Case Details
Public Joint Stock Company Mobile TeleSystems v. Turkmenistan (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/18/4)
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Telecommunications enterprise
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Information & Communication
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BIT Russian Federation - Turkmenistan 2009
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ICSID Additional Facility - Arbitration Rules
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Public Joint Stock Company Mobile TeleSystems (Russian)
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Turkmenistan (Turkmen)
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August 10, 2018
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December 18, 2018
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Siegfried H. ELSING (German) - Appointed by Co-Arbitrators
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Paolo Michele PATOCCHI (Swiss) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
John M. TOWNSEND (U.S.) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) -
Baker Botts, London, U.K.
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Squire Patton Boggs (US), New York, NY, U.S.A.
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English
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Concluded
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June 14, 2023 - The Tribunal renders its award.
(a) Original Proceeding
Composition of Tribunal
Party Representatives
No References Available.
(a) Original Proceeding
Date | Development |
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August 10, 2018 | The Acting Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings. |
October 31, 2018 | Following appointment by the Claimant, Paolo Michele Patocchi (Swiss) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
November 13, 2018 | Following appointment by the Respondent, John M. Townsend (U.S.) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
December 18, 2018 | Following appointment by his co-arbitrators, Siegfried H. Elsing (German) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator. |
December 18, 2018 | The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 6(3) of the ICSID Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules. Its members are: Siegfried H. Elsing (German), President, appointed by his co-arbitrators; Paolo Michele Patocchi (Swiss) appointed by the Claimant; and John M. Townsend (U.S.), appointed by the Respondent. |
January 29, 2019 | The Tribunal holds a first session in Paris. |
February 22, 2019 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters. |
March 14, 2019 | The Claimant files a proposal for the disqualification of the Respondent’s counsel. |
March 29, 2019 | The Claimant files a request for the Tribunal to decide on confidentiality of documents. |
March 29, 2019 | The Claimant files a memorial on the merits. |
April 5, 2019 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s request of March 29, 2019. |
April 9, 2019 | The Claimant files a response to the Respondent’s observations of April 5, 2019. |
April 15, 2019 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s response of April 9, 2019. |
April 25, 2019 | The Respondent files observations on the proposal for disqualification. |
May 24, 2019 | The Claimant files a response to the Respondent’s observations of April 15, 2019. |
May 24, 2019 | The Claimant files a response to the Respondent’s observations of April 25, 2019. |
June 14, 2019 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s response of May 24, 2019 on the proposal for disqualification. |
June 14, 2019 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s response of May 24, 2019 on confidentiality of documents. |
July 3, 2019 | The Tribunal issues a decision concerning the confidentiality of documents. |
August 9, 2019 | The Tribunal issues a decision on the proposal for the disqualification of the Respondent’s counsel. |
September 24, 2019 | The Claimant files a request on consistency of the affidavits filed by the Respondent pursuant to the Tribunal’s decision on the proposal for the disqualification of the Respondent’s counsel. |
October 4, 2019 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s request of September 24, 2019. |
October 17, 2019 | The Tribunal issues a decision on the Claimant’s request on consistency of the affidavits filed by the Respondent pursuant to the Tribunal’s decision on the proposal for the disqualification of the Respondent’s counsel. |
November 23, 2019 | The Respondent files a counter-memorial on the merits and a memorial on jurisdiction. |
March 19, 2020 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning production of documents. |
May 14, 2020 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning production of documents. |
July 23, 2020 | The Claimant files a reply on the merits and a counter-memorial on jurisdiction. |
December 18, 2020 | The Respondent files a rejoinder on the merits and a reply on jurisdiction. |
March 23, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning production of documents. |
September 29, 2021 | The Tribunal holds a pre-hearing organizational meeting with the parties by video conference. |
October 15, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning organization of the hearing. |
November 29, 2021 | The Tribunal holds a case management conference with the parties by video conference. |
December 7, 2021 | The Tribunal holds a case management conference with the parties by video conference. |
December 15, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 6 concerning procedural matters. |
April 5, 2022 | The Tribunal holds a pre-hearing organizational meeting with the parties by video conference. |
April 8, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 7 concerning the organization of the hearing. |
May 2, 2022 - May 13, 2022 | The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in Lausanne. |
August 26, 2022 | Each party files a post-hearing brief. |
September 30, 2022 | Each party files a reply post-hearing brief. |
December 9, 2022 | Each party files a submission on costs. |
April 13, 2023 | The Tribunal declares the proceeding closed in accordance with Article 44(1) of the Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules. |
June 14, 2023 | The Tribunal renders its award. |