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Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitão Machado v. Republic of Angola (ICSID Case No. ARB/24/8)

Case no.
ARB/24/8
Seat
United States
Applicable rules
ICSID Arbitration Rules in force as of July 1, 2022
  1. 27 November 2024United States

    27 November 2024United States

    Procedural Order No. 1

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal established the procedural framework for the arbitration, confirmed the tribunal's constitution and party representation, fixed Washington, D.C. as the place of the proceeding, and set the procedural calendar.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 14 participants
    Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado
    Representative
    Luis Capiel (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Santiago Rodriguez (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Vasco Caetano de Faria (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Mariana Franca Gouveia (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Inaki Carrera (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Betyna Jaques (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Carlos Maria Feijo (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Henrique Abecasis (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Republic of Angola
    Representative
    Luis Capiel (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Santiago Rodriguez (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Vasco Caetano de Faria (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Mariana Franca Gouveia (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Inaki Carrera (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Betyna Jaques (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Carlos Maria Feijo (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Henrique Abecasis (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado · Republic of Angola)
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Alfonso Iglesia
    Tribunal secretary
    Anna Toubiana

    Authorities cited

    1
    • Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention, 18 March 1965)
      treaty
  2. 27 November 2024United States

    27 November 2024United States

    Procedural Order No. 2 on Transparency and Confidentiality

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal adopted the parties' agreed transparency and confidentiality regime, including publication rules for written submissions, orders, decisions, the Award, hearings, transcripts, and protected information.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 6 participants
    Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado
    Republic of Angola
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Alfonso Iglesia
    Tribunal secretary
    Anna Toubiana

    Authorities cited

    2
    • Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Angola on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (Angola-Portugal BIT, 22 February 2008, revised 16 July 2021)
      treaty
    • UNCITRAL Transparency Rules (UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration)
      rules

    6 months and 2 days later · 183 days

  3. 29 May 2025United States

    29 May 2025United States

    Decision on the Respondent's Rule 41 Objection

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal rejected the Respondent's Rule 41 ratione temporis objection, deferred its decision on costs related to that objection, and directed the proceedings to continue under the procedural calendar.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 20 participants
    Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado
    Representative
    David Arias (For: Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado)
    Republic of Angola
    Representative
    Luis Capiel (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Santiago Rodriguez (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Vasco Caetano de Faria (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Mariana Franca Gouveia (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Carla Goncalves Borges (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Catarina Carvalho Cunha (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Inaki Carrera (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Betyna Jaques (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Carlos Maria Feijo (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Henrique Abecasis (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Dalvan Costa (For: Republic of Angola)
    Representative
    Joao Castro Paiva (For: Republic of Angola)
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Alfonso Iglesia
    Tribunal secretary
    Anna Toubiana
    Tribunal secretary
    Talitha Caldeira

    Authorities cited

    2
    • Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Angola on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (Angola-Portugal BIT, 22 February 2008, revised 16 July 2021)
      treaty
    • Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention, 18 March 1965)
      treaty

    8 months and 21 days later · 266 days

  4. 19 February 2026United States

    19 February 2026United States

    Procedural Order No. 3: Decision on Document Production

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal decided the Respondent's document production requests, ordered the Claimant's counsel to submit sworn statements for specified requests, denied the Claimant's request to disregard and strike paragraphs from the Respondent's document production submission, and directed the parties to follow the procedural calendar and applicable filing rules.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 7 participants
    Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitao Machado
    Republic of Angola
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Alfonso Iglesia
    Tribunal secretary
    Anna Toubiana
    Tribunal secretary
    Talitha Caldeira

    Authorities cited

    1
    • IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration, adopted 17 December 2020
      rules

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