Case Details
Latin American Regional Aviation Holding S. de R.L. v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay (ICSID Case No. ARB/19/16)
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Air transportation services
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Transportation
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BIT Panama - Uruguay 1998
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ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules
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Latin American Regional Aviation Holding S. de R.L. (Panamanian)
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Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Uruguayan)
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May 23, 2019
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May 7, 2020
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Alexis MOURRE (French) - Appointed by the Parties
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Eduardo ZULETA (Colombian) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Eduardo SIQUEIROS T (Mexican) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) -
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, New York, NY, U.S.A.
FERRERE, Montevideo, Uruguay
Dechamps International Law, London, U.K. and Buenos Aires, Argentina -
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Foley Hoag, Washington D.C., U.S.A. -
Spanish
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Concluded
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February 13, 2024 - The Tribunal renders its award.
(a) Original Proceeding
Composition of Tribunal
Party Representatives
(a) Original Proceeding
Published Decisions
Award of the Tribunal
Available on the ICSID Website
Award of the Tribunal (February 13, 2024) Spanish (Original)
(a) Original Proceeding
Date | Development |
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May 23, 2019 | The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings. |
December 20, 2019 | Following appointment by the Claimants, Eduardo Zuleta (Colombian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
February 13, 2020 | Following appointment by the Respondent, Eduardo Siqueiros T. (Mexican) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
May 7, 2020 | Following appointment by agreement of the parties, Alexis Mourre (French) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator. |
May 7, 2020 | The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Alexis Mourre (French), President, appointed by agreement of the parties; Eduardo Zuleta (Colombian), appointed by Claimants; and Eduardo Siqueiros T. (Mexican), appointed by Respondent. |
June 18, 2020 | The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference. |
June 23, 2020 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters. |
September 18, 2020 | The Claimant files a memorial on the merits. |
October 30, 2020 | The Respondent files a request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
December 1, 2020 | The Claimant files observations on the request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
December 23, 2020 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning the Respondent’s request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question; as a result, the objections to jurisdiction are joined to the merits of the dispute. |
December 30, 2020 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning production of documents. |
May 19, 2021 | The Respondent files a counter-memorial on the merits and memorial on jurisdiction. |
July 16, 2021 | Following exchanges between the parties, each party files a request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents. |
August 2, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning production of documents. |
December 3, 2021 | The Claimant files a reply on the merits and counter-memorial on jurisdiction. |
April 4, 2022 | The Respondent files a rejoinder on the merits and reply on jurisdiction. |
June 3, 2022 | The Claimant files a rejoinder on jurisdiction. |
July 29, 2022 | The President of the Tribunal holds a pre-hearing conference with the parties by video conference. |
August 10, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning the organization of the hearing. |
September 19, 2022 - September 23, 2022 | The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in Washington, D.C. |
April 21, 2023 | The Claimant files a post-hearing brief. |
July 28, 2023 | The Respondent files a post-hearing brief. |
September 29, 2023 | Each party files a submission on costs. |
January 31, 2024 | The Tribunal declares the proceeding closed in accordance with ICSID Arbitration Rule 38(1). |
February 13, 2024 | The Tribunal renders its award. |