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Kurt Harald Grüninger, Alexandra Grüninger, and Sascha Spittel v. Republic of Costa Rica, ICSID Case No. ARB/23/16

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Grüninger and others v. Costa Rica

Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Applicable Treaty:
Costa Rica-Germany BIT (1994)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
Germany - Costa Rica BIT (1994)
Economic Sector:
Tourism & Hospitality
See case mapped on Investor-State LawGuide

Available documents

7 Feb 2024
Procedural Order No. 1 (English)
Procedural Order No. 1 (Spanish)
Document provided by: ICSID
Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 1 (English)
Procedural Order No. 1 (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Adolfo E. Jiménez
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Mónica Pinto
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Francisco A. Rodriguez, Gilberto A. Guerrero-Rocca, Ana R. Ulseth
Respondent's counsel
Adriana González, Arianna Arce, Marisol Montero, Gabriel Chaves Corrales, Stephan Adell, Juan Felipe Merizalde, Sofía Galindo, Gabriela Santana, María José Monroy, Carmen Haché
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 1 (English)
Procedural Order No. 1 (Spanish)
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7 Feb 2024
Procedural Order No. 2 (English)
Procedural Order No. 2 (Spanish)
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Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 2 (English)
Procedural Order No. 2 (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Adolfo E. Jiménez
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Mónica Pinto
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Francisco A. Rodriguez, Gilberto A. Guerrero-Rocca, Ana R. Ulseth
Respondent's counsel
Adriana González, Arianna Arce, Marisol Montero, Gabriel Chaves Corrales, Stephan Adell, Juan Felipe Merizalde, Sofía Galindo, Gabriela Santana, María José Monroy, Carmen Haché
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 2 (English)
Procedural Order No. 2 (Spanish)
This summary note is machine-generated. Always consult the original materials.


14 Apr 2025
Respondent’s Objections to Claimants’ Requests for Production
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PARTICIPANTS
Respondent’s Objections to Claimants’ Requests for Production
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Adolfo E. Jiménez
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Mónica Pinto
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Francisco A. Rodriguez, Gilberto A. Guerrero-Rocca, Ana R. Ulseth
Respondent's counsel
Adriana González, Arianna Arce, Marisol Montero, Gabriel Chaves Corrales, Stephan Adell, Juan Felipe Merizalde, Sofía Galindo, Gabriela Santana, María José Monroy, Carmen Haché
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Respondent’s Objections to Claimants’ Requests for Production
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5 May 2025
Costa Rica's Responses to Objections to Requests for Display of Documents
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Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Costa Rica's Responses to Objections to Requests for Display of Documents
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Adolfo E. Jiménez
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Mónica Pinto
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Francisco A. Rodriguez, Gilberto A. Guerrero-Rocca, Ana R. Ulseth
Respondent's counsel
Adriana González, Arianna Arce, Marisol Montero, Gabriel Chaves Corrales, Stephan Adell, Juan Felipe Merizalde, Sofía Galindo, Gabriela Santana, María José Monroy, Carmen Haché
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Costa Rica's Responses to Objections to Requests for Display of Documents
This summary note is machine-generated. Always consult the original materials.


23 May 2025
Procedural Order No. 3 (Spanish)
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Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 3 (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Adolfo E. Jiménez
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Mónica Pinto
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Francisco A. Rodriguez, Gilberto A. Guerrero-Rocca, Ana R. Ulseth
Respondent's counsel
Adriana González, Arianna Arce, Marisol Montero, Gabriel Chaves Corrales, Stephan Adell, Juan Felipe Merizalde, Sofía Galindo, Gabriela Santana, María José Monroy, Carmen Haché
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 3 (Spanish)
This summary note is machine-generated. Always consult the original materials.


20 Mar 2026
Procedural Order No. 4 (Spanish)
Document provided by: ICSID
Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 4 (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 4 (Spanish)
This summary note is machine-generated. Always consult the original materials.