Case Details
Akfel Commodities Pte. Ltd. and I-Systems Global B.V. v. Republic of Türkiye (ICSID Case No. ARB/20/36)
-
Natural gas and electric power services
-
Oil, Gas & Mining
-
BIT Türkiye - Singapore 2008, BIT Netherlands - Türkiye 1986
-
ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules
-
Akfel Commodities Pte. Ltd. (Singaporean), I-Systems Global B.V. (Dutch)
-
Republic of Türkiye (Turkish)
-
September 18, 2020
-
April 22, 2021
-
August REINISCH (Austrian) - Appointed by the Parties
-
Oscar M. GARIBALDI (Argentine, U.S.) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Brigitte STERN (French) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) -
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer London, U.K. and Paris, France
-
Kollektif Law Firm, Istanbul, Türkiye
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. -
English
-
Pending
-
May 25, 2023 - The Respondent files a rejoinder on the merits and a reply on jurisdiction.
(a) Original Proceeding
Composition of Tribunal
Party Representatives
No References Available.
(a) Original Proceeding
Date | Development |
---|---|
September 18, 2020 | The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings. |
November 4, 2020 | Following appointment by the Claimants, Oscar Garibaldi (Argentine/U.S.) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
January 19, 2021 | Following appointment by the Respondent, Brigitte Stern (French) accepts her appointment as arbitrator. |
April 22, 2021 | Following appointment by agreement of the parties, August Reinisch (Austrian) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator. |
April 22, 2021 | The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: August Reinisch (Austrian), President, appointed by agreement of the parties; Oscar Garibaldi (Argentine/U.S.), appointed by the Claimants; and Brigitte Stern (French), appointed by the Respondent. |
June 17, 2021 | The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference. |
June 23, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters. |
July 15, 2021 | Following exchanges between the parties, the Claimants file a request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents. |
July 29, 2021 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimants’ request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents. |
August 9, 2021 | The Claimants file a response to the Respondent’s observations of July 29, 2021. |
August 16, 2021 | The Respondent files further observations on the Claimants’ request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents. |
August 23, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning production of documents. |
November 6, 2021 | The Claimants file a memorial on the merits. |
December 17, 2021 | The Respondent files a request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
January 21, 2022 | The Claimants file observations on the request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
February 3, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning the confidentiality of documents. |
February 16, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 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. |
February 23, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning procedural matters. |
March 3, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 6 concerning procedural matters. |
June 24, 2022 | The Respondent files a counter-memorial on the merits and a memorial on jurisdiction. |
October 18, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 7 concerning production of documents. |
January 9, 2023 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 8 concerning production of documents. |
January 28, 2023 | The Claimants file a reply on the merits and a counter-memorial on jurisdiction. |
May 25, 2023 | The Respondent files a rejoinder on the merits and a reply on jurisdiction. |
May 25, 2023 | The Respondent files a rejoinder on the merits and a reply on jurisdiction. |