Matter
Sanum Investments Limited v. Lao People's Democratic Republic (ICSID Case No. ADHOC/17/1)
- 16 May 2017Arbitration
16 May 2017Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 1 dated 16 May 2017
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal established the procedural rules and timetable governing the arbitration.
Supporting details
1 authority · 6 participantsSanum Investments Limited
Lao People's Democratic Republic
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Arbitrator
- Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
- Arbitrator
- Klaus Reichert
- Tribunal secretary
- Anneliese Fleckenstein
5 months and 7 days later · 160 days
- 23 October 2017Arbitration
23 October 2017Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 2 dated 23 October 2017
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal sustained the objection to the Claimants' inclusion of claims concerning non-recognition of the 2016 SIAC Award. It granted reconsideration of bifurcation in part and revised the structure for briefing jurisdiction and liability before any quantum phase.
Supporting details
1 authority · 7 participantsLao Holdings N.V.
Sanum Investments Limited
Lao People's Democratic Republic
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Arbitrator
- Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
- Arbitrator
- Klaus Reichert
- Tribunal secretary
- Anneliese Fleckenstein
22 days later · 22 days
- 14 November 2017Arbitration
14 November 2017Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 3 dated 14 November 2017
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal granted the request for clarification, denied the Respondent's objection to the admissibility of Lao Holdings N.V.'s additional claims concerning the 2016 SIAC Award, and allowed those claims to proceed only by Lao Holdings N.V.
Supporting details
1 authority · 7 participantsLao Holdings N.V.
Sanum Investments Limited
Lao People's Democratic Republic
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Arbitrator
- Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
- Arbitrator
- Klaus Reichert
- Tribunal secretary
- Anneliese Fleckenstein
13 days later · 13 days
- 27 November 2017Arbitration
27 November 2017Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 4 dated 27 November 2017
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal issued a revised procedural timetable for the proceedings.
Supporting details
6 participantsSanum Investments Limited
Lao People's Democratic Republic
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Arbitrator
- Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
- Arbitrator
- Klaus Reichert
- Tribunal secretary
- Anneliese Fleckenstein
5 months and 21 days later · 172 days
- 18 May 2018Arbitration
18 May 2018Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 5 dated 18 May 2018
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal decided the Parties' disputed document production requests, as set out in the accompanying annexes.
Supporting details
6 participantsSanum Investments Limited
Lao People's Democratic Republic
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Arbitrator
- Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
- Arbitrator
- Klaus Reichert
- Tribunal secretary
- Anneliese Fleckenstein
2 months and 8 days later · 69 days
- 26 July 2018Arbitration
26 July 2018Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 6 dated 26 July 2018
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal denied the Respondent's application for security for costs and denied its request to strike portions of Lao Holdings N.V.'s response. It deferred allocation of costs connected with those matters.
Supporting details
2 authorities · 8 participantsLao Holdings N.V.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Arbitrator
- Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
- Arbitrator
- Klaus Reichert
- Tribunal secretary
- Mercedes Cordido-Freytes de Kurowski
Other
- Witness
- Sabh Phommarath
- Witness
- Jorge Menezes
3 months and 19 days later · 111 days
- 14 November 2018Arbitration
14 November 2018Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 7 dated 14 November 2018
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal granted the application concerning the substitute Exhibit R-253, granted leave to file a supplemental report by Joseph Kalt, and denied the applications to strike other specified materials and the witness statement of Sabh Phommarath.
Supporting details
7 participantsInternational Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Arbitrator
- Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
- Arbitrator
- Klaus Reichert
- Tribunal secretary
- Mercedes Cordido-Freytes de Kurowski
Other
- Witness
- Sabh Phommarath
- Expert
- Joseph Kalt
- Expert
- Kenneth Yeo
2 days later · 2 days
- 16 November 2018Arbitration
16 November 2018Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 8 dated 16 November 2018
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal organized the hearing on jurisdiction and the merits, including participation, witness and expert examination, hearing time, and hearing procedure.
Supporting details
6 participantsSanum Investments Limited
Lao People's Democratic Republic
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Arbitrator
- Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
- Arbitrator
- Klaus Reichert
- Tribunal secretary
- Mercedes Cordido-Freytes de Kurowski
6 years, 1 month and 4 days later · 2226 days
- 20 December 2024Arbitration
20 December 2024Arbitration
Decision on Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Liability dated 20 December 2024
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal unanimously denied the Lao People's Democratic Republic's objections to jurisdiction and admissibility. It denied Sanum's claims concerning recognition of the 2016 ST SIAC Award, the seizure and sale of the Savan Vegas Casino, taxation, non-payment of the CFA Loans, the Ferry Terminal Slot Club, the Thakhek concession, and non-payment of advances on costs to ICSID. It granted Sanum's claims under Article 4 of the China-Lao BIT concerning the Sanum bank accounts, Savan Vegas cage and vault cash, and the Thakhek and Savannakhet properties, and directed the Parties to confer on a procedural schedule for further quantum proceedings.
Supporting details
2 authorities · 24 participantsSanum Investments Limited
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao Holdings N.V.
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Arbitrator
- Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
- Arbitrator
- Klaus Reichert
- Tribunal secretary
- Mercedes Cordido-Freytes de Kurowski
Other
- Expert
- Joseph Kalt
- Expert
- Kenneth Yeo
- Expert
- Herve Ascensio
- Expert
- Joshua Kurlantzick
- Expert
- Premjit Dass
- Expert
- Dennis Amerine
- Expert
- Matt Isaacs
- Expert
- Ricky Lee
- Expert
- Lok Vi Ming
- Witness
- John Baldwin
- Witness
- John Clay Crawford
- Witness
- Philip James
- Witness
- Jordy Jordahl
- Witness
- Jorge Menezes
- Witness
- Bouavone Sisavath
- Witness
- Gerard Ngo
- Witness
- Sabh Phommarath