Yves Martine Garnier v. The Dominican Republic
On 4 October 2021, Mr. Yves Martine Garnier commenced arbitration proceedings against the Dominican Republic pursuant to Article 7 of the Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Dominican Republic on the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments dated January 14, 1999. The PCA provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976.
Case information
| Name(s) of Claimant(s) |
Yves Martine Garnier (Private entity ) |
| Name(s) of Respondent(s) | Dominican Republic (State) |
| Names of Parties | - |
| Case number | 2022-01 |
| Administering institution | Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) |
| Case status | Pending |
| Type of case | Investment arbitration |
| Subject matter or economic sector | Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation |
| Procedural rules | UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976 |
| Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced |
Bilateral treaty |
| Language of Proceeding |
English Spanish |
| Seat of Arbitration (by Country) | United Kingdom |
| Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s) | Rt. Hon. Lord Collins of Mapesbury (Presiding Arbitrator) Dr. Hamid Gharavi Prof. Raúl Vinuesa |
| Representatives of the Claimant(s) |
Dr. Remy Gerbay
|
| Representatives of the Respondent(s) |
Ms. Vilma Arbaje
Ms. Noelia Rivera
Ms. Belkis Estrella
Mr. Constantinos Salonidis |
| Representatives of the Parties | |
| Number of Arbitrators in case | 3 |
| Date of commencement of proceeding | 04 October 2021 |
| Date of issue of final award | - |
| Length of Proceedings | Pending |
| Additional notes | - |