Case Details

Gerald International Limited v. Republic of Sierra Leone (ICSID Case No. ARB/19/31)

Subject of Dispute:

Mining concession
Economic Sector:

Oil, Gas & Mining
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Sierra Leone 2000
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Gerald International Limited (British)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leonean)
Date Registered:

November 1, 2019
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

April 6, 2020

Composition of Tribunal

President:

August REINISCH (Austrian) - Appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council
Arbitrators:

Guido Santiago TAWIL (Argentine, Portuguese) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Olufunke ADEKOYA (British, Nigerian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

King & Spalding International, London, U.K.
King & Spalding, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Vidak Arbitration, New York, U.S.A.
Respondent(s):

Ministry of Justice, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Jenner & Block, Washington, D.C., New York, NY, U.S.A. and London, U.K.
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

January 28, 2022 - The Tribunal issues a procedural order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(1).

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Procedural Order No. 1

Procedural Order No. 2 – Decision on the Claimant’s Request for Provisional Measures

Available on the ICSID Website

Procedural Order No. 1 (May 29, 2020) English (Original)

Procedural Order No. 2 – Decision on the Claimant’s Request for Provisional Measures (July 28, 2020) English (Original)

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
November 1, 2019	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
February 11, 2020	Following appointment by the Claimant, Guido Santiago Tawil (Argentine) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
February 12, 2020	Following appointment by the Respondent, Olufunke Adekoya (British/Nigerian) accepts her appointment as arbitrator.
April 3, 2020	Following appointment by the Chairman of the Administrative Council in accordance with Article 38 of the ICSID Convention, August Reinisch (Austrian) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator.
April 6, 2020	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(b) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: August Reinisch (Austrian), President, appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council in accordance with Article 38 of the ICSID Convention; Guido Santiago Tawil (Argentine), appointed by the Claimant; and Olufunke Adekoya (British/Nigerian), appointed by the Respondent.
May 19, 2020	The Claimant files a request for provisional measures.
May 20, 2020	The Tribunal holds a first session by telephone conference.
May 28, 2020	The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s request for provisional measures.
May 29, 2020	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters.
June 8, 2020	The Claimant files a response to the Respondent’s observations of May 28, 2020.
June 15, 2020	The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s response of June 8, 2020.
July 28, 2020	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning provisional measures.
September 4, 2020	The Claimant files a memorial on the merits.
January 25, 2021	The Respondent files a counter-memorial.
April 22, 2021	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning the confidentiality of documents.
May 3, 2021	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning the confidentiality of documents.
May 7, 2021	The proceeding is suspended, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
May 12, 2021	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning the suspension of the proceedings pursuant to the parties’ agreement.
January 7, 2022	The parties file a request for the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(1).
January 28, 2022	The Tribunal issues a procedural order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(1).