Case Details

VINCI Highways SAS and VINCI Concessions SAS v. Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/21/60)

Subject of Dispute:

Highway construction project
Economic Sector:

Construction
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT France - Peru 1993
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

VINCI Highways SAS (French), VINCI Concessions SAS (French)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Peru (Peruvian)
Date Registered:

December 10, 2021
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

July 25, 2022

Composition of Tribunal

President:

John R. CROOK (U.S.) - Appointed by the Parties
Arbitrators:

Horacio A. GRIGERA NAÓN (Argentine) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Barton LEGUM (U.S.) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

King & Spalding, Houston, TX, Washington, D.C. and New York, NY, U.S.A.
Estudio Echecopar, Lima, Peru
Respondent(s):

Baker Botts, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. and London, U.K.
Dirección General de Asuntos de Economía Internacional, Competencia e Inversión Privada, Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas, Lima, Peru
Estudio Navarro & Pazos Abogados
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English,Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

June 10, 2025 -
The Tribunal decides on the Claimants’ and the Respondent’s requests on the admissibility of new evidence.

No References Available.

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
December 10, 2021	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
March 21, 2022	Following appointment by the Claimants, Horacio A. Grigera Naón (Argentinian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
April 7, 2022	Following appointment by the Respondent, Barton Legum (US) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
July 25, 2022	Following appointment by agreement of the parties, John Crook (U.S.) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator.
July 25, 2022	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: John Crook (U.S.), President, appointed by agreement of the parties; Horacio Grigera Naón (Argentine), appointed by the Claimants; and Barton Legum (U.S.), appointed by the Respondent.
October 6, 2022	The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference.
October 12, 2022	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters.
November 15, 2022	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning provisional measures.
May 1, 2023	The Claimants file a memorial on the merits.
February 27, 2024	The Respondent files a memorial on jurisdiction and counter-memorial on the merits.
June 7, 2024	Following exchanges between the parties, each party files a request for the Tribunal to decide on production of documents.
July 11, 2024	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning production of documents.
August 23, 2024	The Claimants file a request for the Tribunal to decide on the confidentiality of documents.
September 5, 2024	The Respondent files observations on the Claimants’ request of August 26, 2024.
September 6, 2024	The Claimants file a response to Respondent’s observations of September 5, 2024.
September 10, 2024	The Respondent files further observations on the Claimants’ request of August 26, 2024.
October 15, 2024	The Tribunal issues a procedural order concerning the confidentiality of documents.
October 25, 2024	The Claimants file a reply on the merits and counter-memorial on jurisdiction.
February 8, 2025	The Respondent files a rejoinder on the merits and reply on jurisdiction.
April 11, 2025	The Claimants file a rejoinder on jurisdiction.
May 2, 2025	The Respondent files a request for the Tribunal to decide on the confidentiality of documents.
May 5, 2025	The Tribunal holds a pre-hearing organizational meeting with the parties by video conference.
May 9, 2025	The Claimants file observations on the Respondent’s request of May 2, 2025.
May 12, 2025	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning the organization of the hearing.
May 19, 2025	The Respondent files a response to the Claimants’ observations of May 9, 2025.
May 21, 2025	The Tribunal decides on the confidentiality of documents.
May 28, 2025	The Claimants file a request for the Tribunal to decide on the admissibility of new evidence.
June 3, 2025	The Respondent files observations on the Claimants’ request of May 28, 2025, and files a request for the Tribunal to decide on the admissibility of new evidence.
June 6, 2025	The Claimants file a request for the Tribunal to decide on the admissibility of new evidence.
June 6, 2025	The Tribunal decides on the Claimants’ and the Respondent’s requests on the admissibility of new evidence.
June 8, 2025	The Claimants file a request for the Tribunal to decide on the admissibility of new evidence.
June 9, 2025	The Respondent files observations on the Claimants’ requests of June 6 and 8, and files a request for the Tribunal to decide on the admissibility of new evidence.
June 10, 2025	The Tribunal decides on the Claimants’ and the Respondent’s requests on the admissibility of new evidence.