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Year the case was initiated1998
Year the award was rendered
Country involvedChile
Home country of the investorSpain
Parties to the disputeVĂ­ctor Pey Casado and President Allende Foundation v. Republic of Chile (ICSID Case No. ARB/98/2)
Sector3
Type of investmentnewspaper company
Nature of dispute / claim
Legal instrumentChile-Spain BIT
Rules / VenuesICSID
Amount sought by investorapproximately US$ 497 million
Amount awarded / status of disputeUS$10.132.690,18 awarded plus compounded interest at 5% annually
ArbitratorsPierre Lalive (chair); Mohammed Chemloul; Emmanuel Gaillard
Decisions renderedDecision on Provisional Measures issued on 25 September 2001;
Decision on Jurisdiction issued on 8 May 2002 (French);
Award issued on 22 April 2008
Statusawarded in favor of the investor
Linkshttp://www.worldbank.org/icsid/cases/chile-f.pdf

Decision on Jurisdiction (french):
Part 1:
http://ita.law.uvic.ca/documents/VictorPeyCasadovChile-Jurisdiction-PartI.pdf
Part 2:
http://ita.law.uvic.ca/documents/VictorPeyCasadovChile-Jurisdiction-PartI.pdf
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