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EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES
RAHUL DONDE
SENIOR ASSOCIATE, LÉVY KAUFMANN-KOHLER
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
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I. INTRODUCTION
II. INTRODUCTION TO ISDS
III. REASONS FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ISDS
IV. MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
V. CONCLUSION
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INTRODUCTION
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2950 Bilateral Investment Treaties (“BITs”), 2360 in force
372 Treaties with investment provisions, 307 in force
2573 IIAs “mapped” for content
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Investment Arbitration
◦ Investors enforce treaty rights directly against host States
Different Procedural Rules
◦ ICSID Arbitration rules
• Most popular, but limited to signatories
◦ UNCITRAL Rules
• 2nd most popular, only option available for some States
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817 known IIA-based investor state arbitrations, 289 pending
528 arbitrations concluded, 36.6% decided in favour of States
In cases decided in favour of the investor:
◦ Average amount claimed: $1.4 billion
◦ Average amount awarded: $545 million
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ISDS IN ASIA
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Over 20% disputes involve Asia
◦ 180 with Asian Respondents
◦ 112 with Asian Claimants
Sectors: oil, gas, and now electricity and other energy sources
Asian states have won 55% of the time
More disputes predicted
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AAPL v. Sri Lanka
◦ First IIA ISDS case: Asian (HK) investor v. Asian state
Walter Bau v. Thailand
◦ First ISDS case against Thailand, damages of €30 million
White Industries v. India
◦ Effective means standard; watershed in India IIA framework
Al Warraq v. Indonesia
◦ OIC Agreement; first successful counterclaim under IIA
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IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT
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Nature of ISDS◦ Governed by public international law
◦ Implicate important public policies
◦ Disputes are public and attract scrutiny
◦ Substantial amounts in dispute
Limitations on states ◦ Restricted scope of arguments advanced
◦ External counsel to understand state’s policies and objectives
◦ Obligations to be fulfilled; politicization to be avoided
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Limitations on states (contd.)◦ Limited time to respond to claims;
◦ Several departments involved; document tracing difficult
Costs of ISDS◦ Major part of total arbitration costs
◦ Increasing over time
◦ No “costs follow the event” rule in ISDS
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MANAGEMENT TOOLS
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Intra-governmental lead agency
External counsel
External advisors
Focus on relevant issues
Funding
Other tools
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Reason◦ More than one ministry/department involved at central/regional/provincial
◦ Usually no authority to obtain information, documents
Timing◦ Permanent: U.S. (Office of Legal Adviser); Canada (Trade Law Bureau)
◦ Ad hoc: India
Process◦ Manage investment disputes when they arise
◦ Ensure intra-departmental cooperation
◦ Responsible for day-to-day supervision of the dispute
◦ Specific contact person
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Reasons◦ Investment arbitration specialized field
◦ Knowledge of processes may make all the difference e.g. appointment
Timing◦ Soon after claim has been filed
Process◦ Direct appointment: Lebanon
◦ Bid: China, Lithuania
◦ Limited bid: Costa Rica
◦ Invoke exceptions to tender rules when needed: Czech Republic
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Reasons◦ Urgency
◦ Tender process tedious
Timing◦ Soon after issue arises
Process◦ External advisors, need not be law firms
◦ Review and critique strategy, submissions, conduct mock hearings
◦ Chemtura v. Canada (NAFTA)
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Reasons◦ Ensure that state objectives are not compromised
Timing◦ Before/During arbitration
Process◦ Tribunal fees: ICSID rates in non-ICSID disputes; fee caps
◦ Detailed Procedural Calendar (e.g. longer duration for states)
◦ Use flexibility in institutional rules (e.g. SIAC expedited procedures)
◦ Use of suitable technology (Mesa v. Canada)
◦ Dual-language proceedings
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Reasons◦ Resources available to quickly address procedural complexities
◦ Relevant for recurring respondent states
Timing◦ Before/During arbitration
Process◦ Permanent fund: U.S.
◦ Hiring external counsel, experts, interviews of representatives
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Reasons◦ Major part of total arbitration costs
Timing◦ At the end of arbitration
Process◦ Detailed costs statement, indicating costs for each phase/application
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Build domestic capacity: Argentina, Spain
Approach institutions (ICSID, PCA etc.)
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Costs and complexity of ISDS are increasing
Numerous tools to manage ISDS
Tools should be deployed at the onset of a claim
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