Grace and ors v Mexico, Procedural order no 16 On the claimants’ request to exclude Mr Jiménez’s witness testimony from the record, ICSID Case No UNCT/18/4, IIC 1764 (2021), 3rd September 2021

1. On 13 July 2021, the Respondent filed its Rejoinder submission, together with, inter alia a witness statement by Mr. Jiménez. 2. On 13 August 2021, the Claimants sent a letter to the Tribunal, requesting the exclusion of Mr. Jiménez’s witness statement (the Claimants’ request). In summary, the Claimants raised two main arguments in support of their request: (i) Mr. Jiménez’s statement lacks any factual testimony and is not an independent expert report. As such, Mr. Jiménez’s testimony does not comply with any of the requirements of the relevant and applicable...