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Suntech Power International Ltd. v. Italian Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/23/14)

Case no.
ARB/23/14
Applicable rules
ICSID Arbitration Rules in force as of July 1, 2022
  1. 6 December 2024Arbitration

    6 December 2024Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 1

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal established the procedural rules and timetable for the arbitration, including the applicable ICSID Arbitration Rules, tribunal constitution, representation, place of proceeding, pleadings, document production, hearings, transparency, and related procedural matters.

    Supporting details

    6 participants
    Suntech Power International Ltd.
    Italian Republic
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    David Huebner
    Arbitrator
    Thomas Clay
    Tribunal secretary
    Aissatou Diop

    6 months and 3 days later · 185 days

  2. 9 June 2025Arbitration

    9 June 2025Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 2

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal decided the contested document production requests in the attached Redfern Schedules. It ordered production of documents by July 28, 2025, required privilege logs where documents were withheld, and provided that produced documents would not enter the record until submitted under the procedural calendar.

    Supporting details

    6 participants
    Suntech Power International Ltd.
    Italian Republic
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    David Huebner
    Arbitrator
    Thomas Clay
    Tribunal secretary
    Aissatou Diop

    8 months and 23 days later · 268 days

  3. 4 March 2026Arbitration

    4 March 2026Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 3

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal granted the Claimant leave to replace an illegible map with a legible copy, denied admission of six documents concerning expert affiliations and two articles concerning the Terra Firma transaction because special circumstances were not established, found no procedural violation in the application process, and preserved the Respondent's right to comment on the admitted map.

    Supporting details

    6 participants
    Suntech Power International Ltd.
    Italian Republic
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    David Huebner
    Arbitrator
    Thomas Clay
    Tribunal secretary
    Aissatou Diop

    7 days later · 7 days

  4. 11 March 2026Arbitration

    11 March 2026Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 4

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal set procedural arrangements for the merits hearing, including the in-person hearing from March 16 to March 20, 2026, the hearing schedule, time allocation, electronic hearing bundle, witness and expert examination, recording, transcription, confidentiality, and post-hearing submissions.

    Supporting details

    10 participants
    Suntech Power International Ltd.
    Italian Republic
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    David Huebner
    Arbitrator
    Thomas Clay
    Tribunal secretary
    Aissatou Diop
    Institutional administrator
    Dawn Larson
    Other

    16 days later · 16 days

  5. 27 March 2026Arbitration

    27 March 2026Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 5

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal confirmed the parties' agreed timetable and rules for post-hearing matters, including transcript corrections, post-hearing briefs, reply post-hearing briefs, and submissions on costs.

    Supporting details

    6 participants
    Suntech Power International Ltd.
    Italian Republic
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    David Huebner
    Arbitrator
    Thomas Clay
    Tribunal secretary
    Aissatou Diop

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