Matter
CLAIMANT A and CLAIMANT B v DEFENDANT (AIFC Court of First Instance, Case No. AIFC-C/CFI/2025/0053)
- 22 June 2026Kazakhstan
22 June 2026Kazakhstan
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of the Astana International Financial Centre in Case No. AIFC-C/CFI/2025/0053 dated 22 June 2026
Court of First Instance of the Astana International Financial Centre
- Citation
- AIFC Court of First Instance, Case No. AIFC-C/CFI/2025/0053, judgment of 22 June 2026
- Decision summary
- The Court held that the arbitration clause selected the AIFC as the seat, confirmed the Arbitral Tribunal's jurisdiction, dismissed the challenge to the Determination of Competence, dismissed the anti-suit injunction application, and reserved costs.
Supporting details
6 authorities · 12 participantsCLAIMANT A
- Representative
- Mr Alexander Korobeinikov (For: CLAIMANT A · CLAIMANT B)
- Representative
- Mr Khaidar Beissov (For: CLAIMANT A · CLAIMANT B)
- Representative
- Ms Alissa Inshakova (For: CLAIMANT A · CLAIMANT B)
- Representative
- Baker McKenzie Kazakhstan BV (For: CLAIMANT A · CLAIMANT B)
CLAIMANT B
- Representative
- Mr Alexander Korobeinikov (For: CLAIMANT A · CLAIMANT B)
- Representative
- Mr Khaidar Beissov (For: CLAIMANT A · CLAIMANT B)
- Representative
- Ms Alissa Inshakova (For: CLAIMANT A · CLAIMANT B)
- Representative
- Baker McKenzie Kazakhstan BV (For: CLAIMANT A · CLAIMANT B)
DEFENDANT
- Representative
- Mr Bakhyt Tukulov (For: DEFENDANT)
- Representative
- Ms Maria Petrenko (For: DEFENDANT)
- Representative
- Mr Artem Kuznetsov (For: DEFENDANT)
- Representative
- TKS Disputes (For: DEFENDANT)
Court of First Instance of the Astana International Financial Centre
- Date not availableKazakhstan
Date not availableKazakhstan
Arbitral Tribunal Determination of Competence
International Arbitration Centre of the Astana International Financial Centre
- Decision summary
- The Arbitral Tribunal determined that it had jurisdiction to hear the dispute and that the seat of the arbitration was the AIFC, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Supporting details
3 participantsCLAIMANT A
CLAIMANT B
DEFENDANT
International Arbitration Centre of the Astana International Financial Centre
- Date not availableKazakhstan
Date not availableKazakhstan
Judicial Collegium for Civil Cases of the Court of the City of Astana decision on appeal
Judicial Collegium for Civil Cases of the Court of the City of Astana
- Decision summary
- The Judicial Collegium rejected the appeal against the further ruling returning Claimant A's claim; the decision was not subject to further appeal or review.
- Date not availableKazakhstan
Date not availableKazakhstan
Specialised Interdistrict Economic Court of Astana further ruling returning Claimant A's claim
Specialised Interdistrict Economic Court of Astana
- Decision summary
- The court returned Claimant A's re-submitted claim in the parallel proceedings concerning invalidation of the arbitration agreement.
- Date not availableKazakhstan
Date not availableKazakhstan
Specialised Interdistrict Economic Court of Astana ruling returning Claimant A's initial claim
Specialised Interdistrict Economic Court of Astana
- Decision summary
- The court returned Claimant A's initial claim because the dispute was subject to arbitration and the jurisdiction issue had to be decided first by the Arbitral Tribunal.