| Case name | (1) Mr. Josias Van Zyl (South Africa), (2) The Josias Van Zyl Family Trust (South Africa), (3) The Burmilla Trust (South Africa) v. The Kingdom of Lesotho | ||||||||||||||||||
| Case description | The PCA provided administrative support in this arbitration, which was conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010. |
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| Name(s) of claimant(s) |
(1) Mr. Josias Van Zyl ( Private entity ) (2) The Josias Van Zyl Family Trust ( Private entity ) (3) The Burmilla Trust ( Private entity ) |
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| Name(s) of respondent(s) |
The Kingdom of Lesotho ( State ) |
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| Case number | 2016-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Administering institution | Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Case status | Concluded | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type of case | Investment arbitration | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subject matter or economic sector | Mining and quarrying | ||||||||||||||||||
| Procedural rules | UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced |
Other This arbitration was commenced in accordance with an award in another investment arbitration. |
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| Language of proceeding |
English |
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| Seat of arbitration (by country) | Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s) |
Mr. Peter Leon (Presiding Arbitrator) Judge Frederik Daniël Jacobus Brand Mr. Michael Tselentis QC
Tribunal Secretary: Mr. Ben Winks |
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| Representatives of the claimant(s) | Mr. Werner Bruyns COUZYN HERTZOG & HORAK INC (Pretoria, South Africa)
Mr. Alvin Yeo SC Ms. Koh Swee Yen Ms. Smitha Menon Mr. Oh Sheng Loong Ms. Mak Shin Yi Ms. Tara Radakrishnan WONGPARTNERSHIP LLP (Singapore)
Mr. Christopher Harris GRAY’S INN (London, United Kingdom)
Professor David Unterhalter SC (expert) Professor Max Du Plessis (expert)
Adv. Chris Edeling
Mr. Stefan Redelinghuys |
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| Representatives of the respondent(s) | Mr. Denis Molyneaux Mr. Mornè Stuart Maree WEBBER NEWDIGATE (Maseru, Lesotho)
Mr. Samuel Wordsworth QC Ms. Amy Sander ESSEX COURT CHAMBERS (London, United Kingdom)
Mr. Simon Olleson THREE STONE (London, United Kingdom)
Adv. Paul Farlam SC KEEROM STREET CHAMBERS (Cape Town, South Africa) |
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| Number of arbitrators in case | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of commencement of proceeding [dd-mm-yyyy] | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of issue of final award [dd-mm-yyyy] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length of proceedings | 3-4 years | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Attachments |
Procedural Documents
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