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1. Guaracachi America, Inc. (U.S.A.) & 2. Rurelec plc (United Kingdom) v. Plurinational State of Bolivia

Case name 1. Guaracachi America, Inc. (U.S.A.) & 2. Rurelec plc (United Kingdom) v. Plurinational State of Bolivia
Case description

The PCA provided administrative support in this arbitration, which was conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010 pursuant to the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment and the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia for the Promotion and Protection of Investments.

Name(s) of claimant(s) Guaracachi America, Inc. (U.S.A.) ( Private entity )
Rurelec plc (United Kingdom) ( Private entity )
Name(s) of respondent(s) Plurinational State of Bolivia ( State )
Names of parties
Case number 2011-17
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector Electricity/Power
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced Bilateral treaty
Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment
Country A: United States
Country B: Bolivia


Bilateral treaty
Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
Country A: United Kingdom
Country B: Bolivia


Language of proceeding English
Spanish
Seat of arbitration (by country) Netherlands
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)
Dr. José Miguel Júdice (Presiding Arbitrator)
Mr. Manuel Conthe
Dr. Raúl Emilio Vinuesa
Representatives of the claimant(s)

Nigel Blackaby

Noah D. Rubins

Lluís Paradell

Caroline Richard

Jeffery Commission

Francisco Abriani

Belinda McRae

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER US LLP

Representatives of the respondent(s)
Hugo Raúl Montero Lara, Attorney General
Elizabeth Arismendi Chumacero, Deputy Defense Attorney and Legal Counsel to the State
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 
Eduardo Silva Romero
Jose-Manuel Garcia Represa
Alvaro Galindo
Juan Felipe Merizalde
DECHERT LLP
Representatives of the parties
Number of arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding [dd-mm-yyyy] 24-11-2010
Date of issue of final award [dd-mm-yyyy] 31-01-2014  
Length of proceedings 3-4 years
Additional notes
Attachments Notice of Arbitration
24-11-2010  English

Written submission
01-03-2012  English
01-03-2012  Spanish
17-09-2012  Spanish
15-10-2012  Spanish
26-10-2012  English
26-11-2012  Spanish
20-12-2012  English
21-01-2013  English
12-02-2013  Spanish
20-02-2013  English
03-03-2013  Spanish
31-05-2013  English
31-05-2013  Spanish

Procedural Documents
09-12-2011  English
09-12-2011  Spanish
02-07-2012  English
02-07-2012  Spanish
09-08-2012  English
09-08-2012  Spanish
13-08-2012  English
13-08-2012  Spanish
24-08-2012  English
24-08-2012  Spanish
30-08-2012  English
30-08-2012  Spanish
03-09-2012  English
03-09-2012  Spanish
09-10-2012  English
09-10-2012  Spanish
23-11-2012  English
23-11-2012  Spanish
17-12-2012  English
17-12-2012  Spanish
25-01-2013  English
25-01-2013  Spanish
14-02-2013  English
14-02-2013  Spanish
21-02-2013  English
21-02-2013  Spanish
11-03-2013  English
11-03-2013  Spanish
11-03-2013  English
11-03-2013  Spanish
21-03-2013  English
21-03-2013  Spanish
27-03-2013  English
27-03-2013  Spanish
01-04-2013  English
01-04-2013  Spanish
12-04-2013  English
12-04-2013  Spanish

Award or other decision
31-01-2014  English
31-01-2014  Spanish
31-01-2014  English
03-03-2014  English
03-03-2014  Spanish
29-05-2014  Spanish

Appointing Authority Actions
08-08-2011  English
08-08-2011  Spanish

Other
12-01-2011  Spanish
28-04-2011  Spanish
05-05-2011  Spanish
13-07-2011  English
02-01-2013  English
14-01-2013  Spanish

Audio
02-04-2013  English
03-04-2013  English
04-04-2013  English
05-04-2013  English
08-04-2013  English
09-04-2013  English
02-04-2013  Spanish
03-04-2013  Spanish
04-04-2013  Spanish
05-04-2013  Spanish
08-04-2013  Spanish
09-04-2013  Spanish

Transcript/Minutes
03-04-2013  English
02-04-2013  English
04-04-2013  English
05-04-2013  English
08-04-2013  English
09-04-2013  English
02-04-2013  Spanish
03-04-2013  Spanish
04-04-2013  Spanish
05-04-2013  Spanish
08-04-2013  Spanish
09-04-2013  Spanish
09-04-2013  English
09-04-2013  Spanish

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