Divine Inspiration Group
Divine Inspiration Group
Democratic Republic of Congo
Start and End Date
ended november 2018
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Oil, Gas & Mining
Case Decision
Decided in favor of the investor: 617 Million USD (states failure to honor 2 oil contracts): US598 Million in compensation and US19 Million to cover cost of developing the sites by claimant
Arbitration Center
ICC
Representative of the Respondent
Government lawyers; Michel Pombia-Wa-Ngoloko (paris), Joseph Nzau Matuta (Kinshasa)
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
-
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
-
Legal Fees of Claimant
-
Total Legal Fees
-
Administrative Fees
-
Russell Resources International Limited and others
Russell Resources International Limited and others
Democratic Republic of Congo
Start and End Date
April 6, 2004 - February 10, 2009
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Oil, Gas & Mining
Case Decision
Discontinued
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Cabinet Tshibangu & Associés, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Minister of Justice, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
Material Unavailable
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
Material Unavailable
Legal Fees of Claimant
Material Unavailable
Total Legal Fees
Material Unavailable
Administrative Fees
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Ridgepointe Overseas Developments, Ltd.
Ridgepointe Overseas Developments, Ltd.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Start and End Date
July 27, 2000 - August 30, 2004
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Oil, Gas & Mining
Case Decision
Discontinued
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Lalive & Partners, Geneva, Switzerland
Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick & Cerfontaine, Brussels, Belgium
Ministère de la Justice et des Affaires Parlementaires, Kinshasa-Gombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
Material Unavailable
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
Material Unavailable
Legal Fees of Claimant
Material Unavailable
Total Legal Fees
Material Unavailable
Administrative Fees
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Antoine Abou Lahoud and Leila Bounafeh-Abou Lahoud
Antoine Abou Lahoud and Leila Bounafeh-Abou Lahoud
Democratic Republic of Congo
Start and End Date
March 4, 2010 - March 29, 2016
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Services & Trade
Case Decision
Annulled
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Derains & Gharavi, Paris, France
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
Not Specified
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
US$ 651,887.49
Legal Fees of Claimant
USD 267,000 covering 15%
Total Legal Fees
Cabinet Fees Derains & Gharavi - 14,632.96 EUR and 26,601.16 USD; office
local (fees and expenses of Me M'Bélé) - 108,850 USD; Experts (Grant Thornton)
(fees and expenses) - 82.966 EUR HT; Expenses related to this arbitration and not
included in advisory and expert fees - EUR 3,293.83 and USD 132,163.64.
Administrative Fees
-
International Quantum Resources Limited, Frontier SPRL and Compagnie Minière de Sakania SPRL
International Quantum Resources Limited, Frontier SPRL and Compagnie Minière de Sakania SPRL
Democratic Republic of Congo
Start and End Date
October 22, 2010 - April 12, 2012
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Oil, Gas & Mining
Case Decision
Discontinued
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Bredin Prat, Paris, France
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
Not Specified
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
Not Specified
Legal Fees of Claimant
Not specified
Total Legal Fees
Not specified
Administrative Fees
-
Patrick Mitchell
Patrick Mitchell
Democratic Republic of Congo
Start and End Date
December 10, 1999 - November 1, 2006.
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Services & Trade
Case Decision
Annulled
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Liedekerke, Wolters, Waelbroeck, Kirkpatrick, Bruxelles, Belgium
Tshibangu Kalala, Bruxelles, Belgium Mbombo & Associés, Kinshasa\/Gombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ministre de la Justice et des Affaires Parlementaires, Ministère de la Justice et des Affaires Parlementaires, Kinshasa\/Gombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
0.75 mln USD Awarded
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
US$ 95,000 to be compensated to Claimant for costs in addition al to the respondents own half of the costs
Legal Fees of Claimant
Not specified
Total Legal Fees
Not specified
Administrative Fees
-
American Manufacturing & Trading, Inc.
American Manufacturing & Trading, Inc.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Start and End Date
February 2, 1993 - July 26, 2000
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Other Industry
Case Decision
Annulled
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Manzila Lundum Sal
Ramazani Baya
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
21.50 mln USD (Claimed) 9.00 mln USD Awarded
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
104,828.96 USD to be paid as half of the costs of the proceeding for which advance payment have been made
Legal Fees of Claimant
-
Total Legal Fees
-
Administrative Fees
-
Miminco LLC and others
Miminco LLC and others
Democratic Republic of Congo
Start and End Date
June 9, 2003 - November 19, 2007
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Oil, Gas & Mining
Case Decision
Settled
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Cabinet Tshibangu & Associés, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Ministre de la Justice et Garde des Sceaux, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
13 mln USD awarded
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
Material Unavailable
Legal Fees of Claimant
Material Unavailable
Total Legal Fees
Material Unavailable
Administrative Fees
-
African Holding Company of America, Inc. and Société Africaine de Construction au Congo S.A.R.L.
African Holding Company of America, Inc. and Société Africaine de Construction au Congo S.A.R.L.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Start and End Date
October 27, 2005 - July 29, 2008
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Construction
Case Decision
Decided in favor of the state
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Cabinet Kikangala & Associés, Brussels, Belgium
Ministre de la Justice et Garde des Sceaux, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
Not Specified
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
70,000US$ to paid to Claimant as compensation
Legal Fees of Claimant
Not specified
Total Legal Fees
Not specified
Administrative Fees
-
AGIP S.p.A. v. People's Republic of the Congo
AGIP S.p.A. v. People's Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Start and End Date
July 18, 1978 - November 30, 1979.
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Oil, Gas & Mining
Case Decision
Material Unavailable
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Le Ministre de la Justice et du Travail; Le Ministre de l’Energie et des Mines, chargé de la Recherche Scientifique; Le Conseiller juridique au Ministère de l’Industrie et du Tourisme
Roger Martin
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
Material Unavailable
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
Material Unavailable
Legal Fees of Claimant
Material Unavailable
Total Legal Fees
Material Unavailable
Administrative Fees
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