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Matter

Carlos Sastre and others v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. UNCT/20/2)

Case no.
UNCT/20/2
Applicable rules
1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
  1. 28 May 2020Arbitration

    28 May 2020Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 1

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal recorded its constitution and set procedural directions concerning the place of arbitration, procedural languages, evidence, pleadings, hearings, and communications.

    Supporting details

    4 participants
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Eduardo Zuleta
    Arbitrator
    Charles Poncet
    Tribunal secretary
    Geraldine Rebeca Fischer

    2 months and 16 days later · 77 days

  2. 13 August 2020Arbitration

    13 August 2020Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 2: Decision on Bifurcation

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal bifurcated the proceedings so that the Respondent's preliminary objections would be addressed in a preliminary phase.

    Supporting details

    4 participants
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Eduardo Zuleta
    Arbitrator
    Charles Poncet
    Tribunal secretary
    Geraldine Rebeca Fischer

    1 month and 4 days later · 35 days

  3. 17 September 2020Arbitration

    17 September 2020Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 3

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal determined that the proceedings would be governed by the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and adopted the parties' proposed procedural calendar.

    Supporting details

    4 participants
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Eduardo Zuleta
    Arbitrator
    Charles Poncet
    Tribunal secretary
    Geraldine Rebeca Fischer

    8 months and 30 days later · 272 days

  4. 16 June 2021Arbitration

    16 June 2021Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 4: Document Production

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal determined the parties' document-production requests in the attached Redfern Schedules, ordered specified confirmations and a privilege log, and directed document production for July 7, 2021.

    Supporting details

    4 participants
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Eduardo Zuleta
    Arbitrator
    Charles Poncet
    Tribunal secretary
    Geraldine Rebeca Fischer

    2 months and 17 days later · 78 days

  5. 2 September 2021Arbitration

    2 September 2021Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 5: Modified Procedural Calendar

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal adopted a modified procedural calendar incorporating previously granted extensions and the agreed dates for the remote hearing on jurisdictional objections.

    Supporting details

    4 participants
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Eduardo Zuleta
    Arbitrator
    Charles Poncet
    Tribunal secretary
    Geraldine Rebeca Fischer

    5 months and 23 days later · 176 days

  6. 25 February 2022Arbitration

    25 February 2022Arbitration

    Procedural Order No. 6

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal set the organization, format, schedule, time allocation, and hearing-bundle arrangements for the virtual hearing on jurisdictional objections scheduled for March 28 to April 1, 2022.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Eduardo Zuleta
    Tribunal secretary
    Geraldine Rebeca Fischer

    8 months and 27 days later · 269 days

  7. 21 November 2022Arbitration

    21 November 2022Arbitration

    Award on Jurisdiction

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal declined jurisdiction over the claims filed by Carlos Esteban Sastre, Renaud Jacquet, Graham Alexander, Monica Galan Rios, Eduardo Nuno Vaz Osorio dos Santos Silva, and Maria Margarida Oliveira Azevedo de Abreu. It rejected the remaining requests for relief and ordered the Claimants and the Respondent to bear the arbitration costs equally, with each side bearing its own legal and other assistance costs.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 11 participants
    Carlos Esteban Sastre
    Renaud Jacquet
    Margarida Oliveira Azevedo de Abreu
    Eduardo Nuno Vaz Osorio dos Santos Silva
    Graham Alexander
    Monica Galan Rios
    United Mexican States
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Eduardo Zuleta
    Arbitrator
    Charles Poncet
    Tribunal secretary
    Geraldine Rebeca Fischer

    Authorities cited

    1
    • Agrarian Law of Mexico published in the Official Gazette on 26 February 1992, as amended, version in force on 16 April 2008
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