Case Details
Prime Energy Resources Development B.V. (formerly Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.) v. Republic of the Philippines (ICSID Case No. ARB/16/22)
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Hydrocarbon concession, taxation
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Oil, Gas & Mining
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BIT Philippines - Netherlands 1985
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ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules
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Prime Energy Resources Development B.V. (formerly Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.) (Dutch)
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Republic of the Philippines (Philippine)
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July 20, 2016
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January 26, 2017
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Juliet BLANCH (British) - Appointed by the Parties
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Horacio A. GRIGERA NAÓN (Argentine) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Brigitte STERN (French) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) -
V.V. VEEDER (British) - Appointed by Co-Arbitrators
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Horacio A. GRIGERA NAÓN (Argentine) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Brigitte STERN (French) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) -
August 14, 2020: Juliet BLANCH (British) appointed following the resignation of V.V. VEEDER (British)
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King & Spalding, Singapore, New York, NY, U.S.A. and Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles, Makati City, Philippines -
Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines, Makati City, Philippines
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English
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Pending
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July 20, 2023 - The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction in Washington, D.C.
(a) Original Proceeding
Composition of Tribunal
Initial Composition of Tribunal
Party Representatives
No References Available.
(a) Original Proceeding
Date | Development |
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July 20, 2016 | The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings. |
December 8, 2016 | Following appointment by the Claimant, Horacio A. Grigera Naón (Argentine) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
December 23, 2016 | Following appointment by the Respondent, Brigitte Stern (French) accepts her appointment as arbitrator. |
January 26, 2017 | Following appointment by his co-arbitrators, V.V. Veeder (British) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator. |
January 26, 2017 | The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: V.V. Veeder (British), President, appointed by his co-arbitrators; Horacio A. Grigera Naón (Argentine), appointed by the Claimant; and Brigitte Stern (French), appointed by the Respondent. |
February 15, 2017 | The Claimant files a request for provisional measures. |
March 2, 2017 | The Tribunal holds a first session by telephone conference. |
March 31, 2017 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s request for provisional measures. |
April 21, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1A concerning procedural matters. |
April 21, 2017 | The Claimant files a response to the Respondent’s observations of March 31, 2017. |
May 12, 2017 | The Respondent files a rejoinder on provisional measures. |
June 6, 2017 | The Claimant files a memorial on the merits. |
June 16, 2017 | The Tribunal holds a pre-hearing organizational meeting with the parties by telephone conference. |
June 29, 2017 | The Tribunal holds a hearing on provisional measures in Singapore. |
June 30, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning procedural matters. |
July 13, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1B concerning procedural matters. |
July 31, 2017 | The Respondent files a request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
August 14, 2017 | The Claimant files observations on the request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
August 21, 2017 | The Respondent files a statement of costs. |
August 28, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning the Respondent’s request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question; as a result, the proceeding on the merits is suspended. |
August 29, 2017 | The Tribunal issues a decision on provisional measures. |
September 15, 2017 | The Claimant files a statement of costs. |
November 27, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning procedural matters. |
March 13, 2018 | The Respondent files a memorial on jurisdiction. |
May 22, 2018 | The Claimant files a counter-memorial on jurisdiction. |
July 6, 2018 | The Respondent files a reply on jurisdiction. |
August 20, 2018 | The Claimant files a renewed request for provisional measures. |
August 20, 2018 | The Claimant files a rejoinder on jurisdiction. |
August 24, 2018 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s renewed request for provisional measures. |
September 5, 2018 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning procedural matters. |
September 19, 2018 | The Tribunal holds a pre-hearing organizational meeting with the parties by telephone conference. |
October 10, 2018 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 6 concerning procedural matters. |
September 28, 2018 | The Respondent files further observations on the Claimant’s renewed request for provisional measures. |
October 23, 2018 - October 24, 2018 | The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction and provisional measures in Washington, D.C. |
October 26, 2018 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 7 concerning procedural matters. |
November 12, 2018 | Each party files a submission on costs. |
February 4, 2020 | Following the resignation of arbitrator V.V. Veeder, the Secretary-General notifies the parties of the vacancy on the Tribunal and the proceeding is suspended pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 10(2). |
August 10, 2020 | Following the resignation of arbitrator V.V. Veeder, Juliet Blanch (British) accepts her appointment as presiding arbitrator, appointed by agreement of the parties. |
August 14, 2020 | The Tribunal is reconstituted. Its members are: Juliet Blanch (British), President, appointed by agreement of the parties; Horacio A. Grigera Naón (Argentine), appointed by the Claimant; and Brigitte Stern (French), appointed by the Respondent. |
August 24, 2020 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 8 concerning provisional measures. |
August 27, 2020 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 9 concerning the suspension of the proceeding. |
August 27, 2020 | The proceeding is suspended until March 1, 2021, pursuant to the parties’ agreement. |
February 26, 2021 | The proceeding is suspended until September 1, 2021, pursuant to the parties’ agreement. |
April 1, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 10 concerning provisional measures. |
September 1, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 11 concerning the suspension of the proceeding. |
February 28, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 12 concerning the suspension of the proceeding. |
December 15, 2022 | The Claimant files a submission on matters of procedure. |
January 30, 2023 | The Respondent files a response to the Claimant’s submission on matters of procedure dated December 15, 2022. |
March 1, 2023 | The Claimant files a reply on matters of procedure. |
March 31, 2023 | The Respondent files a Rejoinder to the Claimant’s submission on matters of procedure dated December 15, 2022. |
June 26, 2023 | The Tribunal holds a pre-hearing organizational meeting with the parties by video conference. |
July 5, 2023 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 13 concerning the organization of the hearing. |
July 20, 2023 | The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction in Washington, D.C. |