Case Details
United Group B.V., Adria Serbia Holdco B.V., and Serbia Broadband–srpske kablovske mreže d.o.o. Beograd v. Republic of Serbia (ICSID Case No. ARB/21/5)
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Telecommunications enterprise
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Information & Communication
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BIT Serbia - Netherlands 2002
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ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules
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United Group B.V. (Dutch), Adria Serbia Holdco B.V. (Dutch), Serbia Broadband–srpske kablovske mreže d.o.o. Beograd (Serbian)
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Republic of Serbia (Serbian)
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February 4, 2021
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May 7, 2021
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Juan FERNÁNDEZ-ARMESTO (Spanish) - Appointed by Co-Arbitrators
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Stanimir A. ALEXANDROV (Bulgarian) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Raúl E. VINUESA (Argentine, Spanish) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) -
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Moravcevic Vojnovic i partneri AOD in cooperation with Schönherr, Belgrade, Serbia -
Omnia Strategy, London, U.K.
Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Lucas Bastin, London, U.K.
Law Office Andelkovic, Belgrade, Serbia
Professor Dusan Popovic, Belgrade, Serbia
State Attorney of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia -
English
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Pending
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May 15, 2023 -
The Claimants file an additional submission to address the ancillary claims.
(a) Original Proceeding
Composition of Tribunal
Party Representatives
No References Available.
(a) Original Proceeding
Date | Development |
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February 4, 2021 | The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings. |
April 8, 2021 | Following appointment by the Respondent, Raúl Vinuesa (Argentine/Spanish) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
April 9, 2021 | Following appointment by the Claimants, Stanimir A. Alexandrov (Bulgarian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
May 7, 2021 | Following appointment by his co-arbitrators, Juan Fernández-Armesto (Spanish) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator. |
May 7, 2021 | The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Juan Fernández-Armesto (Spanish), President, appointed by his co-arbitrators; Stanimir A. Alexandrov (Bulgarian), appointed by the Claimant; and Raul E. Vinuesa (Argentine/Spanish), appointed by the Respondent. |
June 10, 2021 | The Tribunal holds a first session by videoconference. |
June 14, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters. |
July 12, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning production of document. |
September 3, 2021 | The Claimants file a memorial on the merits. |
October 1, 2021 | The Tribunal holds a case management conference with the parties by video conference. |
November 12, 2021 | The Respondent files a request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
November 30, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning the confidentiality of documents. |
December 8, 2021 | The Claimants file observations on the Respondent’s request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
December 10, 2021 | The Respondent files further observations on its request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
December 14, 2021 | The Claimants file further observations on the Respondent’s request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
December 30, 2021 | 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 is joined to the merits of the dispute. |
February 1, 2022 | The Tribunal holds a case management conference with the parties by video conference. |
February 14, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 on confidentiality of information. |
May 6, 2022 | The Respondent files a counter-memorial on the merits and memorial on jurisdiction. |
August 5, 2022 | The Tribunal issues a decision on the parties’ requests for document production. |
October 5, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 6 concerning production of document. |
November 14, 2022 | The Claimants file a reply memorial on the merits and a counter-memorial on jurisdiction. |
November 16, 2022 | The Tribunal holds a case management conference with the parties by videoconference. |
November 28, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 7 concerning production of documents. |
December 23, 2022 | The Respondent files a request to strike ancillary claims introduced in the Claimants' reply memorial of November 14, 2022. |
January 5, 2023 | Non-disputing parties file an application to file a written submission pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 37(2). |
January 6, 2023 | The Claimants file observations on the Respondent’s request of December 23, 2022. |
January 9, 2023 | Each party files observations on the non-disputing parties’ application. |
January 19, 2023 | The Respondent files a response to the Claimants’ observations of January 6, 2023. |
January 19, 2023 | The Claimants file further observations on the non-disputing parties’ application. |
January 23, 2023 | The Claimants file further observations on the Respondent’s response of January 19, 2023. |
January 31, 2023 | The Respondent files further observations on the non-disputing parties’ application. |
February 17, 2023 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 8 concerning the Respondent’s request of December 23, 2022 and sets a new procedural calendar for the ancillary claims. |
February 24, 2023 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 9 concerning the non-disputing parties’ application to file a written submission pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 37(2). |
March 22, 2023 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 10 concerning the procedural calendar. |
March 31, 2023 | The non-disputing parties file a written submission pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 37(2). |
April 14, 2023 | The Respondent files a rejoinder on the merits and reply on jurisdiction. |
May 15, 2023 | The Claimants file an additional submission to address the ancillary claims. |