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[J] [K] [L] and [E] [K] [G] v Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (PCA Case No. 2013-3)

Case no.
PCA Case No. 2013-3
Applicable rules
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
  1. 26 April 2019Arbitration

    26 April 2019Arbitration

    PCA Final Award in Case No. 2013-3 issued on 26 April 2019

    Permanent Court of Arbitration

    Award no.
    PCA Case No. 2013-3
    Decision summary
    The final award ordered the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to pay [J] [K] [L] USD 75,677,393.94 in compensation and USD 50,637,156.71 in interest. The Paris Court of Appeal later partially annulled the compensation and interest provisions concerning the guarantee-deposit investment.

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    [J] [K] [L]
    [E] [K] [G]
    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
    Permanent Court of Arbitration

    4 years, 5 months and 28 days later · 1642 days

  2. 24 October 2023France

    24 October 2023France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 5 Chamber 16 in RG No. 19/13396 dated 24 October 2023

    Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 5 Chamber 16

    Case no.
    RG No. 19/13396
    Decision summary
    The court partially annulled the PCA final award in Case No. 2013-3 insofar as it awarded [J] [K] [L] USD 75,677,393.94 and related interest of USD 50,637,156.71 for the guarantee-deposit investment, and rejected Venezuela’s annulment application for the remainder; the non-annulled portion received exequatur.

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    [J] [K] [L]
    [E] [K] [G]
    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
    Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 5 Chamber 16

    8 months and 8 days later · 252 days

  3. 2 July 2024France

    2 July 2024France

    Decision of the Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Pôle 5 Chamber 16 in RG No. 23/19857 dated 2 July 2024

    Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Pôle 5 Chamber 16

    Case no.
    RG No. 23/19857
    Citation
    Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Pôle 5 Chamber 16, No. 65/2024, 2 July 2024
    Decision summary
    The court rejected [J] [K] [L] and [E] [K] [G]’s request to correct or interpret the 24 October 2023 judgment and dismissed their related claims. It granted Venezuela’s request to correct the French wording of the amount in the first annulled compensation provision, replacing “fourteen cents” with “ninety-four cents,” and ordered [J] [K] [L] to pay Venezuela EUR 15,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure; costs were left to the Public Treasury.

    Supporting details

    6 authorities · 19 participants
    [J] [K] [L]
    Representative
    Matthieu Boccon Gibod (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    SELARL LX Paris-Versailles-Reims (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Shaparak Saleh (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Camelia Aknouche (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Partnerships Three Crowns (Services) LLP (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Christophe Seraglini (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Quentin Herruel (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    [E] [K] [G]
    Representative
    Matthieu Boccon Gibod (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    SELARL LX Paris-Versailles-Reims (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Shaparak Saleh (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Camelia Aknouche (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Partnerships Three Crowns (Services) LLP (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Christophe Seraglini (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Quentin Herruel (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Representative
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (For: [J] [K] [L] · [E] [K] [G])
    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
    Representative
    Luca De Maria (For: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
    Representative
    SELARL Pellerin - De Maria - Guerre (For: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
    Representative
    Alfredo De Jesus O. (For: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
    Representative
    SELARL Alfredo De Jesus O. - Transnational Arbitration & Litigation (For: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
    Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Pôle 5 Chamber 16
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Najma El Farissi

    Authorities cited

    6
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 461
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 462
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 700
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 804
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 450
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 1527
      statute

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