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Renee Rose Levy de Levi and Gremcitel S.A. v. Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/17)

ICSID arbitration concerning Renee Rose Levy de Levi and Gremcitel’s claims against Peru and the tribunal’s jurisdictional decision.

  • Investor-state arbitration
Case no.
ARB/11/17
Applicable rules
ICSID Arbitration Rules

Procedural record

  1. 9 January 2015Arbitration

    9 January 2015Arbitration

    Award dated 9 January 2015

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal unanimously decided that it was precluded from exercising jurisdiction over the dispute. It ordered the Claimants to reimburse the Respondent the amounts deposited with ICSID for the costs of the arbitration, to pay USD 1,571,858.72 to the Respondent as a contribution to legal fees and other expenses, and dismissed all other requests for relief.

    Participants

    Renee Rose Levy
    Representative
    Carlos Paitan Contreras (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Representative
    Christian Carbajal Valenzuela (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Representative
    Jose Salcedo Machado (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Representative
    Danny Quiroga Anticona (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Representative
    Fernando Olivares Placido (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Representative
    Isy Ralph Levy Calvo (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Expert
    John Ferro (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Representative
    Estudio Paitan & Abogados (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Expert
    Claudette Joseph (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Expert
    Ian Sandy (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Expert
    Cristobal Aljovin (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Expert
    Richard Martin (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Expert
    Martin D'Azevedo (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Expert
    Richard Marchitelli (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Expert
    Jose Rivas (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Expert
    David Benick (For: Renee Rose Levy)
    Gremcitel S.A.
    Republic of Peru
    Representative
    Carlos Valderrama Bernal (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Stanimir Alexandrov (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Jennifer Haworth McCandless (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Marinn Carlson (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Juan Pazos (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Jorge Masson (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Ricardo Puccio (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Francisco Navarro Grau (For: Republic of Peru)
    Expert
    Sheila Harris (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Sidley Austin LLP (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Estudio Navarro, Ferrero & Pazos (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Andrew Blandford (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Samuel Boxerman (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Gavin Cunningham (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Maria Carolina Duran (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Courtney Hikawa (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Trey Hilberg (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Joseph Zaleski (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Anastassiya Chechel (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Harold Forsyth (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Erika Lizardo (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Cecilia Galarreta (For: Republic of Peru)
    Representative
    Milagros Miranda (For: Republic of Peru)
    Expert
    Daniel Alegre (For: Republic of Peru)
    Expert
    Guillermo Garcia Montufar (For: Republic of Peru)
    Expert
    Brent Kaczmarek (For: Republic of Peru)
    Expert
    Isabel Kunsman (For: Republic of Peru)
    Expert
    Juan Pablo de la Puente (For: Republic of Peru)
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
    Arbitrator
    Eduardo Zuleta
    Arbitrator
    Raul Emilio Vinuesa
    Tribunal secretary
    Alicia Martin Blanco
    Other
    Witness
    Jorge Barragan
    Witness
    Dany Chumbes
    Witness
    Guillermo Cock
    Witness
    Edwin Benavente
    Witness
    Maria Elena Cordova
    Witness
    Ruth Fernandez
    Witness
    Ana Maria Hoyle
    Witness
    Elda Juarez
    Witness
    David de Lambarri
    Witness
    Guillermo Malaga
    Witness
    Nelson Manrique

    Authorities cited

    3
    • Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention, 18 March 1965)
      treaty
    • Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of France and the Government of the Republic of Peru for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (France-Peru BIT, 6 October 1993)
      treaty
    • Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
      treaty

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