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Thierry Lauriol and Kevin Grossmann will defend Congo against Sundance and Equatorial

The Congolese state has chosen French lawyers Thierry Lauriol of law firm Jeantet and Kevin Grossmann to represent it in its dispute with the two mining companies, which are seeking compensation after having been deprived of their iron ore mining permits. [...]

Published on 19.01.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Air liquide
Avima Iron Ore
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Republic of Congo minister of mines and geology Pierre Oba in New York on 26 May 2015.

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Congolese prime minister Anatole Collinet Makosso delivers a speech at the opening of the 'European Development Days 2022' in Brussels, Belgium, the 21 June 2022.

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Malabo comes back to fight it out for 42 Avenue Foch

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Congo
Judge Yves Derain accused by Congo of corruption in Commisimpex dispute withdraws from case

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$8.76 billion arbitration: Sundance opens a second iron ore battlefront against Brazzaville

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Congo
Sassou's Falcon jet not up for sale before summer

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Cameroon, Congo
Sundance sets out its grievances against Brazzaville and Yaoundé over Nabeba-Mbalam iron ore

As it considers whether to go to arbitration with Congo and Cameroon over the unilateral decision to rescind its iron ore mining permit for Nabeba-Mbalam, Australia's Sundance Resources is claiming that the two states breached a series of agreements and did not inform them in time of their intentions.

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Support Legal casts net to wider spectrum of African mining clients

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Spotlight | Congo
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Congo
The unwanted ping that could cost Sassou Nguesso his presidential jet

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Spotlight | Document | Congo
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Thierry Lauriol and Kevin Grossmann will defend Congo against Sundance and Equatorial

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Pierre Oba's battle with Australian miners drags on

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Alexandre Mbiam will struggle to keep his promises on Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore project

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Kevin Grossmann shares the bill with Congo in Commisimpex case

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ICSID arbitration iron ore cases against Brazzaville ready to start

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