Region: Ukraine
Owners of Ukrainian grain group sentenced for contempt
Two Ukrainian businessmen who own a grain terminal operator at the port of Odesa have been sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment after an English court found them in contempt for breaching an asset disclosure order issued in support of a US$150 million LCIA arbitration.
16 October 2024
Dutch lender threatens Ukraine over bank takeover
A Dutch lender has threatened to bring a treaty claim against Ukraine over the nationalisation of one of the country’s biggest banks – as an ICSID claim brought by the bank’s sanctioned Russian former owners gets underway.
03 October 2024
Ukrainian egg tycoon fails to move racketeering suit to arbitration
A Ukrainian businessman in the egg industry has failed to persuade a US court that a US$800 million racketeering lawsuit brought against him by US investment fund manager Gramercy belongs in LCIA arbitration.
29 August 2024
US arbitrator disqualified from Russia case over LinkedIn post
American academic Andrea Bjorklund has been disqualified from hearing a Ukrainian billionaire’s investment treaty claim against Russia because of a LinkedIn post in which she promoted a fundraising effort for Ukrainian soldiers.
21 August 2024
Ukrainian businessman seeks to refer RICO case to arbitration
An embattled Ukrainian businessman has again asked a US court to stay a US investment manager’s racketeering case and refer their dispute over egg production businesses to LCIA arbitration.
19 July 2024
US arbitrator survives challenge in ICSID case against Ukraine
A Luxembourg company part-owned by sanctioned Russian nationals has failed to disqualify US academic Sean Murphy from hearing its ICSID claim against Ukraine over a bank nationalisation.
15 July 2024
Ukrainian state entity puts Russia on notice over destruction of hydro plant
Ukraine’s state-owned hydropower company has notified Russia of a potential investment treaty claim over the destruction of one of its power plants.
06 June 2024
Russian bank threatens Ukraine with treaty claim
A sanctioned Russian state-owned bank operating in Crimea has notified Ukraine of a potential investment treaty claim over the alleged expropriation of its assets.
05 June 2024
Cargill enforces against fruit juice tycoon in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Supreme Court has upheld the enforcement of an LCIA award requiring the founder of a local fruit juice producer to pay more than US$124 million to US food corporation Cargill in a dispute over a trade finance deal.
13 May 2024
US arbitrator challenged in ICSID case against Ukraine
A Luxembourg company part-owned by sanctioned Russian nationals has applied to disqualify US academic Sean Murphy from hearing its billion-dollar ICSID claim against Ukraine over a bank nationalisation.
11 April 2024