Leading arbitrator Public record 22 published cases
Charles Poncet
Arbitrator in 22 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 2) before ICSID, PCA, ICC tribunals, in oil and gas, defence procurement; military aircraft, offshore wind energy disputes.
Overview
In the published awards, Charles Poncet has been appointed by claimants 16 times and by respondents 0 times, and has presided or sat alone in 2 cases. Of the party appointments, 0 came from States and 16 from investors or companies. 1 dissenting or separate opinion(s) are recorded.
Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: claimant prevailed in 62% of the 13 claimant appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.
Appointed most often by: Yukos Universal Limited (2), Veteran Petroleum Limited (2), Carlos Esteban Sastre (2), Renaud Jacquet (2), Margarida Oliveira Azevedo de Abreu (2).
Track record
| Year | Case | Role | Appointed by | Institution / rules | Sector | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Espíritu Santo Holdings, LP and L1bre Holding, LLC v. United Mexican States dissent | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Telecommunications concession; digital taximeters and taxi r | Read award → |
| 2026 | Air Canada v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Paris | Aviation; airline ticket revenues; foreign exchange controls | Read award → |
| 2026 | Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd and others v. Federal Republic of Germany | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington, D.C. (place of proceedings); hearing held in London | Offshore wind energy | Read award → |
| 2025 | Hulley Enterprises Limited (Cyprus) v. The Russian Federation | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | PCA | Oil and gas | Read award → |
| 2025 | Yukos Universal Limited (Isle of Man) v. The Russian Federation | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | PCA | Oil and gas | Read award → |
| 2025 | Veteran Petroleum Limited (Cyprus) v. The Russian Federation | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | PCA | Oil and gas | Read award → |
| 2025 | Rockhopper Italia S.p.A., Rockhopper Mediterranean Ltd, and Rockhopper Exploration Plc v. Italian Republic (Award annulled for improper constitution owing to his non-disclosure of Italian criminal proceedings) | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID | Oil and gas; offshore exploration and production | Read award → |
| 2024 | Zeph Investments Pte Ltd v The Commonwealth of Australia | Co-arbitrator | — | PCA · Switzerland (Swiss PILA as lex arbitri) | — | Read award → |
| 2024 | Zeph Investments Pte Ltd v The Commonwealth of Australia | Co-arbitrator | — | PCA · Geneva | — | Read award → |
| 2024 | ES Holdings) v. Mexico | Co-arbitrator | — | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Taxi services; digital taximeters and ride-hailing technolog | Read award → |
| 2024 | Qatar Pharma for Pharmaceutical Industries and Dr Ahmed Bin Mohammad Al Haie Al Sulaiti v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICC · London | Pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution | Read award → |
| 2024 | Angel Samuel Seda and others v. Republic of Colombia (replaced Lucinda Low, accepted appointment on 24 June 2019) | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Real estate development (Meritage Project, Medellín area) | Read award → |
| 2023 | Adria Group B.V. and Adria Group Holding B.V. v. Republic of Croatia | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID | Retail, food and agriculture conglomerate (Agrokor) | Read award → |
| 2023 | Hydro S.r.l. and others v. Republic of Albania (member of the original and revision tribunals; disqualification proposal dismissed) | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID | Television media (Agonset/Agon Channel); hydroelectric proje | Read award → |
| 2022 | Carlos Sastre and others v. United Mexican States | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Tourism; beachfront hotels on ejido land | Read award → |
| 2022 | Vamed Management & Services GmbH v. Gabon | President | Co-arbitrators | ICC · Zurich | Hospital management services | Read award → |
| 2022 | Carlos Esteban Sastre v. United Mexican States | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID | Tourism; hotels on ejido (agrarian) land in Tulum | Read award → |
| 2021 | Bob Meijer v. Georgia | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID | Port infrastructure (Anaklia Deep Water Black Sea Port) | Read award → |
| 2020 | Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and others v. Kingdom of Spain (challenge rejected) | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington, DC | Renewable energy; bank financing | Read award → |
| 2020 | AD Trade Belgium SPRL v Guinea | President | Co-arbitrators | ICC · Paris | Defence procurement; military aircraft | Read award → |
| 2016 | Société des Mines de Loulo S.A. v. Republic of Mali | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | — | — | Read award → |
| 2015 | Fédération de Russie v. Société Hulley Enterprises Limited | Co-arbitrator | — | PCA · The Hague | oil and gas | Read award → |
Expertise
The legal issues and sectors decided most often in the published awards. Each links to the cases in the database.
Energy Charter Treaty 6intra-EU objection 4Achmea 4bifurcation 4provisional measures 4fair and equitable treatment 4expropriation 4Komstroy 3third-party funding 3most-favoured-nation clause 3indirect expropriation 3Yukos 3provisional application 3Article 45 ECT 3Yuganskneftegaz 3Rosneft 3set-aside 3enforcement 3Khodorkovsky 3penalty clause 2Article 26 ECT 2Rule 41(5) 2manifestly without legal merit 2abuse of rights 2
Co-arbitrators
- Eduardo Zuleta 4 cases
- L. Yves Fortier 4 cases
- Stephen M. Schwebel 4 cases
- Klaus Sachs 2 cases
- David Malpass 2 cases
- Christopher Greenwood 2 cases
- Christer Söderlund 2 cases
- Raúl E. Vinuesa 2 cases
- Jean-Yves Garaud 1 case
- Maria Vicien-Milburn 1 case
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