Common use of Preliminary Objections Clause in Contracts

Preliminary Objections. 1. The respondent may file an objection that a claim is manifestly without legal merit, no later than 30 days after the constitution of the division of the Tribunal pursuant to paragraph 7 of Article 3.38 (Tribunal), and in any event before the first session of the division of the Tribunal, or 30 days after the respondent became aware of the facts on which the objection is based. 2. The respondent shall specify as precisely as possible the basis for the objection. 3. The Tribunal, after giving the disputing parties an opportunity to present their observations on the objection, shall, at the first meeting of the division of the Tribunal or promptly thereafter, issue a decision or provisional award on the objection, stating the grounds therefor. If the objection is received after the first meeting of the division of the Tribunal, the Tribunal shall issue such decision or provisional award as soon as possible, and no later than 120 days after the objection was filed. When issuing the decision the Tribunal shall assume the alleged facts to be true, and may also consider any relevant facts not in dispute. 4. The decision of the Tribunal shall be without prejudice to the right of a disputing party to object, pursuant to Article 3.45 (Claims Unfounded as a Matter of Law) or in the course of the proceedings, to the legal merits of a claim and without prejudice to a Tribunal's authority to address other objections as a preliminary question. For greater certainty, such objection may include an objection that the dispute or any ancillary claim is not within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal or, for other reasons, is not within the competence of the Tribunal.

Preliminary Objections. 1. The respondent may file an objection that a claim is manifestly without legal merit, no later than 30 days after the constitution of the division of the Tribunal pursuant to paragraph 7 of Article 3.38 (Tribunal), and in any event before the first session of the division of the Tribunal, or 30 days after the respondent became aware of the facts on which the objection is based. 2. The respondent shall specify as precisely as possible the basis for the objection. 3. The Tribunal, after giving the disputing parties an opportunity to present their observations on the objection, shall, at the first meeting of the division of the Tribunal or promptly thereafter, issue a decision or provisional award on the objection, stating the grounds therefor. If the objection is received after the first meeting of the division of the Tribunal, the Tribunal shall issue such decision or provisional award as soon as possible, and no later than 120 days after the objection was filed. When issuing the decision decision, the Tribunal shall assume the alleged facts to be true, and may also consider any relevant facts not in dispute. 4. The decision of the Tribunal shall be without prejudice to the right of a disputing party to object, pursuant to Article 3.45 (Claims Unfounded as a Matter of Law) or in the course of the proceedings, to the legal merits of a claim and without prejudice to a Tribunal's authority to address other objections as a preliminary question. For greater certainty, such objection may include an objection that the dispute or any ancillary claim is not within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal or, for other reasons, is not within the competence of the Tribunal.

Preliminary Objections. 1. The respondent may file an objection that a claim is manifestly without legal merit, no later than 30 days after the constitution of the division of the Tribunal pursuant to paragraph 7 of Article 3.38 (Tribunal), and in any event before the first session of the division of the Tribunal, or 30 days after the respondent became aware of the facts on which the objection is based. 2. The respondent shall specify as precisely as possible the basis for the objection. 3. The Tribunal, after giving the disputing parties an opportunity to present their observations on the objection, shall, at the first meeting of the division of the Tribunal or promptly thereafter, issue a decision or provisional award on the objection, stating the grounds therefor. If the objection is received after the first meeting of the division of the Tribunal, the Tribunal shall issue such decision or provisional award as soon as possible, and no later than 120 days after the objection was filed. When issuing the decision decision, the Tribunal shall assume the alleged facts to be true, and may also consider any relevant facts not in dispute. 4. The decision of the Tribunal shall be without prejudice to the right of a disputing party to object, pursuant to Article 3.45 (Claims Unfounded as a Matter of Law) or in the course of the proceedings, to the legal merits of a claim and without prejudice to a Tribunal's authority to address other objections as a preliminary question. For greater certainty, such objection may include an objection that the dispute or any ancillary claim is not within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal or, for other reasons, is not within the competence of the Tribunal. 1. Without prejudice to the Tribunal's authority to address other objections as a preliminary question, such as an objection that the dispute or any ancillary claim is not within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal or, for other reasons, is not within the competence of the Tribunal, and without prejudice to a respondent's right to raise any such objections at any appropriate time, the Tribunal shall decide as a preliminary question any objection by the respondent that, as a matter of law, a claim, or any part thereof, submitted under this Section is not a claim for which an award in favour of the claimant may be made under Article 3.53 (Provisional Award), even if the facts alleged were assumed to be true. The Tribunal may also consider any relevant facts not in dispute. 2. An objection under paragraph 1 shall be submitted to the Tribunal as soon as possible after the division of the Tribunal is constituted, and in no event later than the date the Tribunal fixes for the respondent to submit its counter-memorial or statement of defence or, in the case of an amendment to the claim, the date the Tribunal fixes for the respondent to submit its response to the amendment. This objection shall not be submitted as long as proceedings under Article 3.44 (Preliminary Objections) are pending, unless the Tribunal grants leave to file an objection under this Article, after having taken due account of the circumstances of the case. 3. Upon receipt of an objection under paragraph 1, and unless it considers the objection manifestly unfounded, the Tribunal shall suspend any proceedings on the merits, establish a schedule for considering the objection consistent with any schedule it has established for considering any other preliminary question, and issue a decision or provisional award on the objection, stating the grounds therefor.