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Arbitration annulment decision (arb10625) (ICSID)

Why it matters

Gabriel Resources Ltd. and Gabriel Resources (Jersey) v. Romania owed to foreign investors. The tribunal's reasoning and any award of damages are set out in the original.

Summary

Gabriel Resources Ltd. and Gabriel Resources (Jersey) v. Romania

The detail

Parties: Gabriel Resources Ltd. and Gabriel Resources (Jersey) v. Romania

Case number: See arbitration.org record

Outcome: Annulment decision. The disposition is set out in the original.

Applicable law: The applicable arbitration rules and governing law; see the original.

Issues in play: The parties' substantive dispute, resolved by arbitration rather than in the courts.

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