Matter
Alapli Elektrik B.V. v. Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No. ARB/08/13)
Alapli Elektrik's energy investment dispute with Turkey, concerning a power-plant concession, its conversion to a private contract and legislative changes.
Procedural record
- 21 October 2009United States
21 October 2009United States
Procedural Order No. 1 dated 21 October 2009
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal granted one of the Respondent's requests for production of documents.
Participants
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
2 months and 2 days later · 63 days
- 23 December 2009United States
23 December 2009United States
Order dated 23 December 2009
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal established a schedule for written pleadings.
Participants
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
7 days later · 7 days
- 30 December 2009United States
30 December 2009United States
Order dated 30 December 2009
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal amended the schedule for written pleadings following a request by the Respondent and consideration of the Claimant's objections.
Participants
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
22 days later · 22 days
- 21 January 2010United States
21 January 2010United States
Procedural Order No. 2 dated 21 January 2010
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal gave directions concerning the Respondent's second request for document production.
Participants
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
26 days later · 26 days
- 16 February 2010United States
16 February 2010United States
Order dated 16 February 2010
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal granted certain of the Respondent's requests for document production.
Participants
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
2 months and 7 days later · 66 days
- 23 April 2010United States
23 April 2010United States
Procedural Order No. 3 dated 23 April 2010
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal declined to bifurcate the proceedings.
Participants
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
26 days later · 26 days
- 19 May 2010United States
19 May 2010United States
Procedural Order No. 4 dated 19 May 2010
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal approved the parties' joint request to extend the procedural calendar by 90 days.
Participants
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
1 month and 12 days later · 43 days
- 1 July 2010United States
1 July 2010United States
Procedural Order No. 5 dated 1 July 2010
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal partly granted the Claimant's request for production of documents.
Participants
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
3 months and 6 days later · 98 days
- 7 October 2010United States
7 October 2010United States
Procedural Order No. 6 dated 7 October 2010
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal partly granted the Respondent's request for production of documents.
Participants
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
1 month and 19 days later · 50 days
- 26 November 2010United States
26 November 2010United States
Procedural Order No. 7 dated 26 November 2010
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal granted certain of the Claimant's requests for production of documents and noted the Respondent's agreement to produce certain documents.
Participants
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
1 year, 7 months and 20 days later · 598 days
- 16 July 2012United States
16 July 2012United States
Award in ICSID Case No. ARB/08/13 dated 16 July 2012
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal's majority dismissed with prejudice all claims for lack of jurisdiction under the Netherlands-Turkey BIT and the Energy Charter Treaty. Each side was directed to bear its own legal expenses, and the costs of arbitration were divided equally between the parties.
Participants
Alapli Elektrik B.V.
- Representative
- Mr. Robert Volterra (For: Alapli Elektrik B.V.)
- Representative
- Mr. Stephen Fietta (For: Alapli Elektrik B.V.)
- Representative
- Volterra Fietta (For: Alapli Elektrik B.V.)
- Representative
- Ms. Aimee-Jane Lee (For: Alapli Elektrik B.V.)
- Representative
- Mr. Charles Claypoole (For: Alapli Elektrik B.V.)
- Representative
- Ms. Catriona Paterson (For: Alapli Elektrik B.V.)
- Representative
- Sebastian Seelmann-Eggebert (For: Alapli Elektrik B.V.)
Republic of Turkey
- Representative
- Latham & Watkins (For: Republic of Turkey)
- Representative
- Mr. Stanimir Alexandrov (For: Republic of Turkey)
- Representative
- Ms. Marinn Carlsson (For: Republic of Turkey)
- Representative
- Ms. Jennifer Haworth McCandless (For: Republic of Turkey)
- Representative
- Sidley Austin LLP (For: Republic of Turkey)
- Representative
- Mr. Daniel M. Price (For: Republic of Turkey)
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Professor William W. Park
- Arbitrator
- Hon. Marc Lalonde
- Arbitrator
- Professor Brigitte Stern