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Privity between investor and host state required to establish jurisdiction over umbrella clause claim

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Privity between investor and host state required to establish jurisdiction over umbrella clause claim

by PLC Arbitration
In Burlington Resources Inc v Republic of Ecuador (ICSID Case No ARB 08/5), an ICSID tribunal considered whether privity between the investor and the host state is required to establish jurisdiction over an umbrella clause claim based on contract.
Note: Annulment proceedings were registered at ICSID on 14 February 2017.

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Resource ID 9-523-4754
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Published on 09-Jan-2013
Resource Type Legal update: case report
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  • United States
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