ICC (INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)

ICC Case No. 20910/ASM/JPA (C-20911/ASM)

(1) GR
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UPO UNIDOS POR EL CANAL, S.A., (2) SSA
ACYR, S.A., (3) WEBUILD
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(II)

DECISION ON ARBITRA
ARBITRAT
TORS CHALLENGE AND AD
ADVVANCE ON COS
COSTS
TS

17 December 2020

Tribunal:
Pierre-Yves Gunter (Challenged Arbitrator (unsuccessful))
Claus von Wobeser (Challenged Arbitrator (unsuccessful))
Robert Gaitskell (Challenged Arbitrator (unsuccessful))

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 Table of Contents

Decision on Arbitrators Challenge and Advance on Costs.................................................................................................................. 0

REASONS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
ADVANCE ON COSTS .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
ARTICLE 35 ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

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 Decision on Arbitr
Arbitrators
ators Challenge and A
Advance
dvance on Costs

[1]. Dear Mesdames and Sirs,

At its session of 17 December 2020, the International Court of Arbitration of the International
Chamber of Commerce ("Court"):

1. decided that the challenge filed against all the members of the arbitral tribunal is admissible
(Article 14(3));

2. rejected the challenge on the merits (Article 14(3));

3. decided to communicate the reasons for the decision on the challenge submitted by Claimants
(Article 11(4));

4. readjusted the advance on costs from US$ 4 000 000 to US$ 4 210 000, subject to later
readjustments (Article 36(5)); and

5. approved the draft on the application under Article 35 submitted by the arbitral tribunal (Article
35).

Reasons

[2]. The Secretariat will communicate the Court's reasons on the challenge once they have been
finalised.

Advance on costs

[3]. The Court readjusted the advance on costs to ensure an adequate remuneration for the arbitral
tribunal considering the expenses incurred and to be incurred (Article 36).

[4]. We enclose the Financial Table and Payment Requests that indicate the amounts to be paid by the
parties and when such payments are due.

Article 35

[5]. The Secretariat will notify the decision on the application under Article 35 to the parties once it has
been finalised and signed by the arbitral tribunal.

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 [6]. We will revert to the parties in due course.

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