A Guide to the ICSID Additional Facility Arbitration Rules

Caroline Richard, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer,Jean-Paul Dechamps, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Caroline Richard is a Senior Associate in Freshfields' international arbitration group in Washington DC with significant experience in investor-State arbitration. She has represented foreign investors in international arbitrations under the auspices of the ICSID, ICSID Additional Facility and UNCITRAL Rules and has acted in disputes in the energy, mining, infrastructure and telecommunications sectors, amongst others. She is also an Adjunct Professor at American University's Washington College of Law where she teaches an investment arbitration course.

Jean-Paul is a Senior Associate in Freshfields' international arbitration group in London, specializing in investment and commercial disputes in Latin America where he has acted on behalf of Governments and private investors in disputes under the ICSID, ICSID Additional Facility, ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules involving the oil & gas, electricity, mining and food sectors.

1. Introduction to ICSID Additional Facility
2. Commencing the Arbitration: The Institution of Proceedings
3. The Arbitral Tribunal: Formation and Challenge
4. Place of Arbitration
5. Working of the Tribunal
6. Conduct of the Proceedings : General procedural provisions
7. Conduct of the Proceedings : Written and Oral Procedures
8. Particular Procedures
9. The Award
10. Costs
11. General Provisions
Appendix A: ICSID Additional Facility Rules
Appendix B: ICSID Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules
Appendix C: ICSID Administrative and Financial Regulations
Appendix D: ICSID Schedule of Fees
Appendix E: United Nations Convention on the Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Appendix F: Table reconciling ICSID Additional Facility Arbitration Rules with ICSID Arbitration Rules and UNCITRAL Rules
Appendix G: Table of ICSID Additional Facility Rules and the decisions/awards interpreting them