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Ukraine’s termination of its Bilateral Investment Treaty with Russia: what happened and what it means for potential future claims
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP | 4-Oct-2023
Despite Ukraine’s recently announced termination of the BIT, and thanks to the continued application of its sunset clause, the treaty may yet give rise to a number of future claims.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia , Ukraine
Des oligarques russes tentés de recourir à un traité belge pour réclamer des milliards ukrainiens
L’Echo | 20-Sep-2023
Quatre oligarques russes entendent contester la nationalisation d’une banque en Ukraine. Pour cela, le siège de la banque étant un holding luxembourgeois, ils veulent passer par un traité belgo-luxembourgeois.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Luxembourg , Russia , Ukraine
Russian firm escalates dispute with Canada over seized cargo plane
CBC | 21-Aug-2023
Owner of aircraft parked at Toronto’s airport invoking 1989 bilateral investment treaty.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia , Ukraine
EU firms expected to flee Russia after Danone, Carlsberg raid
EU Observer | 20-Jul-2023
Russian president Vladimir Putin snatched control of Fortum’s assets. Fortnum will try to recoup its losses via international arbitration.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia
Ukraine’s Naftogaz says Russia told to pay $5 billion for seizing Crimea assets
Reuters | 14-Apr-2023
Ukraine’s state-owned gas company Naftogaz that Moscow had been ordered by an arbitration court in The Hague to pay $5 billion in compensation for unlawfully expropriating its assets in Russian-annexed Crimea in 2014.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia , Ukraine
Annexion de la Crimée : le groupe ukrainien Naftogaz affirme que Moscou a été condamné à lui verser 5 milliards de dollars d’indemnités
Connaissance des Energies | 14-Apr-2023
Le géant ukrainien de l’énergie Naftogaz a affirmé avoir obtenu la condamnation de la Russie à lui verser 5 milliards de dollars d’indemnités pour la saisie illégale d’actifs lors de l’annexion de la Crimée en 2014.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia , Ukraine
Ukrainian billionaire seeks compensation from Russia in arbitration for losses incurred
Euromaidan Press | 12-Apr-2023
Billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, who is the founder and beneficiary of the holding company SCM, has announced that he is initiating an arbitration process against Russia.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia , Ukraine
Vienna-backed Austrian firm wields controversial energy treaty against Kyiv
Euractiv | 23-Nov-2022
AMIC Energy, an Austrian private equity firm, is threatening to sue Ukraine based on the Energy Charter Treaty after its assets were seized by Kyiv over the company’s close ties to Russia.
keywords: Austria , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia , Ukraine
A little threat from my friends: An EU-based company contemplates taking war-torn Ukraine to investment arbitration
EJIL: Talk! | 8-Nov-2022
The Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine (ESBU) seized the assets of one of Ukraine’s largest fuel retailers, AMIC Ukraine, the local subsidiary of AMIC Energy, an Austrian private equity firm.
keywords: Austria , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia , Ukraine
Yukos shareholders seek to enforce $50 bln award against Russia in London court
Reuters | 12-Oct-2022
Former shareholders of defunct oil giant Yukos asked a judge in London to allow the enforcement of a $50 billion arbitration award against Russia.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia