Amaplat Mauritius Ltd., et al v. Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, et al

  1. January 01, 2025

    5 International Arbitration Cases To Watch In 2025

    The U.S. Supreme Court and the D.C. Circuit are set to decide cases in 2025 that could have a wide effect on how courts interpret the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and could provide a pathway for investor-state claimants to enforce awards against European countries. The Federal Circuit, meanwhile, is adjudicating a case that could have important effects in the arbitration and intellectual property fields. Here are five cases to watch over the next year.

  2. November 18, 2024

    DC Circ. Doubts It Can Confirm Foreign Enforcement Order

    The D.C. Circuit did not seem at all convinced Monday morning that two Mauritian mining companies could lean on a treaty governing arbitral awards to enforce a foreign court judgment confirming a $50 million arbitration award against Zimbabwe stemming from a soured joint mining venture.

  3. July 19, 2024

    Zimbabwe Can't Dodge $50M Mining Award, DC Circ. Told

    Zimbabwe can't leverage sovereign immunity to get out of paying a $50 million arbitration award over a soured joint mining venture, two Mauritian mining companies told the D.C. Circuit, saying that a trial court judge was right to permit their enforcement suit to move forward.

  4. June 20, 2024

    Zimbabwe Says $50M Mining Award Can't Be Enforced

    The Republic of Zimbabwe is urging the D.C. Circuit to overturn a ruling forcing it to face litigation to enforce a decade-old $50 million arbitral award stemming from a soured mining deal, arguing that a lower court mistakenly rejected its sovereign immunity defense.

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