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 |
| 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
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| Representatives of the Respondent(s) |
Yas Banifatemi Ximena Herrera-Bernal María del Pilar Álvarez Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes
José Antonio Rivas Campo María Camila de Brigard Xtrategy LLP
César Palomino Cortés Yebrail Haddad Linero Giovanny Vega Barbosa Juana Martínez Andrés Reina Leiver Palacios María Lucía Casas Mariana Reyes María Valentina Díaz Rocío Pinzón Valentina Sierra 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 KBRespondent's Respuesta a la Notificación de Arbitraje
Download | 18 January 2023 | Spanish | 399 KBRespondent’s Submission pursuant to Article 10.20.5 of the Trade Promotion Agreement
Download | 22 July 2023 | English | 1 MBClaimant's Response to Colombia's Article 10.20.5 Objections
Download | 20 September 2023 | English | 1 MBRespondent's Reply to Claimant's Response to Colombia's Article 10.20.5 Objections
Download | 20 October 2023 | English | 1 MBClaimant's Rejoinder to Colombia's Article 10.20.5 Objections
Download | 19 November 2023 | English | 1 MBSubmission of the United States of America
Download | 08 December 2023 | English | 222 KBClaimant's Amended Statement of Claim
Download | 14 June 2024 | English | 5 MBSecond Submission of the United States of America
Download | 07 March 2025 | English | 205 KBRespondent's Statement of Defense (Redacted)
Download | 23 December 2024 | English | 6 MBSecond Submission of the United States of America
Download | 07 March 2025 | English | 205 KBProcedural Documents
Procedural Order No. 1
Download | 22 August 2023 | English | 234 KBOrden Procesal No. 1
Download | 22 August 2023 | Spanish | 261 KBProcedural Order No. 2
Download | 08 December 2023 | English | 137 KBOrden Procesal No. 2
Download | 08 December 2023 | Spanish | 140 KBProcedural Order No. 3 (Phase II Procedural Calendar)
Download | 08 April 2024 | English | 113 KBOrden Procesal núm. 3 (Calendario Procesal Fase II)
Download | 08 April 2024 | Spanish | 116 KBOrden Procesal núm. 4
Download | 12 September 2024 | Spanish | 187 KBProcedural Order No. 4
Download | 12 September 2024 | English | 282 KBRevised Procedural Calendar (as of 12 February 2025)
Download | 12 February 2025 | English | 149 KBAward 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 | 189 KBDecisión sobre la solicitud del Reino de España para intervenir como parte no contendiente
Download | 30 December 2023 | Spanish | 198 KBDecision on Respondent's Preliminary Objections under Article 10.20.5 of the United States - Colombia TPA
Download | 16 February 2024 | English | 777 KBDecisión sobre las Objeciones Preliminares de la Demandada al amparo del artículo 10.20.5 del TPA entre Colombia y los Estados Unidos de América
Download | 16 February 2024 | Spanish | 800 KBDecisión Complementaria y Orden relativa a un Protocolo de Preservación de Evidencia
Download | 28 June 2024 | Spanish | 454 KBSupplementary Decision and Order for an Evidence Preservation Protocol
Download | 28 June 2024 | English | 440 KBDecisión sobre la Solicitud de Medidas Cautelares de la Demandante
Download | 03 June 2024 | Spanish | 618 KBDecision on Claimant's Application for Interim Measures
Download | 03 June 2024 | English | 628 KBAudio
Hearing audio recording - Day 1
Download | 14 December 2023 | English | filesize missingGrabación audio de la audiencia - Día 1
Download | 14 December 2023 | Spanish | filesize missingHearing audio recording - Day 2
Download | 15 December 2023 | English | filesize missingGrabación audio de la audiencia - Día 2
Download | 15 December 2023 | Spanish | filesize missingTranscript/Minutes
Hearing Transcript - Day 1
Download | 14 December 2023 | English | 651 KBTranscripción de la audiencia - Día 1
Download | 14 December 2023 | Spanish | 2 MBHearing Transcript - Day 2
Download | 15 December 2023 | English | 436 KBTranscripción de la audiencia - Día 2
Download | 15 December 2023 | Spanish | 1 MB