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Year the case was initiated2002
Year the award was rendered
Country involvedPhilippines
Home country of the investorSwitzerland
Parties to the disputeSGS v. Philippines (ICSID Case No. ARB/02/6)
Sector3
Type of investmentservice agreement
Nature of dispute / claimclaims arising out of alleged breaches of an agreement concluded between the investor and the Philippines
Legal instrumentPhilippines-Switzerland BIT
Rules / VenuesICSID
Amount sought by investorapprox US$ 140 million plus interest
Amount awarded / status of disputepending (the Tribunal stayed the proceeding since domestic court should first exercise jurisdiction)
ArbitratorsAhmed Sadek EL-KOSHERI (chair), Antonio Crivellaro, James R. Crawford
Decisions renderedDecision on Jurisdiction issued on 29 January 2004;
Settlement agreed by the parties and settlement recorded at their request in the form of an award (Award embodying the parties' settlement agreement rendered on April 11, 2008)
Statusunknown
Linkshttp://www.worldbank.org/icsid/cases/SGSvPhil-final.pdf
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