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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES W

ASHINGTON, D.C.

In the arbitration proceeding between

TETHYAN COPPER COMPANY PTY LIMITED

Claimant

and

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN

Respondent

ICSID Case No. ARB/12/1

DECISION ON

RESPONDENT'S APPLICATION

TO DISMISS THE CLAIMS

(WITH REASONS)

Members of the Tribunal

Rt. Hon. Lord Leonard Hoffmann

Dr. Stanimir A. Alexandrov

Professor Dr. Klaus Sachs, President

Secretary of the Tribunal

Mercedes Cordido-Freytes de Kurowski

Date of dispatch to the Parties: 10 November 2017

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Representation of the Parties

Claimant

Mr. Donald Francis Donovan

Mr. Mark W. Friedman

Mr. Dietmar W. Prager

Ms. Natalie L. Reid

Mr. Carl Riehl

Ms. Rushmi Bhaskaran

Ms. Berglind Halldorsdottir Birkland

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

U.S.A.

and

Ms. Elizabeth Nielsen

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

and

Lord Goldsmith QC

Mr.

Patrick Taylor

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Tower 42

Old Broad Street

London EC2N 1HQ

United Kingdom

and

Mr. Feisal

Hussain Naqvi

HaidermotaBNR

15 Zafar Ali Road

Gulberg V

Lahore

Pakistan

Respondent

Mr. Ahmad Irfan

Aslam

Mr. Mian Shaoor Ahmad

Mr. Abdul Rafay

Siddiqui

Office of the Attorney General for

Pakistan

Supreme Court Building

Constitution Ave.

Islamabad

Pakistan

Mr. Ignacio L. Torterola

GST LLP

1875 I Street NW 5

th floor 20006
- Washington D.C.

U.S.A.

and

Mr. Quinn Smith

Mr. Diego B. Gosis

GST LLP

175 SW 7

th

Street #2110

Miami, FL33130

U.S.A.

and

Mr. Ali Zahid Rahim

Axis Law Chambers

67
-C-1, Gulberg III

Lahore 54660

Pakistan

and

Mr. Usman Raza Jamil

URJ & Co

#30, Saeed Anwar Block

Gaddafi Stadium

Lahore

Pakistan

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION AND PARTIES .............................................................................. 2

A. Claimant ................................................................................................................. 2

B. Respondent ............................................................................................................ 2

II. THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL ..................................................................................... 2

III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURAL HISTORY .................................................... 3

IV. FACTUAL BACKGROUND ...................................................................................... 31

V. POSITIONS OF THE PARTIES................................................................................ 31

A. Summary of Respondent's Contentions .............................................................. 31

1.

Factual Allegations .................................................................................... 31

2.

Legal Consequences .................................................................................. 33

B. Summary of Claimant's Contentions ................................................................... 35

1.

Factual Allegations .................................................................................... 35

2. Legal Consequences, If Any ..................................................................... 36 VI. THE PARTIES' REQUESTS FOR RELIEF ............................................................ 37

A. Respondent's Request for Relief .......................................................................... 37

B. Claimant's Request for Relief .............................................................................. 38

VII. THE TRIBUNAL'S REASONING ............................................................................ 38

A. Claimant's Objections to the Admissibility of Respondent's Application and of the New Evidence Respondent Has Submitted in Support of Its Application ........... 39 1. Summary of Claimant's Position .............................................................. 39 a. Respondent's Application is Time-Barred ...................................... 39 b. Laches Bars Respondent's Application........................................... 40 c. Acquiescence Bars Respondent's Application ................................ 41 2. Summary of Respondent's Position .......................................................... 41 3.

Tribunal's Analysis ................................................................................... 42

a. Allegation that Respondent Has Waived Any Further Objections to the Tribunal's Jurisdiction and Admissibility of Claimant's Claims

......................................................................................................... 43

b. Allegation that Respondent's Application and the New Evidence It has Submitted are Barred Based on the Doctrine of Laches and the Doctrine of Acquiescence ............................................................... 45 c. Conclusion on Claimant's Objections and the Admission of the New

Evidence .......................................................................................... 47

B. Approach to Respondent's Application ............................................................... 47

C. Standard and Burden of Proof ............................................................................. 49

1. Summary of Respondent's Position .......................................................... 49

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b. Burden of Proof ............................................................................... 52 c. The Legal Standards Relevant to Mr. Aziz's Diaries ...................... 53 2. Summary of Claimant's Position .............................................................. 55 a. Standard of Proof ............................................................................ 55 b. Burden of Proof ............................................................................... 58 c. The Legal Standards Relevant to Mr. Aziz's Diaries ...................... 58 3.

Tribunal's Analysis ................................................................................... 60

a. In General: The Standard of Proof Applicable to the Allegations of Corruption Raised by Respondent .................................................. 60 b. In General: The Burden of Proof Applicable to the Allegations of Corruption Raised by Respondent .................................................. 67 c. The Requirements of What Needs to Be Proven ............................. 71 i. The Alleged But-for Causation Requirement ....................... 71 ii. The Alleged "Foundational Rights" Requirement ................ 76 d. Specifically: The Standard and Burden of Proof Applicable to the Dispute Regarding the Authenticity of Mr. Aziz's Diaries ............. 82

D. Factual Allegations .............................................................................................. 88

1. Allegations Relating to the Making of Claimant's Investment ................. 89 a. Allegations Relating to the 1993 CHEJVA and the 1994 Relaxations

......................................................................................................... 89

i. Summary of Respondent's Position ...................................... 89 ii. Summary of Claimant's Position .......................................... 91 iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................... 93 b. Allegations Relating to the March 2000 Addendum ....................... 97 i. Summary of Respondent's Position ...................................... 97 ii. Summary of Claimant's Position ........................................ 108 iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................. 116 c. Allegations Relating to the April 2000 Certification of BHP's 75%

Interest ........................................................................................... 155

i. Summary of Respondent's Position .................................... 155 ii. Summary of Claimant's Position ........................................ 162 iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................. 166 d. Allegations Relating to the June 2000 Deed of Waiver and Consent

....................................................................................................... 191

i. Summary of Respondent's Position .................................... 191 ii. Summary of Claimant's Position ........................................ 194 iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................. 196 e. Allegations Relating to the 2006 Novation Agreement(s) ............ 205 i. Summary of Respondent's Position .................................... 205

ii. Summary of Claimant's Position ........................................ 210 Case 1:19-cv-02424-TNM Document 1-1 Filed 08/09/19 Page 1026 of 1447

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iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................. 214 f. Additional Allegation Pertaining to the Time Period Prior to the

Execution of the Novatio

n Agreements ........................................ 238 g. Conclusion on Respondent's Allegations Relating to the Making of Claimant's Investment .................................................................. 240 2. Allegations Relating to the Performance of Claimant's Investment ....... 241 a. Allegations Relating to the 2006 Chile Trip and the 2007 Canada Trip

....................................................................................................... 241

i. Summary of Respondent's Position .................................... 241 ii. Summary of Claimant's Position ........................................ 245 iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................. 248 b. Allegations Relating to the 2007 Airstrip Land Lease .................. 278 i. Summary of Respondent's Position .................................... 279 ii. Summary of Claimant's Position ........................................ 281 iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................. 282 c. Allegations Relating to the 2007/08 Renewal of Exploration License

EL-5 .............................................................................................. 294

i. Summary of Respondent's Position .................................... 294 ii. Summary of Claimant's Position ........................................ 296 iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................. 297 d. Additional Allegation Relating to the Time Period of 2007 ......... 304 e. Allegations Relating to the 2008 Surface Rights Lease ................ 306 i. Summary of Respondent's Position .................................... 306 ii. Summary of Claimant's Position ........................................ 315 iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................. 322 f. Allegations Relating to the Visa Applications .............................. 360 i. Summary of Respondent's Position .................................... 360 ii. Summary of Claimant's Position ........................................ 362 iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................. 363 g. Allegations Relating to the Mineral Agreement and/or the Mining

Lease ............................................................................................. 378

i. Summary of Respondent's Position .................................... 378 ii. Summary of Claimant's Position ........................................ 381 iii. Tribunal's Analysis ............................................................. 383 3. Conclusion on Factual Allegations .......................................................... 417 E. Legal Consequences Flowing from Proven Factual Allegations, If Any .......... 418

VIII. THE TRIBUNAL'S DECISION ON COSTS .......................................................... 419

IX. DECISION BY THE TRIBUNAL ............................................................................ 420

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I. INTRODUCTION AND PARTIES

1. This Decision addresses an Application to Dismiss the Claims submitted by Respondent on 2 September 2015, after the Hearing on Jurisdiction and the Merits had been held in October 2014 and the Parties had filed their Post-Hearing Briefs on 15 January 2015. On

20 March 2017, the Tribunal issued its Decision on Respondent's Application to Dismiss

the Claims (with reasons to follow), dismissing Respondent's Application in its entirety.

The Tribunal

now provides the reasoning for its Decision on Respondent's Application to

Dismiss the Claims of

20

March 2017.

A. Claimant

2. Tethyan Copper Company Pty Limited, a company constituted and registered under the laws of Australia and owned (through Atacama Copper Pty Limited) in equal shares by Antofagasta plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom with its headquarters in Chile, and Barrick Gold Corporation, a company incorporated in Canada, hereinafter referred to as "Claimant" or "TCCA".

B. Respondent

3. Islamic Republic of Pakistan, hereinafter referred to as "Respondent" or "Pakistan". 4. Claimant and Respondent are hereinafter referred to individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties".

II. THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL

5. The Arbitral Tribunal has been constituted as follows: (i)

Dr. Stanimir A. Alexandrov

(appointed by Claimant) c/o

Stanimir A. Alexandrov PLLC

1501 K Street, N.W.

Suite C-072

Washington, D.C.

20005

U.S.A.

(ii) Rt. Hon. Lord Leonard Hoffmann (appointed by Respondent)

Brick Court Chambers

7-8 Essex Street

London WC2R 3LD

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(iii) Professor Dr. Klaus Sachs (appointed by the Parties)

CMS Hasche Sigle

Nymphenburger Strasse 12

80335

München

Germany

III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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