GLOBAL VOICE GROUP SA v. REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

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Case Number:

1:22-cv-02100

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Arbitration

Judge:

Jia M. Cobb

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  1. February 20, 2025

    Guinea Fends Off Push To Enforce $22M Telecom Award

    A D.C. federal court said it lacked jurisdiction to enforce a $22 million arbitration award against the Republic of Guinea stemming from a system enabling the country to tax international telecommunications traffic, saying the nation wasn't a party to the underlying arbitration agreement.

  2. July 21, 2023

    Guinea Had No Right To Sanctions Over $22M Award, Co. Says

    The Republic of Guinea has "absolutely no basis" to sanction a Seychelles company that is suing it to enforce a $22 million international arbitration award, the company told a U.S. federal court.

  3. January 30, 2023

    Seychelles Co. Fights To Keep $22M Award Alive

    The Republic of Guinea's move to throw out a $22 million award against it is another attempt to relitigate a dispute it lost, a Seychelles-based consultant told a U.S. federal court.

  4. January 17, 2023

    Guinea Says Seychelles Co.'s $22M Award Can't Be Enforced

    The African nation of Guinea has asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to toss a default judgment enforcing a more than $22 million arbitration award in favor of a consulting company, arguing the country isn't a party to the underlying agreement and can't be forced to pay the award.

  5. July 18, 2022

    Seychelles Co. Asks Court To Make Guinea Pay $22M Award

    The African nation of Guinea owes a Seychelles consulting company more than $22 million for a system enabling the country to tax all international telecommunications traffic, and it's time to pay up, the company told a D.C. federal court Monday.