Region: South Sudan

An Egyptian electrical infrastructure company has filed an ICSID claim against South Sudan under a contract for a construction project.

29 September 2023

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has rejected South Sudan’s bid to overturn a partial award in a US$2.7 billion ICC dispute with a Lebanese-owned mobile operator over a licence issued before the state gained independence.

31 August 2023

A sole arbitrator is hearing a Lebanese-owned mobile operator’s US$3.5 billion ICC claim against South Sudan, it has emerged – but reports suggesting the claimants have won a billion-dollar award have been disputed.

24 January 2023

The conflict and famine that marked the approach to South Sudan’s independence in 2011 were not grounds for declaring a contract frustrated, a Nairobi-seated tribunal ruled in a decision last year that has only recently came to light.

19 July 2016