Case Details
Espíritu Santo Holdings, LP and L1bre Holding, LLC v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB/20/13)
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Telecommunications concession
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Information & Communication
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NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
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ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules
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Espiritu Santo Holdings, LP (Canadian), L1bre Holding, LLC (U.S.)
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United Mexican States (Mexican)
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May 11, 2020
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January 27, 2021
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Eduardo ZULETA (Colombian) - Appointed by the Parties
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Charles PONCET (Swiss) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Raúl E. VINUESA (Argentine, Spanish) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) -
Hogan Lovells US, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, New York, NY, U.S.A. -
Subsecretaría de Comercio Exterior, Dirección General de Consultoría Jurídica de Comercio Internacional, Secretaría de Economía, Ciudad de México, México
Pillsbury Law, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Tereposky & DeRose, Ottawa, Canada -
English,Spanish
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Pending
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January 27, 2023 - The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 10 concerning transparency.
(a) Original Proceeding
Composition of Tribunal
Party Representatives
No References Available.
(a) Original Proceeding
Date | Development |
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May 11, 2020 | The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings. |
August 4, 2020 | Following appointment by the Claimant, Charles Poncet (Swiss) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
August 4, 2020 | Following appointment by the Respondent, Raúl E. Vinuesa (Argentine/Spanish) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
January 27, 2021 | Following appointment by agreement of the parties, Eduardo Zuleta Jaramillo (Colombian) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator. |
January 27, 2021 | The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Eduardo Zuleta Jaramillo (Colombian), President, appointed by agreement of the parties; Charles Poncet (Swiss), appointed by the Claimant; and Raúl Emilio Vinuesa (Argentine/Spanish), appointed by the Respondent. |
March 11, 2021 | The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference. |
March 29, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters. |
September 17, 2021 | The Claimant files a memorial on the merits. |
December 8, 2021 | The Respondent files a proposal for the disqualification of the Claimant’s expert. |
January 10, 2022 | The Claimant files observations on the proposal for disqualification. |
January 31, 2022 | The Tribunal issues a decision on the Respondent’s proposal for the disqualification of the Claimant’s expert. |
March 7, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning procedural matters. |
March 17, 2022 | The Claimants file a request for provisional measures. |
April 25, 2022 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimants’ request for provisional measures dated March 17, 2022. |
May 5, 2022 | The Claimants file a response to the Respondent’s observations of April 25, 2022. |
May 13, 2022 | The Respondent files a counter-memorial on the merits. |
May 16, 2022 | The Respondent files a response to the Claimants' observations of May 5, 2022. |
June 3, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning provisional measures. |
June 3, 2022 | Each party files a request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents. |
July 1, 2022 | Each party files observations on the other party’s request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents. |
July 22, 2022 | Each party files a response to the other party’s observations of July 2, 2022. |
August 4, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning the production of documents. |
August 24, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning procedural matters. |
September 15, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 6 concerning procedural matters. |
September 29, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 7 concerning procedural matters. |
October 24, 2022 | The Claimants file a request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents. |
October 28, 2022 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimants' request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents. |
November 2, 2022 | The Claimants file a response on the Respondent's observations of October 28, 2022. |
November 4, 2022 | The Claimants file a reply on the merits. |
November 5, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 8 concerning procedural matters. |
November 5, 2022 | The Respondent files a response to the Claimants’ observations of November 2, 2022. |
November 15, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 9 concerning the production of documents. |
January 27, 2023 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 10 concerning transparency. |