Case Details

Holcim Limited, Holderfin B.V. and Caricement B.V. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/3)

Subject of Dispute:

Cement production enterprise
Economic Sector:

Construction
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT Netherlands - Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de 1991, BIT Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de - Switzerland 1993
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Caricement B.V. (Dutch), Holcim Limited (Swiss), Holderfin B.V. (Dutch)
Respondent(s):

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Venezuelan)
Date Registered:

April 10, 2009
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

December 10, 2009

Composition of Tribunal

President:

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

Georges ABI-SAAB (Egyptian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)
Charles N. BROWER (U.S.) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Respondent(s):

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York, NY, U.S.A. and Mexico City, Mexico
Procuraduría General de la República, Caracas, Venezuela
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English,Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

September 10, 2010 - The parties file a request for the suspension of the proceeding.

No References Available.

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
April 10, 2009	The Acting Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
December 10, 2009	The Tribunal is constituted. Its members are: Juan Fernández-Armesto (Spanish), President; Georges Abi-Saab (Egyptian), and Charles N. Brower (U.S.).
February 26, 2010	The Tribunal holds a first session in Paris.
March 31, 2010	The Claimants file a memorial on jurisdiction and the merits.
September 10, 2010	The parties file a request for the suspension of the proceeding.