Topic: Russia-Ukraine conflict
LIDW discusses claims mechanisms for Ukraine war damage
A panel at London International Disputes Week considered the mechanisms available to parties seeking compensation for damages suffered as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
16 May 2023
Is London still a hub for Russian disputes?
On the opening day of London International Disputes Week, a panel discussed new challenges for London as a centre for Russian disputes – as well as broader issues such as the impact of sanctions, seizing Russian assets and the potential for new investment treaty cases.
15 May 2023
Russia’s effective control over eastern Ukraine: implications of the ECHR ruling
Tomas Vail of Vail Dispute Resolution in London and independent counsel Anastasiya Ugale consider the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling on Russia’s effective control over eastern Ukraine and its implications for investment treaty claims arising from the war in Ukraine.
09 May 2023
Historic dispute over New York Harbor explosion inspires Ukraine reflections
A lecture by Paul Friedland on a US-German inter-state arbitration triggered by a massive act of sabotage in New York Harbor ahead of US entry into the First World War leads Dorothy Murray of Proskauer Rose to draw parallels with disputes arising from the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
04 May 2023
Inside an effort to seize Russian state assets in the UK
Politicians in the UK are trying to introduce a law making it easier for the government to confiscate Russian state assets to pay for the damage caused by the country’s war against Ukraine.
18 April 2023
Ukrainian state nuclear company threatens claim against Russia
Ukrainian state entity Energoatom says it intends to bring a US$3 billion investment treaty claim against Russia over the expropriation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and other assets in occupied parts of Ukraine.
17 April 2023
Unpacking Naftogaz’s multibillion win against Russia
More details have emerged about Naftogaz’s multibillion-dollar win against Russia in an investment treaty dispute over seized Crimean assets – including the arbitrators’ disagreement over the effect of a temporal limitation in the treaty and the relevance of sunk costs.
13 April 2023
Naftogaz wins US$5 billion award against Russia
BREAKING: Ukraine’s national oil and gas company Naftogaz says it has been awarded US$5 billion in an investment treaty claim against Russia over the seizure of its assets in Crimea.
13 April 2023
Ukraine’s richest man brings treaty claim against Russia
Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov has launched an investment treaty claim against Russia over the seizure of assets in Russian-occupied areas of eastern Ukraine.
11 April 2023
Russia liable over Crimean real estate
A group of Ukrainian companies have won damages in a treaty claim against Russia over the expropriation of Crimean real estate properties allegedly linked to businessman Igor Kolomoisky.
06 April 2023