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John Beechey

Leading arbitrator Public record 25 published cases

John Beechey

Arbitrator in 25 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 4) before ICSID, PCA tribunals, in coal-fired electricity generation, gold mining, oil refining; project management services disputes.

British ICSID, PCA Coal-fired electricity generation, gold mining, Oil refining; project management services

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Overview

In the published awards, John Beechey has been appointed by claimants 15 times and by respondents 0 times, and has presided or sat alone in 4 cases. Of the party appointments, 0 came from States and 15 from investors or companies.

Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: claimant prevailed in 9% of the 11 claimant appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.

Appointed most often by: Kansanshi Mining Plc (1), Dunkeld International Investment Ltd. (1), Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (1), Tethyan Copper Company Pty Limited (1), Achmea B.V. (1).

25Published cases
4As chair or sole arbitrator
15Party appointments
0Dissents recorded

Track record

YearCaseRoleAppointed byInstitution / rulesSectorAward
2026 Amec Foster Wheeler USA Corporation, Process Consultants, Inc., and Joint Venture Foster Wheeler USA Corporation and Process Consultants, Inc. v. Republic of Colombia Co-arbitrator Claimant ICSID · Washington, D.C. Oil refining; project management services Read award →
2026 Azienda Elettrica Ticinese v. Federal Republic of Germany Co-arbitrator — ICSID · Washington DC Coal-fired electricity generation Read award →
2026 Sarama Resources LTD v. Burkina Faso Co-arbitrator — ICSID · Washington, D.C. — Read award →
2025 Pawlowski AG vs. Czech republic Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2024 Agility for Public Warehousing Company K.S.C. v. Republic of Iraq Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2023 Kansanshi Mining Plc v. Republic of Zambia Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2022 Tethyan Copper Company Pty Limited v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan (resigned 6 September 2012 after disqualification proposal) Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2022 Italba Corporation v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2020 Alberto Carrizosa Gelzis, Enrique Carrizosa Gelzis, Felipe Carrizosa Gelzis v. Republic of Colombia President — — — Read award →
2020 Tenaris S.A. and Talta - Trading e Marketing Sociedade Unipessoal Lda. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela President — — — Read award →
2020 Masdar Solar & Wind Cooperatief U.A. v. Kingdom of Spain President — — — Read award →
2020 Ioan Micula, Viorel Micula and others v. Romania [II] (Appointed 22 January 2018 after the resignation of Dr. Michael Pryles) Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2019 I.C.W. Europe Investments Limited v. Czech Republic (appointed 20 August 2018 replacing Gary Born; challenge dismissed by SCC Arbitration Institute) Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2019 Photovoltaic Knopf Betriebs GMBH v. Czech Republic (appointed 20 August 2018 as substitute for Gary Born; challenge dismissed by SCC Arbitration Institute 26 October 2018) Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2019 WA Investments Europa Nova Ltd. v. Czech Republic (appointed 20 August 2018 to replace Gary Born; challenge dismissed by SCC Arbitration Institute) Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2019 Voltaic Network GmbH v. Czech Republic (appointed 20 August 2018 as substitute for Gary Born; challenge dismissed by SCC 26 October 2018) Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2017 Dana Gas, Crescent Petroleum and Pearl Petroleum v The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq Co-arbitrator — — — Read award →
2016 Dunkeld International Investment Ltd. v. The Government of Belize (Number 2) Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2016 Dunkeld International Investment Ltd. v. The Government of Belize (Number 1), PCA Case No. 2010-13, UNCITRAL Co-arbitrator — PCA — Read award →
2016 Alhambra Resources Ltd. and Alhambra Coӧperatief U.A. v. Republic of Kazakhstan (Announced as claimant's appointee (per press release); not confirmed by a tribunal constitution document in the extracts.) Co-arbitrator Claimant ICSID gold mining Read award →
2015 British Caribbean Bank Limited v. The Government of Belize Co-arbitrator — — — Read award →
2014 Achmea B.V. v. The Slovak Republic Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2013 Cambodia Power Company v. Kingdom of Cambodia Co-arbitrator — — — Read award →
2011 Peter Franz Vocklinghaus v. Czech Republic President Co-arbitrators — — Read award →
2010 Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (Canada) v. República Bolivariana de Venezuela (replaced Bernard Hanotiau on 29 April 2009 after his challenge was accepted) Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →

Expertise

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

transparency 2open hearings 2document production 2Redfern schedule 2IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence 2non-disputing party submission 2Sarama 1Burkina Faso 1Canada–Burkina Faso BIT 1ICSID Arbitration Rules 2022 1procedural order 1confidentiality 1publication of awards 1redactions 1third-party funding 1bilingual proceedings 1jurisdictional objections 1Energy Charter Treaty 1coal phase-out 1coal-fired power plants 1climate change 1fossil fuels 1amicus curiae 1ICSID Arbitration Rule 67 1

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