Case Details

Riverside Coffee, LLC v. Republic of Nicaragua (ICSID Case No. ARB/21/16)

Subject of Dispute:

Food products enterprise
Economic Sector:

Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry
Instrument(s) Invoked:

CAFTA-DR (Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement)
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Riverside Coffee, LLC (U.S.)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Nicaragua (Nicaraguan)
Date Registered:

April 2, 2021
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

May 6, 2022

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Veijo HEISKANEN (Finnish) - Appointed by the Parties
Arbitrators:

Lucy GREENWOOD (British) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Philippe COUVREUR (Belgian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Appleton & Associates International Lawyers, Toronto, Canada
Respondent(s):

Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, Managua, Nicaragua
Baker & Hostetler, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English,Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

May 29, 2023 - The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 6 concerning production of documents.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Notice of Intent

Notice of Arbitration

Procedural Order No. 1

Procedural Order No. 2

Procedural Order No. 3

Procedural Order no. 4

Procedural Order no. 5

Claimant’s Memorial

Respondent’s Counter-Memorial on the Merits and Memorial on Jurisdiction

Available on the ICSID Website

Notice of Intent (August 28, 2020) English (Original)

Notice of Arbitration (March 19, 2021) English (Original)

Procedural Order No. 1 (June 27, 2022) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

Procedural Order No. 2 (July 1, 2022) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

Procedural Order No. 3 (August 9, 2022) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

Procedural Order no. 4 (December 19, 2022) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

Procedural Order no. 5 (January 17, 2023) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

Claimant’s Memorial (October 21, 2022) English (Original)

Respondent’s Counter-Memorial on the Merits and Memorial on Jurisdiction (March 3, 2023) English (Original)

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
April 2, 2021	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
April 8, 2021	Following appointment by the Claimant, Lucy Greenwood (British) accepts her appointment as arbitrator.
May 4, 2021	Following appointment by the Respondent, Philippe Couvreur (Belgian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
May 6, 2022	Following appointment by agreement of the parties, Veijo Heiskanen (Finnish) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator.
May 6, 2022	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are Veijo Heiskanen (Finnish), President, appointed by agreement of the parties; Lucy Greenwood (British), appointed by the Claimant; and Philippe Couvreur (Belgian), appointed by the Respondent.
June 22, 2022	The Tribunal holds a first session by videoconference.
June 27, 2022	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters.
July 1, 2022	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning the procedural calendar.
August 9, 2022	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning procedural matters.
October 21, 2022	The Claimant files a memorial on the merits.
November 13, 2022	The Claimant files an application for the Tribunal to decide on procedural requests.
November 23, 2022	The Respondent files a response to the Claimant’s application of November 13, 2022.
December 2, 2022	The Claimant files a reply to the Respondent’s response of November 23, 2022.
December 12, 2022	The Respondent files a rejoinder to the Claimant’s reply of December 2, 2022.
December 19, 2022	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning the Claimant’s application of November 13, 2022.
January 17, 2023	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning the procedural calendar.
March 3, 2023	The Respondent files a counter-memorial on the merits and a memorial on jurisdiction.
May 19, 2023	Following exchanges between the parties, the parties file a request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents.
May 29, 2023	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 6 concerning production of documents.