Knieper, Rolf

This page provides data on individual adjudicative policy of the arbitrator.

Case (comments) Appointed by Award (without costs & interests) Dissent Proposal to Disqualify
Victor Pey Casado and President Allende Foundation v. Republic of Chile, ICSID Case No. ARB/98/2 (annulment).
COMMENTS:
  • Arbitrators and counsels of the adversary are from the same law firm: it’s not a bias.
Chairman of the ICSID Administrative council Upholds Award finding a breach, but giving no compensation. No No
Perenco Ecuador Ltd. v. Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (Petroecuador), ICSID Case No. ARB/08/6 (annulment).
COMMENT:
Chairman of the ICSID Administrative council Pending annulment proceedings on the $394,380,883 Award No No
Hydro Energy 1 S.à r.l. and Hydroxana Sweden AB v. Kingdom of Spain, ICSID Case No. ARB/15/42 Government Pending No No
Almasryia for Operating & Maintaining Touristic Construction Co. L.L.C. v. State of Kuwait, ICSID Case No. ARB/18/2 Government Pending No No
Zbigniew Piotr Grot and others v. Republic of Moldova, ICSID Case No. ARB/16/8 Government $400,000 No No
Tenaris S.A. and Talta - Trading e Marketing Sociedade Unipessoal Lda. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/12/23 (annulment) Chairman of the ICSID Administrative council Upholds $137,017,887 Award. No No
Everest Estate LLC et al. v. The Russian Federation, PCA Case No. 2015-36.
COMMENT:
Government $130,000,000 No No
Compagnie d'Exploitation du Chemin de Fer Transgabonais v. Gabonese Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/04/5 (annulment) Chairman of the ICSID Administrative council upholding an award in favor of Investor No No
State Enterprise "Energorynok" (Ukraine) v. The Republic of Moldova, SCC Arbitration V 2012/175 Government No jurisdiction No No
Mamidoil Jetoil Greek Petroleum Products Societe S.A. v. Republic of Albania, ICSID Case No. ARB/11/24 ICSID proposed, and parties had no objections In favor of State No No
Antoine Abou Lahoud and Leila Bounafeh-Abou Lahoud v. Democratic Republic of the Congo, ICSID Case No. ARB/10/4 (annulment) Chairman of the ICSID Administrative council Upholds the $1.728.194 Award No No
Franck Charles Arif v. Republic of Moldova, ICSID Case No. ARB/11/23 Government MDL35,136,294 = €21,433,139.34 No No
Tulip Real Estate and Development Netherlands B.V. v. Republic of Turkey, ICSID Case No. ARB/11/28 Government In favor of State No No
Tidewater Inc., Tidewater Investment SRL, Tidewater Caribe, C.A., et al. v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/10/5 (annulment) Chairman of the ICSID Administrative council reduces the Award from $46,400,000 to $36,397,000 No No
Case (comments) Appointed by Award (without costs & interests) Dissent Proposal to Disqualify
Venezuela Holdings B.V., Mobil Cerro Negro Holding, Ltd., Mobil Cerro Negro, Ltd., Mobil Corporation and others v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/27 (annulment). Chairman of the ICSID Administrative council Partially annuled the $1,600,000,000 Award and sent it for resubmission. No No
Bureau Veritas, Inspection, Valuation, Assessment and Control, BIVAC B.V. v. The Republic of Paraguay, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/9 ICSID following consultations with parties $21,000,000 No No