Bulgaria
  Apr 11, 2019
• Russia held liable for expropriation of bank operations in billion dollar arbitration, as well as of airport
  Feb 15, 2019
• Fernandez Armesto tapped to chair Energy Charter Treaty claim against Romania
  Jan 28, 2019
• Spain fails in its bid to disqualify chairman of investment arbitral tribunal
  Sep 12, 2018
• Challenge filed against Eduardo Zuleta as hearings loom
  Aug 10, 2018
• New investment treaty claim against Spain will be chaired by French lawyer Carole Malinvaud
  Jun 17, 2018
• Kaufmann-Kohler in chair for new effort by Iberdrola to sue Guatemala under Spanish investment treaty
  Jun 13, 2018
• Bulgaria faces its first known arbitration claim from a foreign investor in renewable energy generation sector
  Feb 14, 2018
• Annulment committee's reasons surface in Gambrinus v. Venezuela case, highlighting how investor failed in bid to annul award where arbitrators had determined that shares were invalidly acquired
  Oct 30, 2017
• ICSID committee suspends annulment proceedings and lifts stay on enforcement in Vestey v. Venezuela
  Oct 27, 2017
• Annulment committee weighs in with verdict in Gambrinus v. Venezuela arbitration
  Oct 04, 2017
• Klaus Reichert tapped to chair off-shore oil and gas ECT arbitration, Rockhopper v. Italy
  Sep 26, 2017
• Italy claims: A trio of Energy Charter Treaty arbitrations emerge in Stockholm, a tribunal is appointed at ICSID, and some repeat-players are beginning to emerge
  Aug 24, 2017
• Libya investment treaty claims: another claim surfaces and another tribunal is finalized
  Jun 29, 2017
• In Blusun v. Italy award, intra-EU objection is rejected, ECT's environmental impact provision is interpreted, and concerns about lawfulness of investment are overcome due to repeated "acts of approval"
  Jun 07, 2017
• ANALYSIS: in new award, Italian renewables changes appear less dramatic than those in recent Spain case, thus leading to failure of Blusun's FET claim; arbitrators disagree on expropriation assessment
  Jun 07, 2017
• Italy fails to secure summary dismissal of Eskosol solar case, despite protests that it defeated "identical" ECT claim by investor's majority shareholder
  May 22, 2017
• ICSID Annulment Round-Up: requests filed in relation to awards involving Italy, Hungary, Argentina and Venezuela
  May 03, 2017
• After Organisation for Islamic Cooperation fails to nominate an arbitrator to sit in investor-state case, PCA breaks stalemate by designating an appointing authority
  Mar 31, 2017
• In jurisdiction ruling, arbitrators rule that Russia is obliged under BIT to protect Ukrainian investors in Crimea following annexation
  Mar 09, 2017
• As sun sets on one Italy renewables arbitration, another rises
  Dec 09, 2016
• Arbitrators selected to hear UNCITRAL CAFTA case and ICSID Energy Charter Treaty dispute
  Oct 26, 2016
• Tribunals are finalized to hear claims against Italy and Egypt
  Oct 20, 2016
• ANALYSIS: CAFTA award finds investor failure to heed time-bar, and to present viable denial of justice claim; disclosure of funding also ordered
  Jun 01, 2016
• Dominican Republic defeats CAFTA arbitration claim brought by US investor, Corona Materials LLC
  May 31, 2016
• Italy update: news on five Energy Charter Treaty claims by solar investors
  May 29, 2016
• Vestey award reveals debate over title to property rights, level of due process afforded by state, and a dubious "public purpose"
  Apr 25, 2016
• Damages Analysis: latest Venezuela award uses asset-based valuation - overriding state's push for income-based approach - and advocates for a low pre-award interest rate
  Apr 25, 2016
• US submission in DR-CAFTA arbitration flags limitations period for bringing claims, the role of local litigation waiver and meaning of treaty-based denial of justice
  Mar 21, 2016
• Russia disputes round-up: updates on status of 11 known investment treaty claims
  Jan 19, 2016
• Venezuela fails in effort to block confirmation of $700+ million award in D.C., as Judge is unconvinced of due process failings in ICSID arbitration
  Dec 01, 2015
• Bolivia Round-Up: Two cases settle; hearings loom in a third UNCITRAL arbitration, as former Mexican lawyer, Hugo Perezcano Diaz, is tapped as chair
  Nov 17, 2015
• ICSID renewables claims against Spain reach 23, along with some signs of repeat arbitrator appointments - but no common chairs as yet
  Nov 17, 2015
• Russia claims round-up: Swiss company is latest to invoke investment treaty rights against Russian Federation, as treaty claims mount
  Nov 03, 2015
• In upholding intra-EU Energy Charter award, Swiss court considers EU state aid issue, as well as umbrella clause reservation and tribunal's damages methodology
  Oct 23, 2015
• ICSID Secretary-General acts as appointing authority to finalize two tribunals in cases against Dominican Republic and Panama
  Oct 23, 2015
• Arbitral claims start to mount against Italy, as new ECT claim lands at ICSID
  Sep 23, 2015
• UK Investor, ICS, sues Argentina again - before new UNCITRAL tribunal - this time after complying with 18 month local litigation clause
  Sep 20, 2015
• First UNCITRAL arbitral tribunal is finalized to hear claim that Russia is liable for harm befalling investments in annexed Crimean peninsula
  Jul 14, 2015
• A second UNCITRAL arbitral tribunal is constituted to hear Crimea claims against Russia, as tribunal selection begins in three further cases
  Jul 14, 2015
• Arbitrators in unpublished Gambrinus v. Venezuela award dismiss expropriation claim after finding that off-shoring of a shareholding interest breached local law
  Jul 12, 2015
• Paris Court weighs in on $700 million Gold Reserve award following arbitrators' earlier dismissal of parties' corrections request
  Jan 30, 2015
• Arbitral tribunals constituted in three cases: EuroGas v. Slovakia, City-State v. Ukraine and InfraRed v. Spain
  Jan 21, 2015
• In-Depth: The Daimler v. Argentina annulment decision
  Jan 11, 2015
• Argentina round-up: ICSID ad-hoc committee declines to annul 2012 award in Daimler case; three panelists chosen to hear challenge to SAUR award
  Jan 08, 2015
• Intra-EU treaty claims controversy: new decisions and developments in claims brought by EU investors vs. Spain and Hungary
  Dec 24, 2014
• ICSID panel cite failings of Gold Reserve, but find that Venezuela overstepped by failing to accord due process
  Sep 28, 2014
• In Gold Reserve case, weight placed on Hugo Chavez's statements; Venezuela's heightened political risk premium should not reduce damages
  Sep 28, 2014
• Investor in Venezuelan mine awarded $700+ million for breach of Canada-Venezuela bilateral investment treaty
  Sep 23, 2014
• INVESTIGATION: In recent briefs, European Commission casts doubt on application of Energy Charter Treaty to any intra-EU dispute
  Sep 08, 2014
• ICSID Tribunals finalized in Blusun and others v. Italy and PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd. v. Papua New Guinea
  Jun 30, 2014
• An overview of the now-public Achmea v. Slovak Republic II award
  Jun 13, 2014
• Analysis: new decision could embolden parties to seek interpretive or advisory opinions from arbitrators
  Jun 13, 2014
• Arbitrators use "prima facie" test to see if claims capable of breaching BIT, but also lapse into weighing some of the claimant's evidence
  Jun 13, 2014
• Arbitrators dismiss claims by Dutch insurer, but investor says it has achieved goal of averting Slovak nationalization and creation of single-payer health system
  May 23, 2014
• Resolution of Algerian telecoms battle quells UNCITRAL arbitration, but ICSID claim by former owner of "Djezzy" will continue
  Apr 22, 2014
• Bulgaria disputes: German investor's BIT claim is dismissed by tribunal chaired by Brigitte Stern; meanwhile, tribunal in separate treaty case at ICSID is constituted
  Dec 12, 2013
• German Supreme Court declines to opine on validity of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties
  Oct 18, 2013
• Slovakia round-up: Tribunals in place for steel plant and (new) health insurance disputes; assets frozen in Luxembourg in bid to collect on 2012 award
  Jun 12, 2013
• Tribunals in place for UNCITRAL and ICSID claims against Algeria by shareholders alleging billions in losses in Djezzy telecoms venture
  Apr 25, 2013
• After arbitrator disqualification process, ad-hoc tribunal to hear Spanish company’s investment treaty claims against Bolivia
  Mar 20, 2013
• ICSID annulment notes: Sri Lanka seeks to overturn award in favour of Deutsche Bank; panelists named to hear Daimler’s challenge to Argentine verdict
  Mar 12, 2013
• ICSID tribunals composed in cases against Pakistan, Costa Rica, and Venezuela; Pakistan swiftly moves to challenge claimant’s nominated arbitrator
  Jul 26, 2012
• ICSID Tribunals constituted in Garanti Koza v. Turkmenistan, Tamimi v. Oman, and Gambrinus v. Venezuela
  Apr 30, 2012
• ANALYSIS: MFN clause that had worked for some previous investors fails to unlock door to arbitration
  Feb 16, 2012
• New International Investment Law Works: May 2011 to January 2012
  Jan 13, 2012
• Canada settles another NAFTA case, with unpublicized modest financial pay-out; two of three arbitrators were nominated when case settled
  Jun 09, 2011
• New Books, Articles and Materials on Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration: December 2010 to April 2011
  Apr 11, 2011
• Tribunal constituted in UNCITRAL claim against Argentina
  Mar 18, 2010
• Profiling the arbitrators selected in Maersk v. Algeria, Urbaser v. Argentina, and Gold Reserve v. Venezuela
  Mar 18, 2010
• New Books and Articles on Investment Treaty Law: May to December 2009
  Jan 16, 2010
• Hungary sees another compensation demand after ending Power Purchase deals at EU behest; UNCITRAL tribunal convened
  Sep 02, 2009
• Kyrgyz Republic settles BIT claim with UK miner, Oxus
  May 16, 2008