Case Details

Gustav F W Hamester GmbH & Co KG v. Republic of Ghana (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/24)

Subject of Dispute:

Cocoa production enterprise
Economic Sector:

Other Industry
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT Ghana - Germany 1995
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Gustav F W Hamester GmbH & Co KG (German)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Ghana (Ghanaian)
Date Registered:

September 24, 2007
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

February 4, 2008

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Brigitte STERN (French) - Appointed by the Parties
Arbitrators:

Bernardo M. CREMADES (Spanish) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Toby LANDAU (British) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

AFA Law, Cheam Surrey, U.K.
Andrew Goddardd, Riaz Hussain, London, U.K.
Respondent(s):

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Accra, Ghana
Dewey & LeBoeuf, London, U.K.
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

June 18, 2010 - The Tribunal renders its award.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Award - English (Original) (June 18, 2010)

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
September 24, 2007	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
February 4, 2008	The Tribunal is constituted. Its members are: Brigitte Stern (French), President; Bernardo M. Cremades (Spanish); and Toby Landau (British).
April 2, 2008	The Tribunal holds a first session in London.
September 16, 2008	The Claimant files a memorial on the merits.
February 2, 2009	The Respondent files a counter-memorial on the merits including objections to jurisdiction.
March 16, 2009	The Tribunal issues a decision joining the objections to jurisdiction to the merits.
April 17, 2009	The Respondent files a request for provisional measures.
April 30, 2009	The Claimant files a reply on jurisdiction and the merits.
June 9, 2009	The Respondent files a rejoinder on jurisdiction and the merits.
June 11, 2009	The Tribunal holds a pre-hearing conference with the parties by telephone.
June 12, 2009	The Tribunal issues a procedural order concerning the hearing on jurisdiction and the merits.
June 16, 2009	The parties file observations on certain procedural matters.
June 23, 2009	The Tribunal issues a procedural order concerning production of documents and the admissibility of an expert report.
June 24, 2009	The Tribunal issues a procedural order concerning provisional measures.
June 29, 2009 - July 3, 2009	The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in London.
August 17, 2009	The parties file post-hearing briefs.
August 31, 2009	The parties file statements of costs.
June 18, 2010	The Tribunal renders its award.