In the context of an LCIA Arbitration between minority and majority shareholders in CIS of manganese ore and manganese-based ferroalloy production, we were retained to analyze the underpayment of historical dividends to minority shareholder (for the Claimant). This required the analysis of cash flows of the operation and the benchmarking of expected/reasonable raw materials costs and final production sales prices.
Mining arbitrations involving offtake agreements: Industry and damages considerations
Under an offtake mining agreement, a buyer or offtaker commits to purchase a specified quantity or portion of a seller’s future mining output. Offtake mining...