Case Details

Alasdair Ross Anderson and others v. Republic of Costa Rica (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/07/3)

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Alasdair Ross Anderson (Canadian), Albert Barkhordarian (Canadian), Andrew (Wynne) Burns (Canadian), Andrew Leon Bowers (Canadian), Bennett Lance (Canadian), Brian Roy Brownridge (Canadian), Charles Bergeron (Canadian), Claude Beauchamp (Canadian), Claudette Bernard (Canadian), Jean-Claude Barbu (Canadian), Jeannine Anderson (Canadian), Lance Llewellyn Ralph (Canadian), Letty Anderson (Canadian), Martin Eberhart Borner (Canadian), Michel Jean Bellefeuille (Canadian), Norman A. Barr (Canadian), Robert M. Browne (Canadian), Susan Frances Berrezueta (Canadian), Tessa Osbourne Borner (Canadian), Warren Becker (Canadian)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Costa Rica (Costa Rican)
Date Registered:

March 27, 2007
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

May 2, 2008

President:

Sandra MORELLI RICO (Colombian) - Appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council
Arbitrators:

Jeswald W. SALACUSE (U.S.) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Raúl E. VINUESA (Argentine, Spanish) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Claimant(s):

Cain Lamarre Casgrain Wells, s.e.n.e.r.l., Chicoutimi, Canada
McMillan, Toronto, Canada
Respondent(s):

Ministry of Foreign Trade, San Jose, Costa Rica
Sidley Austin, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English,Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

May 19, 2010 - The Tribunal renders its award.

Date	Development
March 27, 2007	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
May 2, 2008	The Tribunal is constituted. Its members are: Sandra Morelli Rico (Colombian), President; Jeswald W. Salacuse (U.S.); and Raúl E. Vinuesa (Argentine).
June 27, 2008	The Tribunal holds a first session in Washington, D.C.
July 8, 2008	The Respondent files a request for provisional measures.
August 7, 2008	The Claimants file observations on the Respondent's request for provisional measures.
September 26, 2008	The Respondent files a memorial on jurisdiction and admissibility.
November 5, 2008	The Tribunal issues a decision on provisional measures.
January 13, 2009	The Claimants file a counter-memorial on jurisdiction and admissibility.
April 10, 2009	The Respondent files a rejoinder on jurisdiction and admissibility.
June 15, 2009	The Claimants file a rejoinder on jurisdiction and admissibility.
August 3, 2009 - August 6, 2009	The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction in Washington, D.C.
May 19, 2010	The Tribunal renders its award.