WB body rules in favour of RP over SGS claim
Article from: OGEL 1 (2004), in International Oil, Gas & Energy Dispute Management
Introduction
A World Bank arbitration panel has ruled that Swiss-based Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) must bring its claim for unpaid fees against the Philippine government for its former preshipment inspection service before a Philippine court. In a January 29 ruling, the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), composed of Professor James Crawford of Cambridge University, Professor Antonio Crivellaro and Dr Ahmed El-Kosheri said it could not take precedence over an exclusive jurisdiction clause under SGS service contract that ...