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Vera VAN HOUTTE |
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A. Smetsplein 3D (B402) B - 3000 Leuven Belgium Tel: +32 4 7543 5822 Fax: +32 1648 9434 vera.vanhoutte@arbitration.be
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Languages |
Dutch (native); English, French (fluent); German (good working knowledge) |
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Nationality |
Belgium |
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Bar Admission |
Brussels - 1979 |
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Education |
Harvard Law School (LLM - 1971); University of Leuven, Belgium (Doctorate in Law - 1969) |
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Academic Position |
Lecturer - Post-graduate program, Nijmegen University, The Netherlands |
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Experience as Arbitrator |
Chair, Sole arbitrator and member of the tribunal in numerous arbitration proceedings, mostly international, commercial and investor-State, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the aegis of the ICC; Former Member of the LCIA Court; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Member, ICSID Panel of arbitrators (appointed by Belgium) |
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Experience as Counsel |
Several international arbitration proceedings under the Rules of the ICC (mostly construction and industrial projects matters) |
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Awards Rendered |
• ICSID Case No. ARB/11/29, Getma International and others v. Republic of Guinea, Award, 16 Aug. 2016 (full text ITA)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/11/29, Getma International, NCT Necotrans, Getma International Investissements and NCT Infrastructure & Logistique v. Republic of Guinea, Decision on Jurisdiction, 29 Dec. 2012 (full text ITA French) |
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Publications Relating to Arbitration |
• "Theory and Practice: the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and Revision of Awards - A Comment on Islamic Republic of Iran and United States of America Decision No DEC 134-A3/A8/A9/A14/B61-FT," in Essays in Honour of Hans Van Houtte 203 (P. Wautelet, T. Kruger & G. Coppens eds., Hart Publishing, 2012)
• "Honoraires et frais des arbitres - Le statut pécuniaire de l'arbitre / Erelonen en kosten van de arbiters," in Macht en Onmacht van de Arbiter / L'Arbitre: Pouvoirs et Statut 233 (Bruylant, 2003)(with J. Linsmeau)
• "Consent to Arbitration Through Agreement to Printed Contracts: The Continental Experience," 16(1) Arb. Int’l 1 (2000)
• "Tenuitvoerlegging en nietigverklaring van arbitrale uitspraken," 1982 Tijdschrift voor Arbitrage 161 (with H. Van Houtte) |
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Other Connections with France |
Member, ICC Round Table III on Arbitration and Expertise (November 21-22, 1994); Member, ICC Construction Working Group |
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