Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited v. United Republic of Tanzania, Procedural Order No. 7

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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

United Republic of Tanzania

(ICSID Case No. ARB/15/41)

PROCEDURAL ORDER NO. 7 ON THE PROCEDURAL CALENDAR

Members of the Tribunal
Professor Lawrence Boo, President of the Tribunal
David Unterhalter SC, Arbitrator
Dr. Kamal Hossain, Arbitrator

Secretary of the Tribunal
Aurélia Antonietti

30 January 2018

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I. BRIEF PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. Procedural Order No. 4, issued on 17 July 2017, contained the following schedule:

Claimant and Respondent to request production of documents from each other: 17 July 2017 (3 weeks from the Respondent’s Counter-Memorial)
The Claimant and the Respondent to serve objections to document requests, stating the reasons therefore on the opposing party’s Redfern Schedule: 31 July 2017 (2 weeks from document requests)
The Claimant and the Respondent to make any applications for document production orders: 14 August 2017 (2 weeks from objections to document requests)
Tribunal’s ruling on document production applications: 11 September 2017 (4 weeks from document production applications)
Production of documents (voluntary and as ordered by the Tribunal): 2 October 2017 (3 weeks from Tribunal’s order)
Claimant’s Reply Memorial: 30 October 2017 (4 weeks from document production)
Respondent’s Rejoinder Memorial: 29 January 2018 (13 weeks from the Claimant’s Reply Memorial)
Pre-hearing organizational meeting: 19 March 2018
Hearing on 16-27 April 2018

2. On 7 December 7 2017, counsel for the Respondent requested a time extension of “at least three months” to file its Rejoinder Memorial due on 29 January 2018.

3. On 12 December 2017, the Claimant filed observations on the Respondent’s application to extend the procedural calendar.

4. The Respondent provided further observations on 18 December 2017 and the Claimant responded on 20 December 2017.

5. On 4 January 2018, the Tribunal granted the Respondent’s requested extension on the clear understanding that no further extension will be granted. In addition, the Tribunal asked the Parties to make all necessary arrangements to avail themselves for new hearing dates on 16-27 July 2018.

6. By emails of 10 January 2018, the Parties confirmed their availability for the new hearing dates of 16-27 July 2018.

7. By email of 11 January 2018, the Tribunal confirmed that the April hearing dates were vacated and that the hearing will take place in London from 16-27 July 2018.

8. By email of 5 January 2018, the Claimant suggested that the Parties discuss the necessary consequential changes to the timetable with a view to proposing agreed dates to the Tribunal.

9. By email of 23 January 2018, the Parties advised the Tribunal that they reached an agreement on the remainder of the procedural calendar.

10. Accordingly, the revised schedule is as follows:

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Action	Timetable in paragraph 9 of PO4	Modified Timetable
GoT’s Reply on Jurisdiction and Rejoinder on the Merits	9 February 2018	2 May 2018
SCB HK’s Rejoinder on Jurisdiction	2 March 2018	18 June 2018
Pre-Hearing Organisational Meeting	19 March 2018	TBD 2-4 July 2018
Hearing	16-27 April 2018	16-27 July 2018

On behalf of the Tribunal

[signed]

Lawrence Boo
President of the Tribunal

Date: 30 January 2018