AMAPLAT MAURITIUS LTD. et al v. ZIMBABWE MINING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:22-cv-00058

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Arbitration

Judge:

Christopher R. Cooper

Firms

  1. September 07, 2023

    Zimbabwe Fights Discovery In $50M Dispute With Mining Cos.

    Two companies seeking to enforce a $50 million arbitral award against Zimbabwe's state-owned mining company are on a "fishing expedition" to prove through discovery that Zimbabwe Mining Development Corp. is an alter ego of Zimbabwe, the country told a D.C. federal judge, urging the court to instead allow Zimbabwe to determine whether the award was a product of flouting international sanctions.

  2. November 02, 2022

    Mining Companies Ask To Keep $50M Zimbabwe Suit Alive

    Two companies that won a $50 million arbitration award after Zimbabwe tried to cancel their mining deals urged a D.C. federal judge to keep their arbitration enforcement suit alive, saying the country's state-owned mining corporation has contrived meritless procedural arguments to evade enforcement.

  3. October 12, 2022

    Zimbabwe Mining Corp. Asks Court To Toss $50M Mining Fight

    Zimbabwe's state-owned mining corporation urged a D.C. federal judge to toss two companies' suit seeking to enforce a $50 million arbitral award, saying it's immune from such litigation under U.S. law because the complaint wasn't properly served and it doesn't have sufficient ties to D.C. to establish jurisdiction.

  4. September 26, 2022

    Zimbabwe Can't Escape $50M Mining Fight, D.C. Court Hears

    Two companies that won a $50 million arbitration award after Zimbabwe tried to nix their platinum and nickel mining deals are urging a court in Washington, D.C., not to let the country escape the litigation, alleging that it is once again trying to duck its obligations.

  5. January 10, 2022

    Zimbabwe Must Pay $50M Award In Mining Fight, Suit Says

    Zimbabwe still hasn't paid a $50 million arbitral award owed to two companies it partnered with to mine for nickel after their plans soured more than a decade ago amid allegations of corruption, according to documents filed in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

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