ICSID claim filed against Indonesian Government

• Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
• Jay Leary
• Indonesia
• July 7 2014
• __________________________________

On 1 July, PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara and its majority Dutch shareholder Nusa Tenggara Partnership BV, announced that they have filed international investment arbitration proceedings against the Indonesian Government to seek relief from export restrictions that have halted production at the Batu Hijau mine and are said to have inflicted hardship and economic loss on PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara’s employees, contractors, and other stakeholders.   

The claimants allege that the government’s imposition of new export conditions, a new export duty and a ban on the export of copper concentrate breach PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara’s Contract of Work with the Indonesian Government, and the bilateral investment treaty between Indonesia and the Netherlands. The claimants have indicated that they will seek interim injunctive relief, so that work at the mine can resume. 

This claim follows an announcement earlier this year that Indonesia intended to cancel all of its 67 bilateral investment treaties, and draw up new treaties. The bilateral investment treaty between Indonesia and the Netherlands was among the first to be cancelled, with effect from July 2015 (though a sunset clause in the treaty means it will continue to apply for a period after that).

Campus International

L'Ordre des Avocats de Paris organise, since 2013, Campus International which gather lawyers in France and Asia. The first edition toke place in Vietnam (7-10 april 2013), and the second in Cambodia (16-18 april 2014).

You can find below some of the communications (in french) related to the subject of "INVESTMENT".

Le Vietnam au sein de l'Asie : Cadre économique et institutionnel 1
Le Vietnam au sein de l'Asie : Cadre économique et institutionnel 2
Le Vietnam au sein de l'Asie : Cadre économique et institutionnel 3


Entreprendre et investir en Asie : Chine, Hong Kong et Singapour 1
Entreprendre et investir en Asie : Chine, Hong Kong et Singapour 2

Entreprendre et investir en Asie : Cambodge et Vietnam

Présentation politique et économique de l'ASEAN
Intervention de Jean-Jacques Guillaudeau

Investissements dans l'ASEAN : opportunités et restriction
Intervention de Nicolas Audier

Infrastructures et financements dans l'ASEAN
Intervention de Samantha Campbell

Structuration juridique et fiscale des acquisitions dans l'ASEAN
Intervention de Thierry Gougy

L'arbitrage dans l'ASEAN
Intervention de Olivier Monange

Investissements étrangers au Cambodge
Intervention de Jean-Jacques Guillaudeau
Intervention de Antoine Fontaine

Investment regime and arbitration in Myanmar

Shaun Lee, " Investment regime and arbitration in Myanmar ", Singapore International Arbitration Blog, 13 march 2013 (online version).

ICSID Cases against Asean countries

CAMBODIA

Cambodia Power Company v. Kingdom of Cambodia (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/18) (concluded)

• 22 mar. 2011 : Decision on Jurisdiction (online version) 
• 18 apr. 2011 : Decision on Claimant's Application Concerning Electricité du Cambodge (online version)
• 22 apr. 2013 : Award (not public). The cambodian government won the case. 

INDONESIA

Amco Asia Corporation and others v. Republic of Indonesia (ICSID Case No. ARB/81/1) (concluded)

(a) Original Arbitration Proceeding

• 25 sept. 1983 : Decision on Jurisidiction, published in 23 ILM 351 (1984); 10 Y.B. Com. Arb. 61 (1985) (excerpts); 89 I.L.R. 379 (1992); 1 ICSID Rep. 389 (1993); French translations of English original in 1985 Revue de l'arbitrage 259 (excerpts); 113Journal du droit international 202 (1986).


• 20 nov. 1984 : Award published in 24 ILM 1022 (1985) (excerpts); 1 International Arbitration Report (Int'l Arb. Rep.) 601 (1986); 89 I.L.R. 405 (1992); 1 ICSID Rep.413 (1993); French translation of English original in 114 Journal du droit international 145 (1987) (excerpts).

(b) Annulment Proceeding

• 16 may 1986 : Ad hoc Committee Decision on the Application for Annulment published in 25 ILM 1439 (1986); 1 Int'l Arb. Rep. 649 (1986); 12 Y.B. Com. Arb. 129 (1987); 89 I.L.R.514 (1992); 1 ICSID Rep.509 (1993); French translation of English original in 114 Journal du droit international 175 (1987) (excerpts).

(c) Resubmission Proceeding

• 10 may 1988 : Decision on Jurisdiction published in 3 ICSID Review —Foreign Investment Law Journal (ICSID Rev.—FILJ) 166 (1988); 27 ILM 1281 (1988); 3 Int'l Arb. Rep., No. 6, at Sec. A (June 1988); 14 Y.B. Com. Arb. 92 (1989) (excerpts); 89 I.L.R. 552 (1992); 1 ICSID Rep. 543 (1993); French translation of English original in 116 Journal du droit international 143 (1989) (excerpts).


• 5 june 1990 : Award published in 5 Int'l Arb. Rep., No. 11, at Sec. D (Nov. 1990); 17 Y.B. Com. Arb.73 (1992) (excerpts); 89 I.L.R. 580 (1992); 1 ICSID Rep. 569 (1993); French translation of English original of Award in 118 Journal du droit international 172 (1991) (excerpts).

(d) Annulment Proceeding

• 2 mar. 1991 : Interim Order No. 1 Concerning the Stay of Enforcement of the Award published in 9 ICSID Rep. 59 (2006).


• 17 dec. 1992 : Decision on the Application by Indonesia and Amco respectively for Annulment and Partial Annulment of the Arbitral Award of June 5, 1990 published in 9 ICSID Rep. 3 (2006).

Cemex Asia Holdings Ltd v. Republic of Indonesia (ICSID Case No. ARB/04/3) (concluded)

• Settlement agreed by the parties and settlement recorded at their request in the form of an award (Award embodying the parties' settlement agreement rendered on February 23, 2007, pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(2)).

Rafat Ali Rizvi v. Republic of Indonesia (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/13)(pending)

• 4 apr. 2012 : Decision on preliminary objections under article 41(5) (not public)
• 16 jul. 2013 : Award (not public)
• 11 nov. 2013 : Application for annulment of the award (online version)

Churchill Mining and Planet Mining Pty Ltd, formerly ARB/12/40 v. Republic of Indonesia (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/40 and 12/14) (pending)

LAO

Lao Holdings N.V. v. Lao People’s Democratic Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/6) (pending)

• 21 feb. 2014 : Decision on jurisdiction (online version)

MALAYSIA

Philippe Gruslin v. Malaysia (ICSID Case No. ARB/94/1) (concluded)

• Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on April 24, 1996 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(1)).

Philippe Gruslin v. Malaysia (ICSID Case No. ARB/99/3) (concluded)

• 27 nov. 2000 : Award (online version)

Malaysian Historical Salvors, SDN, BHD v. Malaysia (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/10) (concluded)

(a) Original Arbitration Proceeding

• 17 may 2007 : Award on jurisdiction (online version)

(b) Annulment Proceeding

• 19 feb. 2009 : Dissenting Opinion (online version)
• 16 apr. 2009 : Decision on the application for annulment (online version)

MYANMAR

Yaung Chi Oo Trading Pte. Ltd. v. Government of the Union of  Myanmar, ASEAN I.D. Case No. ARB/01/1 (concluded)

• 31 mar. 2003 : Award (online version)

PHILIPPINES SGS Société Générale de Surveillance S.A. v. Republic of the Philippines

(ICSID Case No. ARB/02/6) (concluded) 29 jan. 2004 : Decision on jurisdiction (online version) 11 apr. 2008 : Award embodying the parties' settlement agreement (not public) Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide v. Republic of the Philippines (ICSID Case No. ARB/03/25) (concluded) (a) Original Arbitration Proceeding 16 aug. 2007 : Award (online version) (b) Annulment Proceeding 23 dec. 2010 : Decision on the Application for Annulment (online version) Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide v. Republic of the Philippines (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/12) (pending) Baggerwerken Decloedt En Zoon NV v. Republic of the Philippines (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/27) (pending)