Vestey Group Ltd v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/4

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Seat of Arbitration:
Investment treaty:
United Kingdom-Venezual BIT
Applicable legal instruments:
United Kingdom-Venezual BIT
Economic sector:
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Outcome:
Pending
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30 Aug 2012
Procedural Order No. 1 Concerning Procedural Orders and the Procedural Calendar (not public)
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre-Marie Dupuy
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz
Respondent's counsel
Procuradora General de la República, GUGLIELMINO & ASOCIADOS
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5 Aug 2013
Procedural Order No. 2 Concerning the Respondent’s Request to Address the Objections to Jurisdiction as a Preliminary Question (not public)
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre-Marie Dupuy
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz
Respondent's counsel
Procuradora General de la República, GUGLIELMINO & ASOCIADOS
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4 Oct 2013
Procedural Order No. 3 Concerning Production of Documents (not public)
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre-Marie Dupuy
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz
Respondent's counsel
Procurador General de la República, GUGLIELMINO & ASOCIADOS
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3 Jan 2014
Procedural Order No. 4 Concerning Production of Documents (not public)
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre-Marie Dupuy
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz
Respondent's counsel
Procurador General de la República, GUGLIELMINO & ASOCIADOS
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Respondent's witness
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17 Apr 2014
Procedural Order No. 5 Concerning Procedural Matters (not public)
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre-Marie Dupuy
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz
Respondent's counsel
Procurador General de la República, GUGLIELMINO & ASOCIADOS
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Respondent's witness
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18 Jun 2014
Procedural Order No. 6 Concerning Procedural Matters (not public)
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Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre-Marie Dupuy
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz
Respondent's counsel
Procurador General de la República, GUGLIELMINO & ASOCIADOS
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Respondent's witness
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15 Dec 2014
Procedural Order No. 7 Concerning Procedural Matters (not public)
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre-Marie Dupuy
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz
Respondent's counsel
Procurador General de la República, GUGLIELMINO & ASOCIADOS
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Respondent's witness
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13 Feb 2015
Procedural Order No. 8 Concerning Procedural Matters (not public)
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Pierre-Marie Dupuy
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz
Respondent's counsel
Procurador General de la República, GUGLIELMINO & ASOCIADOS
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15 Apr 2016
Award
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Award
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Horacio A. Grigera Naón
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. and London, U.K., Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz, Valencia, Venezuela
Respondent's counsel
GUGLIELMINO & ASOCIADOS, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Award
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6 Feb 2017
Letter from the Ad hoc Committee Regarding Suspension of the Annulment Procedure and Lift of the Stay of Enforcement
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Letter from the Ad hoc Committee Regarding Suspension of the Annulment Procedure and Lift of the Stay of Enforcement
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Letter from the Ad hoc Committee Regarding Suspension of the Annulment Procedure and Lift of the Stay of Enforcement
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18 Oct 2017
ICSID Committee's Letter Regarding Suspension of the Annulment Proceedings and Lift of the Stay of Enforcement
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ICSID Committee's Letter Regarding Suspension of the Annulment Proceedings and Lift of the Stay of Enforcement
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ICSID Committee's Letter Regarding Suspension of the Annulment Proceedings and Lift of the Stay of Enforcement
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7 Dec 2017
ICSIDLetter Regarding Resumption of the Proceedings
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ICSIDLetter Regarding Resumption of the Proceedings
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ICSIDLetter Regarding Resumption of the Proceedings
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20 Jun 2018
Claimant Petition to Recognize and Enforce an ICSID Arbitration Award
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Claimant Petition to Recognize and Enforce an ICSID Arbitration Award
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ICSID Annulment Committee president
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Elliot Friedman, David Y. Livshiz, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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Claimant Petition to Recognize and Enforce an ICSID Arbitration Award
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20 Jun 2018
Claimant's Letter to Respondent Regarding Payment of Sums Due Pursuant to the Award
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Claimant's Letter to Respondent Regarding Payment of Sums Due Pursuant to the Award
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Claimant's Letter to Respondent Regarding Payment of Sums Due Pursuant to the Award
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24 Sep 2018
Status Report
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Status Report
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26 Apr 2019
Decision on Annulment (English)
Decision on Annulment (Spanish)
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Decision on Annulment (English)
Decision on Annulment (Spanish)
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ICSID Annulment Committee president
Joan Donoghue
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Gavan Griffith, Raëd M. Fathallah
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17 Jul 2020
Respondent's Letter to US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Respondent's Letter to US District Court for the District of Columbia
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6 Aug 2020
Venezuela’s Consent Motion for a Stay
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Venezuela’s Consent Motion for a Stay
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Respondent's counsel
Joseph E. Neuhaus, Sergio J. Galvis, James L. Bromley, Judson O. Littleton
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Venezuela’s Consent Motion for a Stay
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19 Jan 2021
Stipulated Order for Judgment
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Stipulated Order for Judgment
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Stipulated Order for Judgment
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19 Jan 2021
US District Court for the District of Columbia's Judgment in a Civil Action
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US District Court for the District of Columbia's Judgment in a Civil Action
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