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COUR PERMANENTE D'ARBITRAGE
PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION
PRESS RELEASE
TENNANT ENERGY, LLC V. GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
THE HAGUE, 7 JANUARY 2020
Public Hearing on Bifurcation and Preliminary Motions
In the arbitration between Tennant Energy, LLC and the Government of Canada, a hearing on bifurcation and preliminary motions will be held from 14 to 15 January 2020. The arbitral proceedings are being conducted pursuant to Chapter Eleven of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Permanent Court of Arbitration acts as registry in this arbitration.
The hearing will be held in Washington, D.C. at the following venue:
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
World Bank Main Complex Building, Building C
1225 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
United States of America
On 14 January 2020, the Tribunal will hear submissions on the Respondent’s motion for the disclosure of third-party funding, the Claimant’s request for interim measures, and the Respondent’s request for bifurcation. The first hearing day is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. and from 1:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. On 15 January 2020, the Tribunal will hear submissions on the Respondent’s motion for security for costs. The second hearing day is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 1:40 p.m.
The hearing shall be open to the public except when necessary to protect confidential information. While members of the public will not have direct access to the hearing room, they may follow the hearing via live-feed to a designated viewing room at ICSID. Members of the public who wish to obtain access to the viewing room are required to register in advance by sending an e-mail to [email protected] by 13 January 2020.
Hearing transcripts and videos will be uploaded to the PCA’s Case Repository in due course, after the conclusion of the hearing.
Further information about the case may be found at https://pca-cpa.org/en/cases/202/
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Background on the Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Permanent Court of Arbitration is an intergovernmental organization established by the 1899 Hague Convention on the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. The PCA has 122 Contracting Parties. Headquartered at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands, the PCA facilitates arbitration, conciliation, fact-finding, and other dispute resolution proceedings among various combinations of States, State entities, intergovernmental organizations, and private parties. The PCA’s International Bureau is currently administering 4 interstate disputes, 104 investor-State arbitrations, and
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53 cases arising under contracts involving a State or other public entity. More information about the PCA can be found at www.pca-cpa.org.
Contact: Permanent Court of Arbitration
E-mail: [email protected]