Matter
Mercer International, Inc. v. Canada (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/3)
- 24 January 2013Arbitration
24 January 2013Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 1 dated 24 January 2013
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal confirmed its constitution and the administration of the arbitration by ICSID, recorded the parties' representatives, and set the procedural framework and timetable.
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3 months and 5 days later · 95 days
- 29 April 2013Arbitration
29 April 2013Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 2 dated 29 April 2013
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal ordered Canada to produce documents in accordance with the parties' joint correspondence concerning documents held by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.
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1 month and 9 days later · 39 days
- 7 June 2013Arbitration
7 June 2013Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 3 dated 7 June 2013
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal ordered Canada to produce documents in accordance with the parties' joint correspondence concerning documents held by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.
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6 months and 12 days later · 195 days
- 19 December 2013Arbitration
19 December 2013Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 4 dated 19 December 2013
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal replaced the original procedural schedule with the schedule attached to the parties' correspondence and ordered the parties to follow the stated process for filing redacted case materials.
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2 months and 20 days later · 82 days
- 11 March 2014Arbitration
11 March 2014Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 5 dated 11 March 2014
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal replaced the procedural schedule in Procedural Order No. 4 with the schedule attached to the parties' correspondence.
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6 months and 7 days later · 191 days
- 18 September 2014Arbitration
18 September 2014Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 6 dated 18 September 2014
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal replaced the procedural schedule in Procedural Order No. 5 with the schedule attached to the parties' correspondence.
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2 months and 13 days later · 74 days
- 1 December 2014Arbitration
1 December 2014Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 7 dated 1 December 2014
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal replaced the procedural schedule in Procedural Order No. 6 with the schedule attached to the parties' correspondence.
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6 months and 17 days later · 199 days
- 18 June 2015Arbitration
18 June 2015Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 8 dated 18 June 2015
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal dismissed Canada's application concerning James McLaren, permitted specified redactions to Exhibit R-531, and issued directions for the hearing procedure and timetable.
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25 days later · 25 days
- 13 July 2015Arbitration
13 July 2015Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 9 dated 13 July 2015
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal granted Canada's request to file 14 new exhibits, permitted specified testimony by Michael W. MacDougall and Robert Friesen, and issued further directions for the hearing schedule and examination of witnesses and experts.
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4 months and 5 days later · 128 days
- 18 November 2015Arbitration
18 November 2015Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 10 dated 18 November 2015
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal permitted post-hearing written submissions, permitted full submissions on costs, and permitted Canada to submit five new documents subject to response opportunities and deadlines.
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4 months and 21 days later · 142 days
- 8 April 2016Arbitration
8 April 2016Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 11 dated 8 April 2016
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal rejected the Claimant's application for a procedural meeting concerning redactions to the hearing transcript while keeping the issue under review.
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1 year, 10 months and 26 days later · 697 days
- 6 March 2018Arbitration
6 March 2018Arbitration
Award dated 6 March 2018
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal declared that it had jurisdiction over specified claims, upheld the Respondent's remaining jurisdictional objections, and dismissed the Claimant's merits, compensation, and interest claims. It ordered Mercer International, Inc. to pay Canada CAN$9,000,000.00 in legal costs, with each party bearing its own arbitration costs.
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6 participantsMercer International Inc.
Canada
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- V. V. Veeder
- Arbitrator
- Francisco Orrego Vicuna
- Arbitrator
- Zachary Douglas
- Tribunal secretary
- Alicia Martin Blanco
9 months and 4 days later · 279 days
- 10 December 2018Arbitration
10 December 2018Arbitration
Supplementary Decision dated 10 December 2018
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal dismissed the Claimant's Request for a supplementary decision. It ordered each party to bear its own costs of the supplementary-decision proceeding and the parties to bear ICSID's administrative fees and expenses in equal shares.
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1 authority · 5 participantsMercer International Inc.
Canada
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- V. V. Veeder
- Arbitrator
- Zachary Douglas
- Tribunal secretary
- Alicia Martin Blanco