WHEREAS in Procedural Order No. 4 dated 26 October 2012, the Tribunal postponed its decision on the Respondent’s application for a bifurcated procedure and set out a timetable for, inter alia, the submission of the Statement of Claim and the Statement of Defence, up to a hearing on bifurcation (the “Timetable”);

WHEREAS by letter dated 3 December 2013, the Claimant notified the Tribunal, the Registry, and the Respondent of its having retained new legal counsel in these proceedings and requested that all correspondence should henceforth be directed to the addressees listed in its letter, in accordance with Section 1.9 of Procedural Order No. 6 dated 30 November 2012;

WHEREAS by letter of the same date, the Claimant requested a change of date for the hearing on bifurcation set for 25 and 26 September 2013 due to the unavailability of its new lead counsel, and an extension to submit its Statement of Claim on 28 March 2013, agreeing at the same time to a corresponding change in the Respondent’s deadline for filing its Statement of Defence;