Projet Pilote Garoube
Projet Pilote Garoube
Cameroon
Start and End Date
2007 - present
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Land Lease (of a wild life farm)
Case Decision
30 Million USD claim (expected to significantly increase)
Arbitration Center
ICC
Representative of the Respondent
Teynier PLC (Eric Teynier in Paris)
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
-
Lafarge
Lafarge
Cameroon
Start and End Date
April 22, 2002 - June 13, 2003
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Construction
Case Decision
Discontinued
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Ebénézer Mongue-Din, Douala, Cameroon
Maurice Kamto, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Prime Minister, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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
-
Capital Financial Holdings Luxembourg S.A.
Capital Financial Holdings Luxembourg S.A.
Cameroon
Start and End Date
May 20, 2015 - Present
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Finance
Case Decision
Pending
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Clyde & Co, Paris, France
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
Over 100 million euros (expropriation fo 46.5% sharehodlding in Commercial Bank of Cameroon)
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
Not Specified
Legal Fees of Claimant
The fees and expenses of the members of the Tribunal as well as the administrative expenses of the Center will be borne by the Applicant; the plaintiff will have to repay the sum of USD 242,098.98
Total Legal Fees
US$ 484,197.96
Administrative Fees
-
La Camerounaise des Eaux (CDE)La Camerounaise des Eaux (CDE) (Conciliation)
La Camerounaise des Eaux (CDE)La Camerounaise des Eaux (CDE) (Conciliation)
Cameroon
Start and End Date
May 24, 2019 - Present
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Water, Sanitation & Flood Protection
Case Decision
Pending
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Ministère de l’Eau et de l’Energie
Ministère des Finances
Cameroon Water Utilities Cooperation (CAMWATER)
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
101 billion FCFA (among which 20 billion FCFA for economic disruption; 20 billion FCFA unpaid fees)
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
-
Legal Fees of Claimant
-
Total Legal Fees
-
Administrative Fees
-
RSM Production Company (conciliation)
RSM Production Company (conciliation)
Cameroon
Start and End Date
July 1, 2013 - January 19, 2016
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Oil, Gas & Mining
Case Decision
Discontinued
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Gill Dingomé, Paris, France
Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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
-
Goetz v. Burundi (I)
Goetz v. Burundi (I)
Burundi
Start and End Date
December 18, 1995 - February 10, 1999
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Oil, Gas & Mining
Case Decision
Setlled
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Ministre de la justice, Bujumbura, Burundi
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
US$ 175.00 mln (claimed) but 3 mln (awarded) State agrees to reimburse 2,989,636 USD
Amount Given to Arbitrators
Amount Given to Arbitrators Data
Legal Fees of Respondent
-
Legal Fees of Claimant
-
Total Legal Fees
-
Administrative Fees
-
Tariq Bashir and SA Interpétrol Burundi
Tariq Bashir and SA Interpétrol Burundi
Burundi
Start and End Date
December 12, 2014 - July 2017
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Oil, Gas & Mining
Case Decision
Discontinued due to non-payment of advances
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Claude Nimubona, Bujumbura, Burundi
Liedekerke, Wolters, Waelbroeck, Kirkpatrick, Brussels, Belgium
Ministry of Justice and Keeper of Seals, Bujumbura, Burundi
Sixte Sizimwe Kazirukanyo, Bujumbura, Burundi
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
-
Goetz v. Burundi (II)
Goetz v. Burundi (II)
Burundi
Start and End Date
March 27, 2001 - June 21, 2012
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Oil, Gas & Mining
Case Decision
(Decided in favour of investor) The Republic of Burundi has to pay a sum of US$2,989,636 as reimbursement in 12 installments and pay AFFIMET of half ICSID expenditures
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Liedekerke, Wolters, Waelbroek, Kirkpatrick, Brussels, Belgium; Ministre de la justice, Bujumbura, Burundi
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
US$2,989,636 (claimed) US$1.20 (awarded)
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
-
Joseph Houben
Joseph Houben
Burundi
Start and End Date
May 20, 2013 - January 12, 2016
Treaty Type
Contract
Sector
Real estate activities
Case Decision
Decided in favor of the investor
Arbitration Center
ICSID
Representative of the Respondent
Cabinet de Maître Sixte Sizimwe Kazirukanyo, Bujumbura, Burundi
Representative of the Claimant
Representative of the Claimant Data
Amount Claimed
US$10.9 Mln (claimed), awarded: 209,340 USD + LIBOR at 6 months + 2% interest, for damages,
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
-
Dr Babatunde Ajibade San
Lawyers
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S. P. A. Ajibade & Co
Dr.Babatunde Ajibade is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria; and the managing partner of the firm of SPA Ajibade & Co. He is a international practice fellow of the International Bar Association (IBA). Dr. Ajibade possesses wide expertise in all aspects of commercial dispute resolution in Nigeria, and has sat as arbitrator in several complex commercial claims. He is widely considered to be a thought leader in the area of enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
