Case Details

Slovak Gas Holding BV, GDF International SAS and E.ON Ruhrgas International GmbH v. Slovak Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/7)

Subject of Dispute:

Natural gas services
Economic Sector:

Oil, Gas & Mining
Instrument(s) Invoked:

ECT (Energy Charter Treaty)
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

E.ON Ruhrgas International GmbH (German), GDF International SAS (French), Slovak Gas Holding BV (Dutch)
Respondent(s):

Slovak Republic (Slovak)
Date Registered:

April 5, 2012
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

October 15, 2012

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Toby LANDAU (British) - Appointed by the Parties
Arbitrators:

Zachary DOUGLAS (Australian) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
J. Christopher THOMAS (Canadian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, France
Respondent(s):

David Pawlak, Warsaw, Poland
Foley Hoag, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

March 19, 2013 - The Tribunal renders its award embodying the parties’ settlement agreement, pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(2).

No References Available.

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
April 5, 2012	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
July 25, 2012	Following appointment by the Respondent, J. Christopher Thomas (Canadian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
August 6, 2012	Following appointment by the Claimants, Zachary Douglas (Australian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
October 14, 2012	Following appointment by the co-arbitrators, Toby Landau, (British) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator.
October 15, 2012	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Toby Landau (British), President, appointed by agreement of his co-arbitrators; Zachary Douglas (Australian), appointed by the Claimants; and J. Christopher Thomas (Canadian), appointed by the Respondent.
December 23, 2012	The proceeding is suspended until June 14, 2013, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
January 24, 2013	The parties file the full and signed text of their settlement and request the Tribunal to embody their settlement in an award, pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(2).
March 19, 2013	The Tribunal renders its award embodying the parties’ settlement agreement, pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(2).