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You are here: Home » News and Analysis » Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Recent articles   Swedish enforcement agency allows attachment of Russian funds deposited at Stockholm Arbitration Institute Nov 14, 2011   Contrary to initial reports, Russian Federation deposits at Stockholm Arbitration Institute have not been frozen, but decision expected soon Oct 12, 2011   Lengthy debt collection battle ends, as former Soviet state pays arbitral award; unusual form of diplomatic assistance seen Sep 29, 2011   Award embodying settlement of contentious coal-fired power plant dispute in Germany is published; Russia-Moldova investment arbitration award and arbitrator challenge ruling in OPIC Karimum v. Venezuela case also available online Jun 9, 2011   Arbitrators selected and case proceeding at Stockholm Arbitration Institute in dispute arising out of alleged expropriation of oil fields in Kazakhstan May 26, 2011   Moldova loses another treaty arbitration with Russian investor, but shows signs of cooperation with the arbitration system May 17, 2011   Arbitrators decline to order Tajikistan to compensate investor for unawarded licenses; in earlier ruling, panel had found state in breach of Energy Charter Treaty obligations Feb 1, 2011   Arbitrators hold Russia liable for engineering the confiscation of Yukos, but decline to reward hedge fund for “speculative” last-minute purchase of shares in doomed oil company Jan 13, 2011   LEGAL ANALYSIS: RosInvestCo v Russia arbitration was about expropriation, but arbitrators touched on broad range of treaty interpretation questions Jan 13, 2011   JURISDICTIONAL ANALYSIS: Tribunal rejects Russia’s arguments that RosInvestCo’s signing away of economic interest in shares is grounds for finding that UK firm was not an investor with an investment in Russia Jan 13, 2011   DAMAGES: Russia enjoys success at damages phase in RosInvestCo case; arbitral ruling may have wider implications for claims speculation and political risk insurance Jan 13, 2011   Exclusive: Arbitrators hold Russian Federation liable for expropriation of Yukos shareholdings; modest damages owed to affiliate of prominent U.S. Hedge Fund Dec 19, 2010   Quarrel between Moldova’s richest man and former President spills across borders, as energy company sues Kazakhstan for a Billion Dollars in nationalization fight Sep 15, 2010   How many states are not paying awards under investment treaties? May 7, 2010   Tajikistan breaches Energy Charter treaty; claimant asks tribunal to order state to issue energy exploration license Feb 9, 2010   Russian Federation opens up further front in defence of BIT claim Nov 30, 2009   Energy Charter claim against Ukraine moves forward quietly; tribunal picked in separate Bosh case at ICSID May 27, 2009   Analysis: Ruling in Russian case could spawn further use of Russian and Chinese treaties Apr 17, 2009   Arbitrators diverge on MFN application to dispute settlement in Spain-Russia treaty Apr 17, 2009   Tribunal in Spanish shareholders' Yukos claim holds that narrow arbitration clause permits expropriation claim Apr 17, 2009   Tribunal affirms jurisdiction over claim by Spanish minority shareholders in Yukos oil company Apr 2, 2009   Tribunal chosen in Stockholm arbitration; Mercuria accuses Poland of breaching Energy Charter Treaty Jan 22, 2009   Russian Federation seeks to overturn jurisdictional award in Yukos shareholder claim; merits phase continues Jan 22, 2009   Kazakhstan seeks to annul $125 Million ICSID award in telecoms dispute; we review earlier Kazakh arbitrations Nov 12, 2008   Bolivia settles bilateral investment treaty arbitration with Ashmore Energy over nationalization of key pipeline Nov 12, 2008   AMTO v. Ukraine tribunal finds no breaches; denial of justice and umbrella clause claims dismissed among others Oct 9, 2008   Arbitrators rule that Latvian claimant in ECT arbitration was owned by Russian interests Oct 9, 2008   Cypriot energy trader files claim against Poland under Energy Charter Treaty; Poland has faced at least eight other treaty arbitrations Aug 26, 2008   Bolivia prevails in court fights over funds with Telecom Italia subsidiary; arbitrator nominated by claimant in ICSID case Aug 26, 2008

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