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Addiko Bank AG v. Montenegro (ICSID Case No. ARB/17/35)

Case no.
ARB/17/35
Applicable rules
ICSID Arbitration Rules in force as of April 2006
  1. 24 November 2021Arbitration

    24 November 2021Arbitration

    Award dated 24 November 2021

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal found jurisdiction over Addiko Bank AG's claims and held them admissible, but found that Montenegro had not breached the applicable bilateral investment treaty. It dismissed the damages and other claims, ordered Addiko Bank AG to reimburse Montenegro USD 261,240.18 for its share of the arbitration costs and EUR 1,116,681.26 for its legal costs within 30 days, and found that interest was not warranted.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 38 participants
    Addiko Bank AG
    Representative
    Leopold Specht (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Florian Heindler (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Laura Steinberg (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Million Berhe (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Viktoria Mair (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Olivia Wankmuller (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Lucy Martinez (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Specht & Partner Rechtsanwalt GmbH (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Petra Zirhan-Wagner (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Stefan Choi (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Darko Bulatovic (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Aleksandra Popovic (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Bojana Boskovic (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Representative
    Tanja Luburic (For: Addiko Bank AG)
    Montenegro
    Representative
    Milos Komnenic (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    Cherie Blair (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    James Palmer (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    Catriona Paterson (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    Pietro Bombonato (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    Sophia Louw (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    Angeline Welsh (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    Ema Vidak-Gojkovic (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    Omnia Strategy LLP (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    Matrix Chambers (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    Essex Court Chambers (For: Montenegro)
    Representative
    Law Office Komnenic & Associates (For: Montenegro)
    Gladys Bagasin
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Brigitte Stern
    Tribunal secretary
    Alex B. Kaplan
    Tribunal secretary
    Lindsay Gastrell
    Institutional administrator
    Anne-Marie Stallard
    Institutional administrator
    Vesna Bulatovic
    Institutional administrator
    Sanja Rasovic
    Institutional administrator
    Milena Maric-Vogel

    Authorities cited

    2
    • Montenegro Law on Conversion of Swiss Franc Denominated Loans into Euro Denominated Loans
      statute
    • Montenegro Law on the Constitutional Court (Office Gazette of Montenegro No. 64/2008)
      statute

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