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Watkins Holdings v. Spain, Order of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, July 10, 2026

10 Jul 2026
 Watkins Holdings S.à r.l. and others v. Kingdom of Spain, ICSID Case No. ARB/15/44
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Order of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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LISTED PARTICIPANTS
Order of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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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
Gregory George Katsas, Cornelia T.L. Pillard, Bradley Nelson Garcia
Claimant's counsel
Claimant's law firm
Respondent's counsel
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
Tribunal assistant
Third-party funder
Entities
Blasket Renewable Investments LLC, Spain
Country
United States
Print reporter
Document Summary
Order of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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Procedural Posture

This Order, issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, addresses procedural motions in a series of consolidated appeals involving the Kingdom of Spain and various investors, including Cube Infrastructure Fund and Blasket Renewable Investments. The document resolves a pending motion to consolidate and reactivates the appellate proceedings following the resolution of related proceedings before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Court's Directions and Operative Order

The Court granted the motion to consolidate Case No. 26-7021 with the previously consolidated proceedings under Case No. 25-7136. Furthermore, acting sua sponte, the Court ordered the consolidated cases to be returned to its active docket. This reactivation was prompted by the Supreme Court’s denial of a petition for a writ of certiorari in Kingdom of Spain v. Blasket Renewable Investments LLC on June 29, 2026.

In its operative directions, the Court instructed the parties to file motions to govern the consolidated cases by August 3, 2026. The Court emphasized judicial efficiency, directing that any requests for a briefing schedule must include proposed formats. The Court strongly urged the submission of joint proposals and explicitly warned against repetitious submissions, noting that aligned parties may be required to submit joint briefs within standard word limits absent detailed justification for separate or extended briefing.