Gavan Griffith - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS

RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT Gavan Griffith

• Analysis: State succession takes centre-stage in arbitration between Sudan’s state-owned oil company and newly-independent South Sudan
  Oct 21, 2022
• Canadian non-disputing party submission in Lupaka v. Peru addresses sale of investment before the claim was lodged, rules of attribution, and substantive standards of treatment under the Canada-Peru FTA
  Jun 30, 2022
• Award in billion-dollar gas dispute with Iran’s state-owned energy company surfaces, revealing a procedure burdened with numerous arbitrator challenges and resignations
  May 17, 2022
• Tribunal hearing gold mining arbitration against Peru is reconstituted
  Apr 22, 2022
• [Updated] Egypt announces settlement of treaty-based cement dispute
  Mar 22, 2022
• ICSID tribunal is constituted to hear cement dispute with Egypt
  Mar 14, 2022
• Looking Back: ICSID tribunal in Caratube v. Kazakhstan (1) examined treaty provision providing conditional consent to treat local companies as foreign investors, and declined jurisdiction after finding that these conditions were not fulfilled
  Feb 11, 2022
• Uncovered: Mauritius is facing under-the-radar PCA arbitration brought by Indian builder, with a tribunal already in place
  Jan 14, 2022
• After fending off one telecoms arbitration, Kyrgyzstan settles another
  Nov 18, 2021
• UAE-based company claims victory in long-running gas arbitration with Iran’s National Oil Company
  Sep 28, 2021
• UNCITRAL tribunal upholds jurisdiction over claims stemming from Albanian agricultural venture
  Sep 20, 2021
• [Updated] Energy dispute with Panama results in a settlement award
  Aug 19, 2021
• An ICSID tribunal is in place to hear dispute arising from Peruvian gold mining project thwarted by community protests
  Feb 22, 2021
• Divided UNCITRAL BIT tribunal, with Brigitte Stern dissenting, finds that it has jurisdiction over Russia to hear previously unpublicized claim for expropriation of bank
  Apr 17, 2020
• Panama round-up: One new claim, two new tribunals, and three arbitrations about to conclude
  Apr 02, 2020
• Mobil and Canada reach settlement of treaty-based oil field development dispute
  Feb 05, 2020
• Analysis: Dayyani v. Korea award is upheld by London High Court
  Dec 20, 2019
• Analysis: In newly-surfaced award, majority allows MFN-import of access to ICSID arbitration, but tribunal ultimately rejects denial of justice and other claims
  Dec 16, 2019
• PCA taps former Kenyan Attorney General to serve as appointing authority for UNCITRAL arbitration claim against South Sudan; sole arbitrator now in place
  Aug 28, 2019
• Kyrgyzstan Round-Up: an update on four arbitrations against the Kyrgyz state
  Aug 27, 2019
• UK geothermal company awarded some damages in contractual dispute with Kenyan state-owned entity
  Jun 19, 2019
• Looking Back: In early BIT case, sole arbitrator declines jurisdiction over Philippe Gruslin's claims arising out of mutual fund investments allegedly harmed by Malaysian currency controls
  May 26, 2019
• ANALYSIS: Ad hoc committee partially annuls St. Lucia award because tribunal dismissed it “with prejudice” opening path to future arbitration - while upholding tribunal right to order security for costs
  May 09, 2019
• Annulment committees weigh in with decisions on a pair of awards against Venezuela
  Apr 30, 2019
• Full details of Iranians' arbitral victory over Korea finally come into view, with arbitrators seeing BIT breach after investment deposit not returned, but disagreeing whether any compensation was warranted
  Jan 22, 2019
• An overview of our reporting from September-December 2018
  Jan 04, 2019
• Arbitrators decide that principle of res judicata (and a seemingly unhelpful prior arbitral ruling) do not bar investor from making new claim for 20+ years of future damages
  Dec 30, 2018
• Albania: as three ICSID arbitrations near decisions, a tribunal is in place for new UNCITRAL BIT claim by Italian investor
  Nov 27, 2018
• An update on eight investment arbitration claims against Canada
  Sep 20, 2018
• In-depth: Mobil v. Canada jurisdictional decision reveals NAFTA tribunal's reasoning on res judicata, continuing breach, and obligation to repeal infringing measures
  Aug 01, 2018
• Arbitrators affirm jurisdiction over Exxon-Mobil's new attempt to seek compensation under NAFTA investment chapter
  Jul 17, 2018
• In new ruling in Krederi v. Ukraine, Reinisch-chaired tribunal rejects denial of justice claims under UK investment treaty
  Jul 04, 2018
• UNCITRAL tribunal orders Korea to pay $68 million to Iranian investor for BIT breach
  Jun 07, 2018
• Mobil v. Canada pleadings raise complex questions of res judicata, relations between NAFTA time-bar and continuing breach, and relevance of NAFTA non-disputing party submissions
  May 10, 2018
• Post-hearing briefs in Mobil v. Canada consider whether NAFTA states have obligations to perform NAFTA in good faith and to repeal infringing measures
  May 10, 2018
• Kaufmann-Kohler tribunal declines jurisdiction over claim against East Timor, after earlier refusal to order security for costs - [UPDATED with full analysis]
  Dec 29, 2017
• North Africa round-up: new developments in investment treaty cases in Libya, Algeria and Tunisia
  Dec 13, 2017
• ICSID committee suspends annulment proceedings and lifts stay on enforcement in Vestey v. Venezuela
  Oct 27, 2017
• Asia round-up: China and Vietnam face new BIT claims - by Hela Schwarz GmbH and Trinh Vinh Binh respectively - as proceedings against Korea and Indonesia move forward
  Jun 22, 2017
• Czech Republic defeats UK BIT claims over alleged failings in 2008 privatisation process; Griffith/Volterra/Crawford consider umbrella clause and MFN arguments
  Mar 02, 2017
• ICSID claimant seeks annulment in dispute with St. Lucia
  Nov 22, 2016
• Three named to hear Venezuela's attempt to overturn ICSID award in favour of UK agribusiness
  Nov 09, 2016
• In now-public award, Allard v. Barbados tribunal rejects non-profit, time-bar and illegality objections, and upholds jurisdiction despite inconsistent ownership documentation
  Sep 29, 2016
• Factual findings sink merits claims in Allard v. Barbados, as tribunal examines investment-environment legal interactions and proportionality of defence costs
  Sep 29, 2016
• Barbados prevails in investment treaty arbitration brought by investor in ecological sanctuary
  Sep 27, 2016
• Investor's failure to post security bond leads to "with prejudice" termination of arbitration with St. Lucia
  Jul 27, 2016
• The Czech Republic: updates on fifteen investment treaty disputes
  May 24, 2016
• UNCITRAL BIT tribunal denies a governmental bid for security for costs, rejecting Gavan Griffith’s view of third-party funded investors
  Jan 25, 2016
• Tulip v. Turkey award stands, as ad hoc committee is not convinced by investor’s attempts to challenge tribunal’s treatment of evidence or findings on attribution
  Jan 08, 2016
• Updates on the Lone Pine v. Canada (fracking) and Mobil v. Canada (R&D requirements) NAFTA Chapter 11 arbitrations
  Dec 16, 2015
• In a new ruling, arbitrators find power to impose sanctions for non-compliance with "security-for-costs" provisional measures
  Apr 29, 2015
• Czech Republic: Govt releases cache of BIT awards, strives to collect costs orders, and currently faces eleven pending treaty claims
  Feb 24, 2015
• Arbitrators hearing UNCITRAL claim by Canadian investor that accuses Barbados of presiding over harm to nature sanctuary
  Feb 13, 2015
• Arbitrators finalized in three proceedings: Bear Creek v. Peru, Krederi v. Ukraine and Unión Fenosa Gas, S.A. v. Egypt
  Dec 10, 2014
• In rejecting challenge to Gavan Griffith, co-arbitrators see no appearance of bias - and are unmoved by criticisms of 'interested' third-party funders
  Nov 23, 2014
• Investor moves to disqualify arbitrator on the basis of recent comments on third-party funding of arbitration claims
  Sep 10, 2014
• ICSID tribunal orders serial claimant to post security for costs in St. Lucia case, but also opens third-party funding can of worms
  Aug 27, 2014
• In ICSID opinion, Gavan Griffith says third-party funded claimants should show ability to pay future costs awards - or be forced to post funds upfront
  Aug 27, 2014
• Investor's annulment bid focuses on tribunal's "obiter dicta" musings
  Jul 21, 2014
• In Tulip v. Turkey case, arbitrators are skeptical that treaty's umbrella clause reaches to domestic investment protection law, but see no breach anyway
  Mar 18, 2014
• Arbitrators differ on questions of attribution, but agree that Turkey did not breach BIT obligations owed to Dutch investor
  Mar 12, 2014
• Central Asia round-up: updates on four UNCITRAL investment treaty arbitrations in the "Stans"
  Mar 11, 2014
• In a novel ruling, ICSID tribunal orders that impecunious third-party funded claimant should cover all advance-costs of proceedings
  Jan 10, 2014
• ANALYSIS: Arbitrators examine whether Indonesia’s regulatory oversight of bank amounts to “de facto” admission for purposes of bilateral investment treaty
  Nov 18, 2013
• In separate opinion, Prof. Sornarajah says UK BIT protects only “direct” investments, and Indonesia's “post-entry” regulation of banks is never akin to admission
  Nov 18, 2013
• Tribunals finalized to hear second arbitration by Tenaris and Talta against Venezuela, as well as by RSM against Saint Lucia
  Aug 08, 2013
• Tribunal dismisses investor claim against Indonesia after debate over implications of UK investment treaty’s admission clause
  Jul 17, 2013
• After claims of human rights violation are borne out, businessman pursues ad-hoc investment treaty arbitration against Turkmenistan
  Apr 03, 2013
• Tribunal dismisses - by thin margin - the first of several jurisdictional objections raised by Turkey in face of Dutch investor's treaty claim
  Mar 17, 2013
• ICSID Tribunals selected in Dan Cake v. Hungary and Sudapet v. South Sudan arbitrations
  Feb 06, 2013
• New victory for Ukraine in ICSID arbitration looks at limits of umbrella clauses
  Oct 30, 2012
• Oil company seeks annulment of (now-public) ICSID award in billion dollar claim against Kazakhstan
  Oct 12, 2012
• Kazakhstan wins another ICSID arbitration, this time fending off $1 Billion claim by oil investor Caratube International Oil Company
  Jun 07, 2012
• Arbitrators reject Indonesia’s preliminary effort to dismiss ICSID claims; complex issues in bank expropriation dispute require more pleading
  Apr 10, 2012
• ANALYSIS: Amidst thicket of Thai and Indonesian investment laws, confusion as to admission requirements found in some Southeast Asian investment treaties
  Apr 10, 2012
• Profiling the arbitrators in the Owens Illinois v. Venezuela and Tulip Real Estate v. Turkey cases
  Apr 10, 2012
• Arbitrators named in investment arbitration claims against Zimbabwe, Indonesia and Pakistan
  Sep 27, 2011
• Arbitral award in Argentine financial crisis case will stand; government obliged to pay modest sum to U.S. insurance company
  Sep 20, 2011
• Governments nominate more individuals to ICSID arbitrators roster; some familiar names make the list
  Nov 25, 2010
• Canada settles NAFTA claim by pulp & paper company for $130 Million; spotlight turns to federal government’s being on hook for actions of province
  Aug 28, 2010
• Arbitrators uphold jurisdiction over cellular telecoms concession dispute between Senegal and Dutch investors
  Aug 28, 2010
• Another Argentine crisis award is annulled; ICSID committee strikes down $100+ Million verdict in favour of Enron Corporation
  Aug 02, 2010
• Arbitrators in Kazakh case look dimly on investor’s document discovery bid in US courts; reminiscent of tribunal posture in El Salvador power arbitration
  Jun 27, 2010
• ANALYSIS: Rejection of annulment requests in M.C.I. and Azurix cases point to a high bar when it comes to overturning ICSID awards
  Nov 13, 2009
• Energy Charter claim against Ukraine moves forward quietly; tribunal picked in separate Bosh case at ICSID
  May 27, 2009
• ICSID Arbitration tribunals appointed in GEA v. Ukraine and Continental Casualty v. Argentina (annulment) proceedings
  Apr 02, 2009
• Tribunals appointed in Alapi v. Turkey, Mobil v. Canada, Caratube v. Kazakhstan, iZee v. Georgia, and Duke v. Peru (annulment)
  Mar 17, 2009
• Barrister may not appear as counsel for state in arbitration where another member of chambers sits on tribunal
  Nov 25, 2008
• ICSID panel in Enron case gives Argentina 60 days in which to confirm whether it will pay award forthwith if annulment fails
  Oct 09, 2008