Case Details

Unisys Corporation v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/03/27)

Subject of Dispute:

Information storage and management project
Economic Sector:

Information & Communication
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT United States of America - Argentina 1991
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Unisys Corporation (U.S.)
Respondent(s):

Argentine Republic (Argentine)
Date Registered:

October 15, 2003
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

September 3, 2004

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Juan FERNÁNDEZ-ARMESTO (Spanish) - Appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council
Arbitrators:

Piero BERNARDINI (Italian) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Jean Paul CHABANEIX (Peruvian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Boies, Schiller & Flexner, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Baker & McKenzie, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Respondent(s):

Procurador del Tesoro de la Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English,Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

August 10, 2022 - The Acting Secretary-General issues an order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(1).

No References Available.

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
October 15, 2003	The Acting Secretary-General registers a request for institution of arbitration proceedings.
September 3, 2004	The Tribunal is constituted. Its members are: Juan Fernández-Armesto (Spanish), President; Piero Bernardini (Italian); and Jean Paul Chabaneix (Peruvian).
October 26, 2004	The first session is postponed following the parties' agreement.
November 10, 2005	The Tribunal postpones the first session following the request of the parties.
April 10, 2006	The Tribunal further postpones the first session following the request of the parties.
February 27, 2007	The Tribunal further suspends the proceeding following the agreement of the parties.
April 4, 2007	Following a request by the parties, the Tribunal further postpones the first session.
August 1, 2007	The proceeding is suspended pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
December 11, 2007	The suspension of the proceeding is extended, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
November 26, 2008	The suspension of the proceeding is further extended, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
July 17, 2017	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until December 31, 2017, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
July 26, 2017	Following the resignation of arbitrator Piero Bernardini, the Centre notifies the parties of a vacancy on the Tribunal; the proceeding remains suspended.
July 31, 2018	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until October 31, 2018, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
November 12, 2018	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until January 31, 2019, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
January 22, 2019	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until April 30, 2019, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
April 26, 2019	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until July 31, 2019, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
August 5, 2019	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until October 31, 2019, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
October 31, 2019	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until January 31, 2020, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
February 17, 2020	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until April 30, 2020, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
April 27, 2020	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until July 31, 2020, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
July 23, 2020	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until October 31, 2020, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
October 29, 2020	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until January 31, 2021, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
January 25, 2021	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until April 30, 2021, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
April 28, 2021	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until July 31, 2021, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
August 3, 2021	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until October 31, 2021, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
November 2, 2021	The suspension of the proceeding is extended until January 31, 2022, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
August 10, 2022	The Acting Secretary-General issues an order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(1).