Battle over sale of Russian trade mission reaches Stockholm Court of Appeal
A case over putting of Russia's Trade Mission up for auction has reached the Stockholm Court of Appeal, Svenska Dagbladet newspaper reported on Thursday.
JKX Oil & Gas Plc launches arbitration against Ukraine
UK oil and gas exploration and production company JKX Oil & Gas Plc said it has launched arbitration proceedings against Ukraine under the Energy Charter Treaty, bilateral investment treaties.
Ukraine's Naftogaz sues Gazprom for cutting gas deliveries
Naftogaz lodged a case with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in October 2014 seeking to review a contract with Gazprom on gas supplies for 2009-2019.
Russia moves to set aside $50 billion award to Yukos shareholders
Russian authorities move to set aside a ruling of the Hague's arbitration court which ordered Russia to pay $50 billion in damages to shareholders in now-defunct oil giant Yukos.
US court turns down Rosneft subsidiary bid over $186m arbitration award
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld a decision passed in October 2013 by a federal district court in New York to award about $186 million to Yukos Capital S.a.r.l., an affiliate of now-defunct Yukos Oil Company.
Yukos investors press for seizure of Russian assets in EU, US - report
Former shareholders of defunct oil company Yukos, which was awarded $50 billion in damages against Russia, are going to request seizure of Russian assets in German, UK, Dutch, French, US courts.
Ukraine won't secure interim relief in proceedings against Russia - opinion
Ukraine is unlikely to secure interim relief in arbitral proceedings against Russia over gas deliveries, Vsevolod Miller, a lawyer at Moscow-based Yukov and Partners law firm, told RAPSI.
Stockholm court dismisses Russian claim over Yukos investment arbitration
The Stockholm District Court on Thursday issued a judgment in a lawsuit brought by Russian authorities over arbitration proceedings commenced by four Spanish investment funds which had held Yukos American Depository Receipts (ADRs).
Arbitration ruling on Naftogaz-Gazprom dispute expected in mid-2015 - Oettinger
An arbitral tribunal is expected to issue a decision in the dispute between Naftogaz and Gazprom over gas deliveries in mid-2015, EU energy commissioner Günther H. Oettinger said on Friday.
Putin: Naftogaz suit against Gazprom axes discount for Ukraine
The fact that Ukraine’s Naftogaz has invoked arbitration proceedings against Gazprom prevents Russia from giving Ukraine gas price discount, President Vladimir Putin said.
Legal experts discuss fraud, arbitration at English Law Week in Moscow
English and Russian law experts spoke Wednesday on topics ranging from fraud and offshore zones to the enforceability of international arbitration awards in Russia during Wednesday’s session of English Law Week, hosted at the British Embassy in Moscow.
Rusal wins $275mln arbitration against Tajik factory
A three-member arbitral tribunal sitting in Switzerland ruled in favour of Hamer Investing, Ltd., a subsidiary of United Company Rusal Plc, against Tajik Aluminium Plant, also referred to as TadAZ and/or TalCo.
Netherlands initiates legal action over Greenpeace ship seized in Russia
The Netherlands has initiated an international inquiry into Russia’s actions in the Greenpeace ship incident in the Pechora Sea, Reuters reports citing the Dutch authorities.
ArcelorMittal loses to Senegal in ICC arbitration proceedings
Steel and mining giant ArcelorMittal released a statement Wednesday acknowledging that it had lost to Senegal in arbitration proceedings centering on a 2007 iron ore mining and infrastructure agreement gone bad.
English courts can halt foreign proceedings that violate arbitration clauses
The United Kingdom Supreme Court held Wednesday that the English courts have jurisdiction to restrain foreign proceedings that would violate an arbitration agreement, even where arbitration proceedings are not being pursued.
PKN Orlen’s claims against Yukos International over refinary dismissed
Arbitration proceedings initiated by Polish company PKN ORLEN against Yukos International UK B.V. (Yukos) over a stake sale in Mazeikiu Nafta (currently Orlen Lietuva), an oil refinery in Lithuania, have been concluded, all claims dismissed.
Russia wields biggest foreign presence in SCC’s 2012 caseload
Russia had the largest international presence in the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce’s (SCC) 2012 caseload, according to statistics released by the institute.
$185 million environmental lawsuit against Ukraine dismissed
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague fully dismissed Naftrac Limited's $185 million claims against Ukraine.
Arbitration ruling expected in Mongolia uranium deposit case in 2014
An arbitration tribunal is expected to issue a decision in early 2014 on Khan Resources Inc.’s $326 million claim against the Mongolian government over its allegedly illegal expropriation of uranium deposit mines.
Norilsk arbitration proceedings postponed until February
Arbitration proceedings to resolve a dispute between Russian oligarchs Vladimir Potanin and Oleg Deripaska in connection with suspected violations of the Norilsk Nickel shareholders' agreement has been postponed until mid-February.