INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES
South32 SA Investments Limited
v.
Republic of Colombia
ICSID Case No. ARB/20/9
Members of the Tribunal
Ms. Deva Villanúa, President of the Tribunal
Prof. Guido S. Tawil, Arbitrator
Dr. Andrés Jana Linetzky, Arbitrator
Secretary of the Tribunal
Ms. Catherine Kettlewell
Assistant to the Tribunal
Ms. Francisca Seara Cardoso
10 January 2022
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1. On 29 December 2020, the Arbitral Tribunal issued Procedural Order [“PO”] No. 1, setting a number of case management issues, among them, the “Procedural Calendar”.
2. On 6 January 2022, Claimant informed the Arbitral Tribunal that the Parties have agreed to adjust the procedural calendar to allow for three additional weeks for each of the Claimant’s Reply on the Merits and Counter-Memorial on Jurisdictional Objections and the Respondent’s Rejoinder on the Merits and Reply on Jurisdictional Objections.
3. On the same day, Respondent confirmed its agreement with Claimant’s communication.
4. The Tribunal appreciates the efforts of the Parties to dialogue and reach agreements with each other.
5. In furtherance of the Parties’ request and considering that the Parties’ proposal does not impact the hearing date, the Tribunal grants the extension requested and confirms all the adjustments to the Procedural Calendar contained in Procedural Order No. 1, Annex A, Scenario 1, as reflected in the attached Annex A to this Procedural Order.
Signature
Deva Villanúa
President of the Tribunal
Date: 10 January 2022
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| Date / Period of Time | Party/Tribunal | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 23 April 2021 | Claimant | Memorial on the Merits |
| Friday, 10 September 2021 [+140 days from the Memorial on the Merits] |
Respondent | Counter-Memorial on the Merits and Memorial on Jurisdictional Objections |
| Friday, 30 September 2021 [+14 days from the Electronic Platform Filing (+4 business days) in support of the Counter-Memorial on the Merits] |
Claimant & Respondent | Requests for Production of Documents |
| Thursday, 14 October 2021 [+14 days from the Document Production Requests] |
Claimant & Respondent | Objections to Requests for Production of Documents and Voluntary Production of Documents |
| Thursday, 28 October 2021 [+14 days from the Objections to Production Requests] |
Claimant & Respondent | Responses to Objections to Production Requests |
| Thursday, 11 November 2021 | Tribunal | Ruling on Parties’ Requests for Production of Documents |
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| [+14 days from the Responses to Objections to Production Requests] | ||
| Thursday, 25 November 2021 [+14 days from the Tribunal’s Ruling on Parties’ Requests for Production of Documents] |
Claimant & Respondent | Document Production in accordance with the Tribunal’s Ruling |
| Friday, 18 March 2022 [+141 days starting from the middle of the document production phase – 28 October 2021)] |
Claimant | Reply on the Merits and Counter-Memorial on Jurisdictional Objections |
| Monday, 8 August 2022 [+143 days from the Reply on the Merits and Counter-Memorial on Jurisdictional Objections] |
Respondent | Rejoinder on the Merits and Reply on Jurisdictional Objections |
| Monday, 7 November 2022 [+91 days from the Reply on Jurisdictional Objections] |
Claimant | Rejoinder on Jurisdictional Objections |
| Wednesday, 7 December 2022 [+30 days from the Rejoinder on Jurisdictional Objections] |
Claimant & Respondent | Witness notification |
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| [DATE] [at least 30 days before the Hearing] |
All | Pre-Hearing Organizational Meeting |
| 13 to 24 March 2023 | All | Hearing |