James Burrows testified on behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Rusoro v. Venezuela, an ICSID proceeding involving a claim for damages of nearly $3 billion in connection with the expropriation of gold mining assets. The tribunal’s ruling resulted in a damages award much closer to Dr. Burrows’ findings than the findings of the Claimant’s expert.
Mining arbitrations in practice: Filing trends, shifting geography, and claimant recovery
Building on CRA’s 2023 study of disputes involving mineral assets, Tiago Duarte-Silva and Swati Kanoria examine over 150 investor-State mining arbitrations...