As an ICSID claim moves to the damages phase, Pakistan has applied to disqualify a Bulgarian arbitrator because the claimants are relying on a rare valuation method involved in another case where the arbitrator is acting as counsel. Diego Gosis, a partner at GST LLP in Miami, states that “The thrust of Pakistan’s concern lies with the stance adopted by the arbitrator – that he felt no disclosures were necessary even in the face of outrageous conflicts of interests.”