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Year the case was initiated2001
Year the award was rendered
Country involvedGuyana
Home country of the investorUnited Kingdom
Parties to the disputeBooker PLC v. Guyana (ICSID Case No. ARB/01/9)
Sector1
Type of investmentdebt instruments
Nature of dispute / claimclaim arising out of the repayment of outstanding debt related to the expropriation of a sugar enterprise in the 1970s
Legal instrumentGuyana-United Kingdom BIT
Rules / VenuesICSID
Amount sought by investorapprox US$ 10 million in damages and US$ 8 million in interest and legal fees
Amount awarded / status of disputeclaim was abandoned
ArbitratorsBrigitte Stern (sole arbitrator)
Decisions renderedOrder taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding issued on 11 October 2003
Statussettled
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