Case Details
CMC Muratori Cementisti CMC Di Ravenna SOC. Coop., CMC MuratoriCementisti CMC Di Ravenna SOC. Coop. A.R.L. Maputo Branch and CMC Africa Austral, LDA v. Republic of Mozambique (ICSID Case No. ARB/17/23)
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Highway construction project
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Construction
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BIT Italy - Mozambique 1998
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ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules
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CMC MuratoriCementisti CMC Di Ravenna SOC. Coop. A.R.L. Maputo Branch (Mozambican), CMC Muratori Cementisti CMC Di Ravenna SOC. Coop. (Italian), CMC Africa Austral, LDA (Mozambican)
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Republic of Mozambique (Mozambican)
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July 14, 2017
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October 4, 2017
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John M. TOWNSEND (U.S.) - Appointed by Co-Arbitrators
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Peter REES (British) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
J. Brian CASEY (Canadian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) -
Paolo Porcelli, Johannesburg, South Africa
Luis Gonzalez Garcia, London, UK
LDR Construction Consultants, Dublin, Ireland -
Dorsey & Whitney, Costa Mesa, California, U.S.A.
MACT, Maputo, Mozambique -
English
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Concluded
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October 24, 2019 - The Tribunal renders its award.
(a) Original Proceeding
Composition of Tribunal
Party Representatives
(a) Original Proceeding
Published Decisions
Procedural Order No. 1
Procedural Order No. 2
Procedural Order No. 3
Procedural Order No. 4
Procedural Order No. 5
Procedural Order No. 6
Procedural Order No. 7
Award of the Tribunal
Available on the ICSID Website
Procedural Order No. 1 (December 8, 2017) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 2 (May 22, 2018) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 3 (August 15, 2018) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 4 (December 19, 2018) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 5 (February 15, 2019) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 6 (April 12, 2019) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 7 (April 18, 2019) English (Original)
Award of the Tribunal (October 24, 2019) English (Original)
(a) Original Proceeding
Date | Development |
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July 14, 2017 | The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings. |
September 1, 2017 | Following appointment by the Claimants, Peter Rees (British) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
September 7, 2017 | Following appointment by the Respondent, J. Brian Casey (Canadian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
October 4, 2017 | The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: John M. Townsend (U.S.), President, appointed by his co-arbitrators with consultation with the parties; Peter Rees (British), appointed by the Claimants; and J. Brian Casey (Canadian), appointed by the Respondent. |
October 4, 2017 | Following appointment by his co-arbitrators with consultation with the parties, John M. Townsend (U.S.) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator. |
November 29, 2017 | The Tribunal holds a first session by telephone conference. |
December 8, 2017 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters. |
March 19, 2018 | The Claimants file a memorial on the merits. |
May 22, 2018 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning production of documents. |
July 20, 2018 | The Respondent files a request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
July 20, 2018 | The Respondent files objections to jurisdiction. |
August 3, 2018 | The Claimants file observations on the request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
August 10, 2018 | The Tribunal holds a hearing on bifurcation in Washington D.C. |
August 15, 2018 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning the Respondent’s request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
November 2, 2018 | The Respondent files a counter-memorial on the merits. |
December 19, 2018 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning the production of documents. |
February 4, 2019 | The Claimants’ file a reply on the merits and a counter-memorial on jurisdiction. |
February 8, 2019 | The Tribunal holds a pre-hearing organizational meeting with the parties by telephone conference. |
February 15, 2019 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning the organization of the hearing. |
April 1, 2019 | The Respondent files a reply on jurisdiction and rejoinder on the merits. |
April 11, 2019 | The Tribunal holds a second pre-hearing organizational meeting with the parties by telephone conference. |
April 12, 2019 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 6 concerning the organization of the hearing. |
April 18, 2019 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 7 concerning procedural matters. |
April 29, 2019 - May 1, 2019 | The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in Washington D.C. |
May 29, 2019 | Each party files a submission on costs. |
September 24, 2019 | The Tribunal declares the proceeding closed in accordance with ICSID Arbitration Rule 38(1). |
October 24, 2019 | The Tribunal renders its award. |