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Peteris Pildegovics and SIA North Star v. Kingdom of Norway, Procedural Order No. 1

12 Oct 2020
Peteris Pildegovics and SIA North Star v. Kingdom of Norway, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/11
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Procedural Order No. 1
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LISTED PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 1
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Claimant appointee
Louis Yves Fortier
Respondent appointee
Donald M. McRae
Tribunal/Panel chair
Christopher Greenwood
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Pierre-Olivier Savoie, Pierre-Olivier Laporte, Léna Kim, Caroline Defois, Alina Miron, Mads Andenas, Justine Touzet, Eirik Bjorge
Claimant's law firm
Respondent's counsel
Vaughan Lowe, Mubarak Waseem, Alain Pellet, Ludovic LeGrand, Helge Seland, Kristian Jervell, Olav Myklebust, Margrethe R. Norum, Kristina K. Nygård, Eirik Sandaa, Anne Havn, Hilde Ruus
Respondent's law firm
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Claimant's expert firm
Respondent's expert
Respondent's expert firm
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Leah Waithira Njoroge
Tribunal assistant
Phoebe Ngan
Third-party funder
Entities
Peteris Pildegovics, SIA North Star, Savoie Laporte, Brick Court Chambers, Essex Court Chambers, Norway
Country
Print reporter
Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 1
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Procedural Framework

This Procedural Order No. 1, issued by the Arbitral Tribunal following its first session on 28 September 2020, establishes the comprehensive procedural framework for the arbitration. Pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rules 19 and 20, the Order confirms the proper constitution of the Tribunal and sets forth the rules that will govern the proceedings, having considered the parties' comments on a prior draft.

Key Procedural Determinations

The Tribunal directs that the proceedings will be conducted under the ICSID Arbitration Rules in force as of 10 April 2006. The Order designates Paris as the place of the proceeding and English as the procedural language. It outlines detailed protocols for party representation, the routing of communications through the ICSID Secretariat, and the electronic filing of pleadings and evidence. The Order further provides that document production will be guided by the International Bar Association (IBA) Rules on the Taking of Evidence, utilizing a Redfern Schedule for any requests.

Evidentiary and Hearing Procedures

The Order sets forth specific rules for the submission of witness statements and expert reports, which are to be filed with the parties' pleadings. It details the procedures for the examination of witnesses and experts at the hearing, including time limits for direct examination and the sequence of cross-examination and redirect. The Tribunal also provides for public access to hearings via livestream, subject to arrangements to protect confidential information. The Order includes annexes containing electronic filing guidelines (Annex A), a detailed timetable of proceedings (Annex B), and a template for the Redfern Schedule (Annex C).