Case Details

Grupo Francisco Hernando Contreras v. Republic of Equatorial Guinea (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/2)

Subject of Dispute:

Construction of housing and sports facilities
Economic Sector:

Construction
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT Equatorial Guinea - Spain 2003
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Additional Facility - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Grupo Francisco Hernando Contreras (Spanish)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinean)
Date Registered:

March 23, 2012
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

August 14, 2012

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Bernardo SEPÚLVEDA AMOR (Mexican) - Appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council
Arbitrators:

Francisco ORREGO VICUÑA (Chilean) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Raúl E. VINUESA (Argentine, Spanish) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

José Merino Jimémez, Madrid, Spain
Sergio Polvorinos Santos, Madrid, Spain
Respondent(s):

Gabinete y Agencia "T&E", Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Language(s) of Proceeding:

Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

December 4, 2015 - The Tribunal renders its award.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Award

Available on the ICSID Website

Award (December 4, 2015) Spanish (Original)

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
March 23, 2012	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
July 11, 2012	Following appointment by the Claimant, Francisco Orrego Vicuña (Chilean) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
July 17, 2012	Following appointment by the Respondent, Raúl E. Vinuesa (Argentine/Spanish) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
July 24, 2012	The Claimant files a request for the Chairman of the Administrative Council to appoint the arbitrator not yet appointed pursuant to Article 6(4) of the Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules.
August 13, 2012	Following appointment by the Chairman of the Administrative Council, Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor (Mexican) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator.
August 14, 2012	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 9 of the Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules. Its members are: Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor (Mexican), President, appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council in accordance with Article 10 of the Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules; Francisco Orrego Vicuña (Chile), appointed by the Claimant, and Raúl E. Vinuesa (Argentine/Spanish), appointed by the Respondent.
November 26, 2012	The Tribunal holds a first session in The Hague.
December 18, 2012	The Respondent files a request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question.
February 22, 2013	The Claimant files a memorial on the merits.
June 26, 2013	The Respondent files preliminary objections pursuant to Article 45(2) of the Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules.
August 19, 2013	The Claimant files observations on the Respondent's preliminary objections pursuant to Article 45(2) of the Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules.
October 17, 2013	The Respondent files a reply on preliminary objections pursuant to Article 45(2) of the Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules.
November 4, 2013	The Claimant files a rejoinder on preliminary objections pursuant to Article 45(2) of the Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules.
November 23, 2013	The Tribunal holds a hearing on preliminary objections pursuant to Article 45(2) of the Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules in The Hague.
December 23, 2013	The Tribunal poses questions to the parties.
January 16, 2014	Each party files answers to the questions posed by the Tribunal on December 23, 2013.
December 4, 2015	The Tribunal renders its award.