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Daniel W. Kappes and Kappes, Cassiday & Associates v. Republic of Guatemala (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/43)

Case no.
ARB/18/43
Applicable rules
ICSID Arbitration Rules in force as of April 10, 2006 · Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
  1. 10 September 2019Arbitration

    10 September 2019Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 1

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal established the procedural arrangements governing the arbitration, including the applicable rules, tribunal administration, party representation, document production, languages, hearings, publication, and costs.

    Supporting details

    18 participants
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jean Kalicki
    Tribunal secretary
    Francisco Grob
    Institutional administrator
    Daniela Argüello
    Other
    Representative
    Andrea J. Menaker (For: Daniel W. Kappes · Kappes, Cassiday & Associates)
    Representative
    Rafael Llano (For: Daniel W. Kappes · Kappes, Cassiday & Associates)
    Representative
    Ronan O'Reilly (For: Daniel W. Kappes · Kappes, Cassiday & Associates)
    Representative
    Agnieszka Zarowna (For: Daniel W. Kappes · Kappes, Cassiday & Associates)
    Representative
    Alexa Romanelli (For: Daniel W. Kappes · Kappes, Cassiday & Associates)
    Representative
    Acisclo Valladares Urruela (For: Republic of Guatemala)
    Representative
    Alexander Salvador Cutz y Calderón (For: Republic of Guatemala)
    Representative
    Jorge Luis Donado Vivar (For: Republic of Guatemala)
    Representative
    Ana Luisa Gatica Palacios (For: Republic of Guatemala)
    Representative
    Adolfo E. Jiménez (For: Republic of Guatemala)
    Representative
    Brian A. Briz (For: Republic of Guatemala)
    Representative
    Katharine Menéndez de la Cuesta (For: Republic of Guatemala)
    Representative
    Arantxa Cuadrado (For: Republic of Guatemala)

    1 month and 28 days later · 58 days

  2. 7 November 2019Arbitration

    7 November 2019Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 2 on Amici Curiae Application for Leave to File Non-Disputing Party Submissions

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal reserved decision on La Puya's application to make non-disputing party submissions and to obtain access to relevant case materials until after the decision on the preliminary objections, with possible renewed consideration if the arbitration proceeded to the merits.

    Supporting details

    4 participants
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jean Kalicki
    Tribunal secretary
    Francisco Grob

    1 year, 7 months and 14 days later · 592 days

  3. 21 June 2021Arbitration

    21 June 2021Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 7 on the Respondent's Request for a Confidentiality Order

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal directed the Parties to handle non-public documents produced in the arbitration confidentially and established a procedure for seeking redacted substitutes for documents containing legally protected personal data.

    Supporting details

    6 participants
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jean Kalicki
    Tribunal secretary
    Francisco Grob
    Institutional administrator
    Daniela Argüello
    Institutional administrator
    Joel Dahlquist

    6 months and 22 days later · 205 days

  4. 12 January 2022Arbitration

    12 January 2022Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 9

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal directed that the February-March 2022 hearing proceed remotely in light of COVID-19 restrictions, participant safety, and the lack of a viable in-person alternative.

    Supporting details

    6 participants
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jean Kalicki
    Tribunal secretary
    Francisco Grob
    Institutional administrator
    Daniela Argüello
    Institutional administrator
    Joel Dahlquist

    2 months and 16 days later · 75 days

  5. 28 March 2022Arbitration

    28 March 2022Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 12

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Supporting details

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    8 days later · 8 days

  6. 5 April 2022Arbitration

    5 April 2022Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 13

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Supporting details

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    2 months and 8 days later · 69 days

  7. 13 June 2022Arbitration

    13 June 2022Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 14

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Supporting details

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    7 days later · 7 days

  8. 20 June 2022Arbitration

    20 June 2022Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 15

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Supporting details

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

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