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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. v. Kingdom of Sweden (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/2)

Case no.
ARB/22/2
Applicable rules
ICSID Arbitration Rules in force as of April 2006
  1. 27 July 2022Arbitration

    27 July 2022Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 1

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal issued the first procedural order, establishing the procedural framework for the arbitration, including the applicable ICSID Arbitration Rules, constitution of the Tribunal, place and language of the proceedings, party representation, and procedural directions.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 7 participants
    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Kingdom of Sweden
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jane Willems
    Arbitrator
    Zachary Douglas
    Tribunal secretary
    Martina Polasek
    Tribunal secretary
    Lukas Montoya

    Authorities cited

    1
    • ICSID Convention
      Convention

    1 month and 30 days later · 61 days

  2. 26 September 2022Arbitration

    26 September 2022Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 2

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal established the transparency and confidentiality regime for the arbitration, including closed hearings, conditions for publication of awards, orders, decisions, submissions, and supporting materials, and exceptions for protected information.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 7 participants
    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Kingdom of Sweden
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jane Willems
    Arbitrator
    Zachary Douglas
    Tribunal secretary
    Martina Polasek
    Tribunal secretary
    Lukas Montoya

    Authorities cited

    1
    • ICSID Convention
      Convention

    7 months and 2 days later · 214 days

  3. 28 April 2023Arbitration

    28 April 2023Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 3

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal denied the Respondent's request to bifurcate its preliminary objections and directed that the proceedings continue under Scenario 2(b) of the Procedural Calendar.

    Supporting details

    7 participants
    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Kingdom of Sweden
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jane Willems
    Arbitrator
    Zachary Douglas
    Tribunal secretary
    Martina Polasek
    Tribunal secretary
    Lukas Montoya

    2 months and 23 days later · 84 days

  4. 21 July 2023Arbitration

    21 July 2023Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 4

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal ordered the Claimant to produce specified unredacted mobile-network-operator contracts and related documents subject to stated exceptions and access restrictions, denied specified requests, reserved costs, and denied all other relief sought.

    Supporting details

    7 participants
    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Kingdom of Sweden
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jane Willems
    Arbitrator
    Zachary Douglas
    Tribunal secretary
    Martina Polasek
    Tribunal secretary
    Lukas Montoya

    6 months and 12 days later · 196 days

  5. 2 February 2024Arbitration

    2 February 2024Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 5

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal decided the document-production requests in the annexes, directed the Parties to produce ordered documents by 14 February 2024, and established a procedure for privilege objections, replies, and subsequent Tribunal decisions.

    Supporting details

    7 participants
    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Kingdom of Sweden
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jane Willems
    Arbitrator
    Zachary Douglas
    Tribunal secretary
    Jara Minguez Almeida
    Tribunal secretary
    Lukas Montoya

    4 months and 24 days later · 145 days

  6. 26 June 2024Arbitration

    26 June 2024Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 6

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal admitted the European Commission as a non-disputing party and permitted a written submission limited to the Security Regulation Matter, invited simultaneous Party comments, imposed page and timing limits, denied access to the record and hearing, and denied the Commission's other requests.

    Supporting details

    8 participants
    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Kingdom of Sweden
    European Commission
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jane Willems
    Arbitrator
    Zachary Douglas
    Tribunal secretary
    Jara Minguez Almeida
    Tribunal secretary
    Lukas Montoya

    4 months later · 122 days

  7. 26 October 2024Arbitration

    26 October 2024Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 7

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal set the organization, schedule, time allocation, attendance, documentation, examination, logistics, access, post-hearing brief, and costs procedures for the hearing scheduled in London from 25 November to 5 December 2024.

    Supporting details

    8 participants
    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Kingdom of Sweden
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jane Willems
    Arbitrator
    Zachary Douglas
    Tribunal secretary
    Jara Minguez Almeida
    Tribunal secretary
    Lukas Montoya
    Institutional administrator
    Claire Hill

    1 month and 15 days later · 46 days

  8. 11 December 2024Arbitration

    11 December 2024Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 8

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal directed the Parties on applications concerning slide presentations, transcript corrections, filing documents from the PTS case file, post-hearing briefs, and costs submissions, with specified deadlines and limits.

    Supporting details

    7 participants
    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Kingdom of Sweden
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Jane Willems
    Arbitrator
    Zachary Douglas
    Tribunal secretary
    Jara Minguez Almeida
    Tribunal secretary
    Lukas Montoya

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