CRA was retained by counsel to the claimant in an arbitration caused by defective equipment. The claimant had acquired purportedly more efficient equipment that is necessary for downstream processing of extracted lithium. Such equipment was defective, leading to lost profits and out-of-pocket costs beyond the acquisition price. After multiple expert reports, this dispute was settled on favorable terms.
Mining arbitrations in Africa
Yet, alongside the continent’s extraordinary resource potential lies a legal landscape marked by rising dispute risks, geopolitical flux, and intensifying...