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Gavan Griffith

Arbitrator in 28 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 11) before PCA, ICSID, UNCITRAL tribunals, in nuclear energy, air conditioner distribution, nuclear fuel (mox plant) disputes.

Australian PCA, ICSID, UNCITRAL nuclear energy, air conditioner distribution, nuclear fuel (MOX plant), international law status, Offshore oil and gas (Hibernia and Terra Nova fields), Home appliances; acquisition of a company (M&A)

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Overview

In the published awards, Gavan Griffith has been appointed by claimants 1 times and by respondents 8 times, and has presided or sat alone in 11 cases. Of the party appointments, 9 came from States and 0 from investors or companies. 2 dissenting or separate opinion(s) are recorded.

Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: claimant prevailed in 0% of the 1 claimant appointments; respondent prevailed in 0% of the 2 respondent appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.

Appointed most often by: South Sudan (1), Panama (1), Ireland (1), Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (1), Saint Lucia (1).

28Published cases
11As chair or sole arbitrator
9Party appointments
2Dissents recorded

Track record

YearCaseRoleAppointed byInstitution / rulesSectorAward
2025 Lupaka Gold Corp. v. Republic of Peru Co-arbitrator Respondent ICSID · Washington, D.C. Gold mining; rural community conflict Read award →
2023 Mohammad Reza Dayyani, et al. v. The Republic of Korea Co-arbitrator — PCA · London Home appliances; acquisition of a company (M&A) Read award →
2021 Enel Fortuna S.A. v. Republic of Panama Co-arbitrator Respondent ICSID — Read award →
2020 Mobil Investments Canada Inc. v. Canada Co-arbitrator Respondent ICSID · Washington, D.C. Offshore oil and gas (Hibernia and Terra Nova fields) Read award →
2019 RSM Production Corporation v. Saint Lucia (assenting reasons on security for costs; disqualification proposal against him decided 2014-10-23) Co-arbitrator Respondent — — Read award →
2019 Vestey Group Ltd v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Committee member Institution — — Read award →
2018 Krederi Ltd. v. Ukraine Co-arbitrator Respondent — — Read award →
2017 Mobil Investments Canada Inc. and Murphy Oil Corporation v. Canada Co-arbitrator — — — Read award →
2017 WNC Factoring Limited v. The Czech Republic President Co-arbitrators — — Read award →
2016 Sudapet Company Limited v. Republic of South Sudan Co-arbitrator Respondent — — Read award →
2016 Sudapet Company Limited v. Republic of South Sudan Co-arbitrator Respondent — — Read award →
2016 Peter A. Allard v. The Government of Barbados President Co-arbitrators — — Read award →
2016 Peter A. Allard v. The Government of Barbados President Co-arbitrators — — Read award →
2015 Tulip Real Estate and Development Netherlands B.V. v. Republic of Turkey President Parties jointly — — Read award →
2014 Caratube International Oil Company LLP v. The Republic of Kazakhstan Co-arbitrator — — — Read award →
2013 Rafat Ali Rizvi v. Republic of Indonesia President Parties jointly — — Read award →
2013 TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v. The Judges of the Federal Court of Australia and another Co-arbitrator — UNCITRAL · Australia air conditioner distribution Read award →
2013 RSM Production Corporation v. Grenada Committee president — — — Read award →
2012 Castel Electronics Pty Ltd v. TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd Co-arbitrator — — · Melbourne — Read award →
2012 Bosh International, Inc and B&P Ltd Foreign Investments Enterprise v. Ukraine President Parties jointly — — Read award →
2012 Continental Casualty Company v. The Argentine Republic Committee president — — — Read award →
2010 AbitibiBowater Inc., v. Government of Canada Co-arbitrator Respondent — — Read award →
2010 Enron Corporation and Ponderosa Assets, L.P. v. Argentine Republic (also known as: Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. and Ponderosa Assets, L.P. v. The Argentine Republic) Committee president — — — Read award →
2009 Azurix Corp. v. The Argentine Republic Committee president — — — Read award →
2008 Ireland v. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dissent Co-arbitrator — PCA nuclear fuel (MOX plant) Read award →
2001 Lance Paul Larsen v. The Hawaiian Kingdom Co-arbitrator Appointing authority PCA · The Hague international law status Read award →
2000 Philippe Gruslin v. Malaysia Sole arbitrator Parties jointly — — Read award →
2001 Ireland v. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Final Award, decision of 2 July 2003 dissent Co-arbitrator Claimant PCA · The Hague nuclear energy Read award →

Expertise

The legal issues and sectors decided most often in the published awards. Each links to the cases in the database.

settlement 2attribution 2fair and equitable treatment 2award embodying settlement 1ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(2) 1discontinuance 1Panama–Italy BIT 1Enel 1Enel Green Power 1Cabinet Resolution No. 41 1Compensation Agreement 1Contraloría General de la República 1Supreme Court of Panama 1bifurcation 1suspension of proceedings 1NAFTA Chapter Eleven 1Article 1106 1performance requirements 1limitation period 1Articles 1116(2) and 1117(2) 1res judicata 1issue estoppel 1cause of action estoppel 1continuing breach 1

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