OVERVIEW OF THE YUKOS ARBITRATION Few arbitration awards in the past years have attracted as much attention as the Yukos arbitration between shareholders of the company and the Russian Federation. After 10 years of proceedings, on 18 July 2014, the Tribunal issued a 600-page award awarding USD 50 billions in damages, legal fees of USD […]
Russian Seminar On International Arbitration
Russian Seminar On International Arbitration The IAA Network is proud to be supporting a Russian seminar on international arbitration taking place at the training complex CSTI Progress in St. Petersburg. The workshop is designed for Russian lawyers or international companies which are faced with questions of international arbitration and would like to improve their knowledge in this […]
Collective Arbitration Against Russia By Ukrainian Businesses Expropriated In The Crimea
Collective Arbitration Against Russia By Ukrainian Businesses Expropriated In The Crimea Is collective arbitration against Russia for the expropriations of Ukrainian assets occurring in Crimea possible? An article in the New York Times dating from 11 January 2015 notes that the plunder of Ukrainian-owned assets is continuing in the Crimea on a large scale today. Armed forces known as the “people’s militia” are invading […]
William Kirtley Interviewed By BBC Mundo Concerning Argentina Default.
William Kirtley Interviewed By BBC Mundo Concerning Argentina Default. William Kirtley of Dugué & Kirtley AARPI has been interviewed by BBC Mundo with respect to whether the United States could be in violation of international law with respect to the recent rulings of New York district court judge Thomas Griesa, which threaten to push Argentina into default for the second […]
Yukos Owners Win Largest Arbitration Award In History Against Russia For “Devious And Calculated” Expropriation
Yukos Owners Win Largest Arbitration Award In History Against Russia For “Devious And Calculated” Expropriation. Yukos’ owners have won the largest arbitration award in history against Russia for what was determined by an international arbitration tribunal to be a “devious and calculated” expropriation of its assets. Russia has been ordered to pay over USD 50.2 billion to […]