Cortec Mining v Kenya: Lessons & Future Endeavours

The decision of the ICSID tribunal upholding the revocation of a mining license to Cortec Mining Kenya (CMK) has exposed how governments are auctioning Natural Resources in Kenya and Africa to the highest bidder and rampant corruption in the mining industry.

CORTEC MINING KENYA LIMITED CORTEC (PTY …

CORTEC MINING KENYA LIMITED CORTEC (PTY LIMITED AND TIRLING CAPITAL LIMITED INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES In the arbitration proceeding between C ORTEC M INING K ENYA L IMITED, C ORTEC (P TY ) L IMITED AND S TIRLING C APITAL L IMITED Claimants and REPUBLIC OF KENYA Respondent ICSID Case …

CORTEC MINING COMPANY APPEALS HIGH COURT DECISION …

Cortec mining Kenya limited is aggrieved with the judgment of Justice John Mutungi and now wants the appellate court re-evaluate the decision of the superior court. The company's director Jacob Juma, says that the judgment of the high court is flawed and the court did not address the issue as contained in the application for judicial review. ...

Miniere di terre rare e niobium a Mrima Hill, Kwale, Kenya

Nell'aprile 2013, Cortec Mining Kenya Ltd (CMKL) è stato concesso una licenza mineraria speciale di 21 anni per il Niobium e il Progetto Mining Terra Rare in Mrima Hill. Ad agosto, il governo del Kenya tuttavia attraverso un comunicato stampa ha revocato tutte le licenze minerarie emesse da gennaio 2013 per un periodo di revisione di 60 giorni ...

Cortec Mining Kenya Limited v. Republic of Kenya - Global Legal …

DLA Piper and DLA Piper Africa member firm, IKM Advocates, have successfully defeated the claim estimated to be worth US$2 billion in arbitration proceedings brought by a mining investor, Cortec Mining Kenya Limited. The claim was brought under the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between the UK and Kenya dated 13 September 1999.

Kenya wins case against Cortec Mining on licences

The Kenyan government has won a case brought against it by Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, Cortec (pty) Limited and Stirling Capital Limited over the revocation of a mining licence in 2013, an arbitrators' ruling showed.. A tribunal at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ruled that the companies' licence was not a "protected investment".

Najib Balala - Wikipedia

As cabinet secretary of mining he has revoked licenses issued in the previous government. He has been maliciously accused of corruption by one company Cortec Mining of requesting a bribe of nearly 1 million dollars for the reissuing of the license. The minister by revoking licenses has made Kenya an attractive investment destination.

Kenya wins big in Ksh.200B Cortec Mining case - Citizentv.co.ke

A case by Cortec Mining (K) Ltd and two others against the Republic of Kenya amounting to Ksh.200billion has been dismissed. In the case filed in June 2015, the mining firm sought compensation after the government cancelled its mining licences for the exploration and development of minerals in Mrima Hills, Kwale County terming it as 'unlawful'.

Kenya wins big in Ksh.200B Cortec Mining case | ISDS Platform

A case by Cortec Mining (K) Ltd and two others against the Republic of Kenya amounting to Ksh.200billion has been dismissed. In the case filed in June 2015, the mining firm sought compensation after the government cancelled its mining licences for the exploration and development of minerals in Mrima Hills, Kwale County terming it as 'unlawful'.

Mines de terres rares et niobium à Mrima Hill, Kwale, Kenya

En avril 2013, Cortec Mining Kenya Ltd (CMKL) a été accordé à une licence d'exploitation spéciale spéciale de 21 ans pour le projet de niobium et des terres rares dans la colline de Mrima Hill. En août, le gouvernement du Kenya toutefois, par le biais d'un communiqué de presse, a révoqué toutes les licences minières publiées depuis ...

Cortec Mining v Kenya – The Arbitrator

Review of ICSID Award and Annulment Decision in Cortec Mining v Kenya. Dr. Kariuki Muigua, PhD (Chartered Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator)* In August 2013, Kenya considered new changes in the mining sector to ensure its people benefit from...

Kenya prevails in BIT arbitration: British investors' claims dismissed ...

The claimants were Cortec Mining Kenya Limited (CMK), a private company constituted in Kenya, and its majority shareholders, Cortec (PTY) Limited and Stirling Capital Limited, two British holding companies. The claimants began to invest in a mining project at Mrima Hill in Kenya in 2007 and obtained their Special Prospecting License (SPL 256 ...

Canada: Cortec v Republic Of Kenya: Cautionary Tale On Local …

Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, Cortec (Pty) Limited and Stirling Capital Limited (collectively, Cortec), each a subsidiary of Canada's Pacific Wildcat Resources Corp. 4. Award at paras 43 & 63. 5. Award at para 100. 6. Award at paras 97-105. 7. Decision on Application for Annulment at paras 4, 74-78. 8. Award at para 222.

CORTEC MINING COMPANY HAS LOST BID TO QUASH DECISION …

Cortec Mining Company Limited Kenya Director Jacob Juma leaving Milimani Law Courts BY SAM ALFAN. High Court has ruled that Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala was right to cancel a licence issued to mining firm Cortec Ltd as it was acquired irregularly. Justice Onesmus Mutungi in his ruling Friday morning stated the firm acquired the licence…

CORTEC MINING COMPANY APPEALS HIGH COURT …

Cortec mining Kenya limited is aggrieved with the judgment of Justice John Mutungi and now wants the appellate court re-evaluate the decision of the superior court. The company's director Jacob Juma, says that the …

Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, Cortec (Pty) Limited and Stirling …

Home Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, Cortec (Pty) Limited and Stirling Capital Limited v. Republic of Kenya. About Us. The International Arbitration Society established the Arbitration Database in May 2008. It is a website destined to become one of the biggest free online databases for lawyers and scholars seeking articles and cases related to ...

Environment and Land Case 195 of 2014 - Kenya Law

Cortec Mining Kenya Limited v Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Mining & 9 others [2015] eKLR. Case Metadata. Case Number: Environment and Land Case 195 of 2014. Parties: Cortec Mining Kenya Limited v Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Mining, Atteorney General, National Environmentalmanagement Authority (Nema), Basu Mining Ltd, Kenya Forest Service ...

cortec mining kenya - The Standard

Cortec Mining Kenya has hit out at a Ministry of M... By Macharia Kamau | Oct 10, 2013. Players speak on revoked licences "Tobias, it is a long story." That was the re...

Kenya wins Sh6.24 trillion mining licence dispute

A Canadian company (Cortec Mining) that used political connections and boardroom manoeuvres to get an exclusive mining licence for Sh6.24 trillion (US$62.4 billion) worth of minerals in Kwale County has lost its attempt to bulldoze the government to reinstate the permit. ... Mr Masibo handed over the license to Cortec, giving away Kenya's ...

Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, Cortec (Pty) Limited and Stirling …

The facts: — On 7 July 2015, the Secretary-General of ICSID registered a request for arbitration against the Republic of Kenya (the "State" or the "Respondent") filed by Cortec Mining Kenya Limited ("CMK"), Cortec (Pty) Ltd ("Cortec UK") and Stirling Capital Limited ("Stirling") (together, the "Claimants") pursuant to the Investment Treaty.

Le Kenya bientôt producteur de métaux rares | Financial Afrik

Le Kenya bientôt producteur de métaux rares. La compagnie d'exploration Cortec Mining Kenya a annoncé dans la journée de lundi avoir finalement obtenu l'approbation de l'autorité de régulation (National Environment Management Authority, NEMA) pour démarrer l'extraction du niobium sur son site de Mrima Hills, une concession de 142 ...

Review of ICSID Award and Annulment Decision in Cortec Mining v Kenya

Republic of Kenya, the claimants, Cortec Mining Kenya Limited (CMK), a private company constituted in Kenya, and its majority shareholders, Cortec (PTY) Limited and Stirling Capital Limited, two British holding companies, began to invest in a mining project in a niobium and rare earths exploration project located at Mrima Hill in Kenya in 2007 ...

Cortec Mining v. Kenya | Investment Dispute Settlement Navigator ...

Cortec Mining v. Kenya 2015 Cortec Mining v. Kenya Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, Cortec (Pty) Limited and Stirling Capital Limited v. Republic of Kenya (ICSID Case No. ARB/15/29) Expand / Collapse All Applicable IIA Kenya - United Kingdom BIT (1999) Nationality of the parties Respondent State (s) Kenya Home State (s) of investor United Kingdom