Case Details

Wena Hotels Limited v. Arab Republic of Egypt (ICSID Case No. ARB/98/4)

Subject of Dispute:

Hotel lease and development agreements
Economic Sector:

Tourism
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT Egypt, Arab Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1975
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Wena Hotels Limited (British)
Respondent(s):

Arab Republic of Egypt (Egyptian)
Date Registered:

July 31, 1998
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

December 18, 1998

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Monroe LEIGH (U.S.) - Appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council
Arbitrators:

Ibrahim FADLALLAH (French, Lebanese) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Don WALLACE JR. (U.S.) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Initial Composition of Tribunal

President:

Monroe LEIGH (U.S.)
Arbitrators:

Ibrahim FADLALLAH (French, Lebanese)
Hamzeh HADDAD (Jordanian)
Reconstituted:

September 14, 1999: Michael F. HOELLERING (U.S.) appointed following the resignation of Hamzeh HADDAD (Jordanian)
December 9, 1999: Don WALLACE JR. (U.S.) appointed following the resignation of Michael F. HOELLERING (U.S.)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Shearman & Sterling, Paris, France
Respondent(s):

Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority, Cairo, Egypt
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, France
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

Award rendered on December 8, 2000.

(b) Annulment Proceeding

Applicant(s)/Requesting Party(ies):

Respondent(s)
Date Registered:

January 24, 2001 (Respondent(s))
Date of Constitution of ad hoc Committee:

March 6, 2001

Composition of ad hoc Committee (Appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council)

President:

Konstantinos D. KERAMEUS (Greek)
Members:

Andreas BUCHER (Swiss)
Francisco ORREGO VICUÑA (Chilean)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Shearman & Sterling, Paris, France
Respondent(s):

Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority, Cairo, Egypt
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, France
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

Decision on Application for Annulment issued on February 5, 2002.

(c) Interpretation Proceeding

Applicant(s)/Requesting Party(ies):

Claimant(s)
Date Registered:

July 15, 2004 (Claimant(s))
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

November 11, 2004

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Klaus SACHS (German) - Appointed by Co-Arbitrators
Arbitrators:

Ibrahim FADLALLAH (French, Lebanese) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Carl F. SALANS (U.S.) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Shearman & Sterling, Paris, France, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Respondent(s):

Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority, Cairo, Egypt
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, France
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

Decision on the Claimant's Application for Interpretation of the Arbitral Award dated December 8, 2000 issued on October 31, 2005.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Decision on Jurisdiction of June 29, 1999, 41 ILM 881 (2002); 6 ICSID Rep. 74 (2004).

Award of December 8, 2000, 41 ILM 896 (2002); 6 ICSID Rep. 89 (2004).

(b) Annulment Proceeding

Published Decisions

Decision on Application for Annulment of February 5, 2002, 41 ILM 933 (2002); 6 ICSID Rep. 129 (2004); French translation of English original in 130 Journal du droit international 167 (2003).

(c) Interpretation Proceeding

Published Decisions

An electronic text of the Decision on the Claimant's Application for Interpretation of the Arbitral Award dated December 8, 2000 issued on October 31, 2005 is provided by International Law in Brief at http://www.asil.org/pdfs/ilib/ilib0512011.pdf.

No References Available.