(1) World Wide Minerals Ltd. and (2) The Estate of Mr. Paul A. Carroll, QC v. The Republic of Kazakhstan
The PCA provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (as adopted in 1976).
Case information
| Name(s) of Claimant(s) |
(1) World Wide Minerals Ltd. (Private entity) and (2) The Estate of Mr. Paul A. Carroll, QC (Private entity ) |
| Name(s) of Respondent(s) | The Republic of Kazakhstan (State) |
| Names of Parties | - |
| Case number | 2026-08 |
| Administering institution | Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) |
| Case status | Pending |
| Type of case | Investment arbitration |
| Subject matter or economic sector | Mining and quarrying |
| Procedural rules | UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976 |
| Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced |
Bilateral treaty |
| Language of Proceeding |
English |
| Seat of Arbitration (by Country) | United Kingdom |
| Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s) | Judge Joan E. Donoghue (Presiding Arbitrator) Sir Daniel Bethlehem KC Sir Christopher Greenwood GBE, CMG, KC |
| Representatives of the Claimant(s) |
Ms. Melissa S. Gorsline Mr. Paul C. Hines Mr. James Egerton-Vernon Ms. Isabella Noyen Mr. Prashant Kelshiker Ms. Viktoriia Korynevych Mr. Jared M. Lockhart Jones Day
Mr. Baiju Vasani Twenty Essex Mr. Alexey Bukhtiyarov Barrister & Solicitor |
| Representatives of the Respondent(s) |
Ms. Lucy Winnington-Ingram Mr. Michael Darowski Mr. Mansur Nurlybayev Ms. Corina Lefter Ms. Imogen A. Hardin Reed Smith LLP Mr. Joe Smouha KC Mr. Paul Choon Kiat Wee Essex Court Chambers Ms. Assemgul Zhaksylykova Mr. Adilbek Kaziyev Ms. Dana Sissenova Mr. Adilkhan Kairulla Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Representatives of the Parties | |
| Number of Arbitrators in case | 3 |
| Date of commencement of proceeding | 12 December 2025 |
| Date of issue of final award | - |
| Length of Proceedings | Pending |
| Additional notes |
Commencement of original arbitration: 12-12-2013 |