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South American Silver Limited (Bermuda) v. The Plurinational State of Bolivia

Case name South American Silver Limited (Bermuda) v. The Plurinational State of Bolivia
Case description

The PCA provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (as revised in 2010) pursuant to 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, dated May 24, 1988, which application was extended to the Bermuda Islands on December 9, 1992, by an exchange of notes dated December 3 and 9, 1992.

Name(s) of claimant(s) South American Silver Limited (Bermuda) ( Private entity )
Name(s) of respondent(s) Plurinational State of Bolivia ( State )
Names of parties
Case number 2013-15
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector Mining and quarrying
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced 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. Eduardo Zuleta Jaramillo (Presiding Arbitrator)
Prof. Francisco Orrego Vicuña
Mr. Osvaldo César Guglielmino

Representatives of the claimant(s)

Mr. Henry G. Burnett
Mr. Guillermo Aguilar Álvarez
Mr. Fernando Rodríguez Cortina

Mr. Roberto Aguirre Luzi

Ms. Verónica García

Ms. Caline Mouawad

Mr. Cedric Soule

Ms. Eldy Roche
KING & SPALDING LLP

Mr. Ramiro Guevara
Mr. Enrique Barrios
GUEVARA & GUTIÉRREZ S.C.

Representatives of the respondent(s)

Dr. Héctor Enrique Arce Zaconeta, Attorney General
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

 

Mr. Eduardo Silva Romero

Mr. José Manuel García Represa

Ms. Erica Stein

Mr. Álvaro Galindo

Mr. Juan Felipe Merizalde

DECHERT LLP

Representatives of the parties
Number of arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding [dd-mm-yyyy] 30-04-2013
Date of issue of final award [dd-mm-yyyy] 30-08-2018  
Length of proceedings More than 4 years
Additional notes
Attachments Notice of Arbitration
30-04-2013  English

Written submission
21-03-2016  English
21-03-2016  Spanish
28-06-2013  Spanish
24-09-2014  English
24-09-2014  Spanish
31-03-2015  English
31-03-2015  Spanish
08-10-2015  English
08-10-2015  Spanish
14-12-2015  English
14-12-2015  Spanish
30-11-2015  English
30-11-2015  Spanish
02-05-2016  English
02-05-2016  Spanish
31-10-2016  English
31-10-2016  Spanish
31-10-2016  English
31-10-2016  Spanish

Procedural Documents
04-03-2014  English
04-03-2014  Spanish
27-05-2014  English
27-05-2014  Spanish
01-12-2014  English
01-12-2014  Spanish
14-01-2015  English
14-01-2015  Spanish
26-01-2015  English
26-01-2015  Spanish
17-02-2015  English
17-02-2015  Spanish
21-04-2015  English
21-04-2015  Spanish
26-08-2015  English
26-08-2015  Spanish
02-10-2015  English
02-10-2015  Spanish
21-07-2015  Spanish
21-07-2015  English
11-01-2016  English
11-01-2016  Spanish
28-01-2016  English
28-01-2016  Spanish
08-03-2016  English
08-03-2016  Spanish
21-03-2016  English
21-03-2016  Spanish
01-04-2016  English
01-04-2016  Spanish
09-04-2016  English
09-04-2016  Spanish
22-04-2016  English
22-04-2016  Spanish
29-04-2016  English
29-04-2016  Spanish
06-05-2016  English
06-05-2016  Spanish
17-05-2016  English
17-05-2016  Spanish
01-06-2016  English
01-06-2016  Spanish
09-06-2016  English
09-06-2016  Spanish
30-06-2016  English
30-06-2016  Spanish
11-08-2016  Spanish
11-08-2016  English

Award or other decision
29-08-2019  Spanish
30-08-2018  English
30-08-2018  Spanish

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