Region: Romania
Advocate general urges CJEU to rule against Miculas
An adviser to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has sided with the European Commission in its battle to prevent Romania from paying a €178 million ICSID award in favour of the Micula brothers.
05 July 2021
Romania secures extradition of ICSID witness
A London court has upheld a ruling allowing Romania to extradite the key witness in an ICSID case to face corruption charges – despite a recommendation by the arbitral tribunal that a warrant for his arrest be suspended.
23 October 2020
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29 April 2019
Belgian court seeks guidance from ECJ on Micula award
The Brussels Court of Appeal has stayed the Micula brothers’ attempt to enforce their €178 million ICSID award against Romania, while agreeing to seek a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice on the relationship between EU law and member states’ enforcement obligations under the ICSID Convention.
28 March 2019
No security for Micula brothers
The High Court in London has refused for the time being to order Romania to pay security pending a stay of enforcement of a £173 million ICSID award in favour of Swedish brothers Viorel and Ioan Micula – while giving them permission to appeal the stay.
16 June 2017
Enforcement of Micula award against Romania stayed in UK
UPDATED. An English court has rejected a request by Romania to set aside the registration of an ICSID award in favour of twin brothers Ioan and Viorel Micula – but stayed the enforcement pending the outcome of ongoing proceedings in the European courts.
20 January 2017
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