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Franklin BERMAN QC |
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Essex Court Chambers 24 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London WC2A 3EG United Kingdom Tel: +44.20.7813.8000 Fax: +44.20.7813.8080 fberman@essexcourt.com
http://www.essexcourt.com
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Languages |
English (native); French, German (fluent) |
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Nationality |
UK |
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Bar Admission |
Barrister, England & Wales - 1966 |
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Education |
University of Cape Town (BA - 1959; BSc - 1960); University of Oxford (BA - 1963; MA - 1965) |
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Academic Position |
Visiting Professor (International Law) - University of Oxford and University of Cape Town |
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Experience as Arbitrator |
Chair, Sole arbitrator or member of the Tribunal in international arbitration proceedings, ad hoc and under the Rules of ICSID, ICC and LCIA; Ad hoc Judge, International Court of Justice; Chair, Staff Tribunals: Western European Union (WEU); International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPCF); Chair, Claims Committee of the Austrian General Settlement Fund for Victims of Nazi Persecution; Member, ICSID Panel of arbitrators (appointed by the United Kingdom) |
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Experience as Counsel |
Legal Adviser to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London; Agent & Counsel before the International Court of Justice; Agent or Deputy Agent for the Young Loan Arbitration on German External Debts; UK/French arbitration on delimitation of the continental shelf; counsel, Temple of Preah Vihear (Interpretation) ICJ |
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Awards Rendered |
• ICSID Case No. ARB/98/2, Victor Pey Casado and President Allende Foundation v. The Republic of Chile, Decision on Rectification of the Award, 6 Oct. 2017 (full text ITA English)(full text ITA French)(full text ITA Spanish)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/07/27, Venezuela Holdings, B.V., et al (case formerly known as Mobil Corporation, Venezuela Holdings, B.V., et al.) v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Decision on Annulment, 9 Mar. 2017, (full text ITA English) (full text ITA Spanish)
• PCA Case No. 2012-10, Merck Sharpe & Dohme (I.A.) Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador, Decision on Interim Measures, 7 Mar. 2016, (full text ITA English)
(full text ITA Spanish)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/98/2, Victor Pey Casado and President Allende Foundation v. The Republic of Chile, Award, 13 Sept. 2016 (full text ITA French)(full text ITA Spanish)(full text ITA English)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/07/8, Giovanni Alemanni and Others v. The Argentine Republic, Decision on Jurisdiction and Admissibility, 17 Nov. 2014 (full text ITA English) (full text ITA Spanish)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/13/32, MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company Plc v. Republic of Croatia, Decision on Respondent's Application Under ICSID Arbitration Rule 41(5), 2 Dec. 2014 (full text ITA)
• PCA Case No. 2010-5, ECE Projektmanagement v. The Czech Republic, UNCITRAL, Award, 19 Sep. 2013, (full text ITA)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/06/3, The Rompetrol Group N.V. v. Romania, Award, 6 May 2013 (full text ITA)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/08/1 and ICSID Case No. ARB/09/20, Marion Unglaube and
Reinhard Unglaube v. Republic of Costa Rica, Award, 16 May 2012 (full text ITA English) (full text ITA Spanish)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/09/6, Vattenfall AB, Vattenfall Europe AG, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG v. Federal Republic of Germany, Award, 11 MAr. 2011, (full text ITA)
• PCA Case No. 2009-11, Hicee B.V. v. Slovak Republic, Supplementary and Final Award, 17 Oct 2011 (full text ITA)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/06/8, Libananco Holdings Co. Ltd. v. Republic of Turkey, Award, 2 Sept 2011 (full text ITA)
• PCA Case No. 2009-11, Hicee B.V. v. Slovak Republic, Partial Award, 23 May 2011 (full text ITA)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/09/11, Global Trading Resource Corp. and Globex International, Inc. v. Ukraine, Award, 1 Dec 2010 (full text ITA)
• SCC Case V (079/2005), RosInvestCo UK Ltd. v. The Russian Federation, Final Award, 12 Sep 2010 (full text ITA)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/06/3, The Rompetrol Group NV v. Romania, Decision on the Participation of a Counsel, 14 Jan 2010 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/06/8, Libananco Holdings Co Ltd v. Republic of Turkey, Decision on Preliminary Issues, 23 June 2008 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/06/3, The Rompetrol Group NV v. Romania, Decision on Jurisdiction and Admissibility, 18 Apr 2008 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/03/4, Industria Nacional de Alimentos, SA and Indalsa Perú, SA v. Republic of Peru, Rectification of Decision on Annulment, 30 Nov 2007 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/03/4, Industria Nacional de Alimentos, SA and Indalsa Perú SA v. Republic of Peru, Decison on Annulment, 5 Sep 2007 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/01/14, F-W Oil Interests, Inc. v. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Award, 3 Mar. 2006 (full text ITA)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/03/29, Bayindir Insaat Turizm Ticaret Ve Sanayi AS v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Decision on Jurisdiction, 14 Nov 2005 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer) |
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Publications Relating to Arbitration |
• General Editor, Oxford International Law Library
• Member, Editorial Board, British Yearbook of International Law |
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