Case Details

Warburg Pincus (Cayman) XII GP LLC, Gemini Polska sp. z o.o. and Polish Pharmacies sp. z o.o. v. Republic of Poland (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/24/2)

Subject of Dispute:

Pharmaceutical enterprise
Economic Sector:

Other
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT United States of America - Poland 1990
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Additional Facility - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Warburg Pincus (Cayman) XII GP LLC (U.S.), Gemini Polska sp. z o.o. (Polish), Polish Pharmacies sp. z o.o. (Polish)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Poland (Polish)
Date Registered:

July 18, 2024
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

December 23, 2024

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Pierre TERCIER (Swiss) - Appointed by the Parties
Arbitrators:

Stanimir A. ALEXANDROV (Bulgarian) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Claus VON WOBESER (German, Mexican) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer London, U.K. and Paris, France
Respondent(s):

Office of the General Counsel, Warsaw, Poland
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

May 2, 2025 - The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning procedural calendar.

No References Available.

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
July 18, 2024	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
September 18, 2024	Following appointment by the Claimants, Stanimir Alexandrov (Bulgarian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
November 6, 2024	Following appointment by the Respondent, Claus von Wobeser (German, Mexican) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
December 23, 2024	Following appointment by agreement of the parties, Pierre Tercier (Swiss) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator.
December 23, 2024	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with ICSID Additional Facility Rule 29. Its members are: Pierre Tercier (Swiss), President, appointed by agreement of the parties; Stanimir Alexandrov (Bulgarian), appointed by the Claimants; and Claus von Wobeser (German/Mexican), appointed by the Respondent.
February 18, 2025	The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference.
March 3, 2025	The Respondent files a request to address quantum in a separate phase of the proceeding.
March 3, 2025	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters.
March 17, 2025	The Claimants file observations on the request to address quantum in a separate phase of the proceeding.
March 24, 2025	The Respondent files a response to the Claimants' observations of March 17, 2025.
March 31, 2025	The Claimants files a response to the Respondent’s observations of March 24, 2025.
April 10, 2025	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning Respondent’s request to address quantum in a separate phase of the proceeding; as a result, the quantum phase is joined to the merits of the dispute.
May 2, 2025	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning procedural calendar.