Gold Pool JV Limited v. The Republic of Kazakhstan

The PCA acts as registry in this arbitration, which is conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976 pursuant to the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments signed on 20 November 1989.

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Name(s) of Claimant(s)	Gold Pool JV Limited (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s)	The Republic of Kazakhstan (State)
Names of Parties	-
Case number	2016-23
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 1976
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced	Bilateral treaty Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments Country A: - N/A - Country B: - N/A -
Language of Proceeding	English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country)	United Kingdom
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)	From 26 June 2022: The Hon. Mr. Justice David Unterhalter (Presiding Arbitrator) Judge O. Thomas Johnson Professor Mόnica Pinto Until 30 July 2020: Prof. Albert Jan van den Berg (Presiding Arbitrator) Mr. David A.R. Williams, Q.C. Mr. Gabriel Bottini
Representatives of the Claimant(s)	Mr. Baiju Vasani Twenty Essex Ms. Melissa S. Gorsline Mr. Michael P. Daly Jones Day Washington D.C. Mr. Philip Devenish Ms. Isabella Noyen Jones Day London Mr. Alexey Buktiarov
Representatives of the Respondent(s)	Mr. Mark O’Donoghue Dr. Alexandra Maier Mr. Yerzhan Mukhitdinov Mr. Andrew Larkin (until 17 May 2024) Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP New York Mr. Mark Handley (until 14 September 2023), Ms. Belén Ibañez Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP London Mr. Marat Umerov Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP Washington D.C.
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case	3
Date of commencement of proceeding	22 March 2016
Date of issue of final award	08 August 2025
Length of Proceedings	More than 4 years
Additional notes	-

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