Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS (France) v. The Republic of India

The PCA provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976 pursuant to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of France on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments dated 2 September 1997.


Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s) The Republic of India (State)
Names of Parties -
Case number 2014-26
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector -
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Bilateral treaty
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of France on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments dated 2 September 1997
Country A: India
Country B: France

Language of Proceeding English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) -
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

Ms. Jean E. Kalicki (Presiding Arbitrator)
Prof. Julian D.M. Lew QC
Mr. J. Christopher Thomas QC

Representatives of the Claimant(s)

Professor Vaughan Lowe QC
ESSEX COURT CHAMBERS
(London, United Kingdom)

 

Dr. Tariq Baloch
3 VERULAM BUILDINGS, GRAY’S INN
(London, United Kingdom)

 

Mr. Farhad Sorabjee
Mr. Varghese Thomas 
Ms. Arti Raghavan 
Ms. Shanaya Irani 
Ms. Neeraja Balakrishnan 
J. SAGAR ASSOCIATES 
(Mumbai, India)

Representatives of the Respondent(s)

Mr. Mark A. Clodfelter

Dr. Constantinos Salonidis

Mrs. Diana Tsutieva

Ms. Oonagh Sands

Mr. Ofilio Mayorga

Mr. Joseph Klingler

FOLEY HOAG LLP (Washington D.C., U.S.A.)

Mr. Thomas Bevilacqua
Dr. Alejandra Torres Camprubi
Mr. Antoine Lerosier
FOLEY HOAG AARPI (Paris, France)
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 31 March 2014
Date of issue of final award 11 September 2018
Length of Proceedings More than 4 years
Additional notes -