Case Details
Güneş Tekstil Konfeksiyon Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi and others v. Republic of Uzbekistan (ICSID Case No. ARB/13/19)
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Retail enterprise
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Other Industry
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BIT Türkiye - Uzbekistan 1992 - Investment Law - Uzbekistan (1998)
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ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules
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Fikret Güneş (Turkish), Reşat Güneş (Turkish), Yücel Yildiz (Turkish), Vahit Güneş (Turkish), Güneş Tekstil Konfeksiyon Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi (Turkish), Ibrahim Eksilmez (Turkish)
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Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek)
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August 29, 2013
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July 28, 2015
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Hans VAN HOUTTE (Belgian) - Appointed by the Parties
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Eric SCHWARTZ (French, U.S.) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Philippe SANDS (British, French, Mauritian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) -
Hans VAN HOUTTE (Belgian)
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October 31, 2016: Philippe SANDS (British ,French ,Mauritian) appointed following the resignation of Teresa GIOVANNINI (Swiss)
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Akinci Law Office, Istanbul, Turkey
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White and Case, Washington, D.C.
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English
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Concluded
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October 4, 2019 - The Tribunal renders its award.
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Respondent(s)
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February 12, 2020 (Respondent(s))
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Akinci Law Office, Istanbul, Turkey
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White & Case - Washington, DC, U.S.A.
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English
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Concluded
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April 15, 2022 - The Secretary-General issues an order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 44.
(a) Original Proceeding
Composition of Tribunal
Initial Composition of Tribunal
Party Representatives
(b) Annulment Proceeding
Party Representatives
No References Available.
(a) Original Proceeding
Date | Development |
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August 29, 2013 | The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings. |
December 30, 2013 | Following appointment by the Claimants, Eric A. Schwartz (U.S./French) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
February 18, 2014 | Following appointment by the Respondent, Teresa Giovannini (Swiss) accepts her appointment as arbitrator. |
May 13, 2015 | The Claimants file a request for the Chairman of the Administrative Council to appoint the arbitrator not yet appointed pursuant to Article 38 of the ICSID Convention. |
July 27, 2015 | Following appointment by the parties, Hans van Houtte (Belgian) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator. |
July 28, 2015 | The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Hans van Houtte (Belgian), President, appointed by agreement of the parties, Eric Schwartz (U.S., French), appointed by the Claimants; and Teresa Giovannini (Swiss), appointed by the Respondent. |
October 27, 2015 | The Tribunal holds a first session by telephone conference. |
December 9, 2015 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters. |
February 2, 2016 | Following exchanges between the parties, the Claimants file a request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents. |
February 12, 2016 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning production of documents. |
April 22, 2016 | The Claimants file an amended memorial on the merits. |
August 22, 2016 | The Respondent files a counter-memorial on the merits. |
September 12, 2016 | Following the resignation of arbitrator Teresa Giovannini, the Secretary-General notifies the parties of the vacancy on the Tribunal and the proceeding is suspended pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 10(2). The Tribunal consents to the resignation of arbitrator Teresa Giovannini pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 8(2) and the Secretary-General notifies the parties thereof. |
October 31, 2016 | Following the resignation of arbitrator Teresa Giovannini, Philippe Sands (British/ French) accepts his appointment as arbitrator, appointed by the Respondent in accordance with ICSID Arbitration Rule 11(1). The Tribunal is reconstituted. Its members are Hans van Houtte (Belgian), President, appointed by agreement of the parties, Eric Schwartz (U.S./French), appointed by the Claimants, and Philippe Sands (British/French), appointed by the Respondent in accordance with ICSID Arbitration Rule 11(1). The proceeding is resumed pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 12. |
January 9, 2017 | Following exchanges between the parties, each party files a request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents. |
January 30, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning production of documents and procedural matters. |
March 13, 2017 | The Claimants file a reply on the merits. |
August 8, 2017 | The Respondent files a rejoinder on the merits. |
September 13, 2017 | The Claimants file a request for the Tribunal to decide on the admissibility of new evidence. |
September 19, 2017 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimants’ request of September 13, 2017. |
September 25, 2017 | The Tribunal holds a pre-hearing organizational meeting with the parties by telephone conference. |
September 26, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning the admissibility of new evidence. |
September 28, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning the organization of the hearing. |
October 23, 2017 - November 2, 2017 | The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction, merits, and quantum in Paris. |
November 9, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 6 concerning post-hearing organization and poses questions to the parties. |
November 20, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 7 concerning the admissibility of new evidence. |
January 23, 2018 | The Claimants file a post-hearing brief. |
January 24, 2018 | The Respondent files a post-hearing brief. |
February 27, 2018 | The Claimants file a reply post-hearing brief. |
February 28, 2018 | The Respondent files a reply post-hearing brief. |
April 20, 2018 | Each party files a submission on costs. |
April 8, 2019 | The Tribunal declares the proceeding closed in accordance with ICSID Arbitration Rule 38(1). |
October 4, 2019 | The Tribunal renders its award. |
(b) Annulment Proceeding
Date | Development |
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February 12, 2020 | The Secretary-General registers an application for annulment of the award filed by the Republic of Uzbekistan and notifies the parties of the provisional stay of enforcement of the award. |
March 23, 2020 | The proceeding is suspended pursuant to the parties’ agreement. |
April 15, 2022 | The Secretary-General issues an order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 44. |