Permanent Court of Arbitration
Menu

Sea Search-Armada, LLC (USA) v. The Republic of Colombia

The Permanent Court of Arbitration provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2021.

Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) Sea Search-Armada, LLC (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s) The Republic of Colombia (State)
Names of Parties -
Case number 2023-37
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Pending
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector International investment law
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2021
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Bilateral treaty
United States – Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, entered into force on 15 May 2012
Country A: United States
Country B: Colombia
Language of Proceeding English
Spanish
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) United Kingdom
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

Stephen Drymer (Presiding Arbitrator)

Stephen Jagusch KC

Claus Von Wobeser
Representatives of the Claimant(s)

Rahim Moloo

Robert Weigel

Anne Champion

Jason Myatt

Victoria R. Orlowski

Ankita Ritwik

Pablo Garrido

Martina Monti

 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

 

 
Representatives of the Respondent(s)
Martha Lucía Zamora Ávila 
Ana María Ordoñez Puentes
Giovanny Andrés Vega Barbosa
Camilo Valdivieso León
 
Agencia Nacional de Defensa Jurídica del Estado de Colombia
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 19 December 2022
Date of issue of final award -
Length of Proceedings Pending
Additional notes -

Documents

Written submission
Claimant's Notice of Arbitration
download | 18 December 2022 | English | 829.46KB
Respondent's Respuesta a la Notificación de Arbitraje
download | 18 January 2023 | Spanish | 399.47KB
Respondent’s Submission pursuant to Article 10.20.5 of the Trade Promotion Agreement
download | 22 July 2023 | English | 1.38MB
Claimant's Rejoinder to Colombia's Article 10.20.5 Objections
download | 19 November 2023 | English | 1.21MB
Claimant's Response to Colombia's Article 10.20.5 Objections
download | 20 September 2023 | English | 1.44MB
Respondent's Reply to Claimant's Response to Colombia's Article 10.20.5 Objections
download | 20 October 2023 | English | 1.18MB
Submission of the United States of America
download | 08 December 2023 | English | 221.64KB
Procedural Documents
Procedural Order No. 1
download | 22 August 2023 | English | 233.64KB
Orden Procesal No. 1
download | 22 August 2023 | Spanish | 260.76KB
Procedural Order No. 2
download | 08 December 2023 | English | 136.62KB
Orden Procesal No. 2
download | 08 December 2023 | Spanish | 140.18KB
Award or other decision
Decision on the Application by the Kingdom of Spain for Leave to Intervene as Non-Disputing Party
download | 30 December 2023 | English | 188.54KB
Decisión sobre la solicitud del Reino de España para intervenir como parte no contendiente
download | 30 December 2023 | Spanish | 198.25KB
Audio
Hearing audio recording - Day 1
download | 14 December 2023 | English | filesize missing
Grabación audio de la audiencia - Día 1
download | 14 December 2023 | Spanish | filesize missing
Hearing audio recording - Day 2
download | 15 December 2023 | English | filesize missing
Grabación audio de la audiencia - Día 2
download | 15 December 2023 | Spanish | filesize missing
Transcript/Minutes
Hearing Transcript - Day 1
download | 14 December 2023 | English | 651.46KB
Transcripción de la audiencia - Día 1
download | 14 December 2023 | Spanish | 2.10MB
Hearing Transcript - Day 2
download | 15 December 2023 | English | 435.61KB
Transcripción de la audiencia - Día 2
download | 15 December 2023 | Spanish | 1.27MB