Case Details

Nasib Hasanov v. Georgia (ICSID Case No. ARB/20/44)

Subject of Dispute:

Telecommunications enterprise
Economic Sector:

Information & Communication
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT Georgia - Azerbaijan 1996
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Nasib Hasanov (Azerbaijani)
Respondent(s):

Georgia (Georgian)
Date Registered:

October 30, 2020
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

February 18, 2021

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Laurence SHORE (British, U.S.) - Appointed by Co-Arbitrators
Arbitrators:

Stanimir A. ALEXANDROV (Bulgarian) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
J. William ROWLEY (British, Canadian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

DLA Piper, London, U.K. and Paris, France
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK, London, U.K.
Respondent(s):

Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
Dechert, Paris, France
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

March 26, 2021 -
The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning the Respondent’s request to address an objection to jurisdiction as a preliminary question; as a result, the proceeding on the merits is suspended.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Procedural Order No. 1

Procedural Order No. 2

Available on the ICSID Website

Procedural Order No. 1 (March 26, 2021) English (Original)

Procedural Order No. 2 (March 26, 2021) English (Original)

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
October 30, 2020	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
December 2, 2020	Following appointment by the Claimant, Stanimir Alexandrov (Bulgarian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
October 19, 2020	The Claimant files a request for provisional measures.
December 21, 2020	The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s request for provisional measures.
January 5, 2021	Following appointment by the Respondent, J. William Rowley (Canadian/British) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
January 12, 2021	The Claimant files a response to the Respondent’s observations of December 21, 2020.
February 5, 2021	The Respondent files a reply to the Claimant’s response of January 12, 2021.
February 17, 2021	Following appointment by his co-arbitrators, Laurence Shore (British, U.S.) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator.
February 18, 2021	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Laurence Shore (British, U.S.), President, appointed by his co-arbitrators; Stanimir Alexandrov (Bulgarian), appointed by the Claimant; and William J. Rowley (British, Canadian), appointed by the Respondent.
February 24, 2021	The Respondent files a request to address an objection to jurisdiction as a preliminary question.
March 8, 2021	The Claimant files observations on the request to address an objection to jurisdiction as a preliminary question.
March 19, 2021	The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference.
March 26, 2021	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters.
March 26, 2021	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning the Respondent’s request to address an objection to jurisdiction as a preliminary question; as a result, the proceeding on the merits is suspended.