Relx : January 27, 2020 - The Carlyle Group L.P. and others v. Kingdom of Morocco (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/29) Procedural Order No. 4 (January 20, 2020)

• Subject of Dispute:
  Oil storage and trade enterprise
• Economic Sector:
  Oil, Gas & Mining
• Instrument(s) Invoked: i
  FTA United States - Morocco
• Applicable Rules:
  ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

• (a)Original Proceeding
  • Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies): i
    The Carlyle Group L.P. (U.S.), Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C. (U.S.), Carlyle Commodity Management L.L.C. (U.S.), TC Group LLC (U.S.), TC Group Investment Holdings LP (U.S.), Celadon Commodities Fund LP (U.S.), Celadon Partners LLC (U.S.)
  • Respondent(s):
    Kingdom of Morocco (Moroccan)
  • Date Registered:
    August 22, 2018
  • Date of Constitution of Tribunal:
    February 21, 2019
  • • Composition of Tribunal
    • President:
      Juan FERNÁNDEZ-ARMESTO (Spanish) - Appointed by the Parties
    • Arbitrators:
      Horacio A. GRIGERA NAÓN (Argentine) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
      Samuel WORDSWORTH (British) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)
  • • Party Representatives

    • Claimant(s):

      Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York, NY, U.S.A.

      Respondent(s):

      Christopher Harris, 3 Verulam Buildings, London, U.K.

    • Status of Proceeding:
      Pending
    • Latest Development:
      January 20, 2020 - The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning the Respondent's request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question; as a result, the proceeding on the merits is suspended.