Matter
CLAIMANT v DEFENDANT (AIFC Court of First Instance, Case No. AIFC-C/CFI/2025/0070)
Arbitration over a public-procurement contract, with AIFC Court proceedings on tribunal jurisdiction, related Kazakhstan litigation, and the arbitration agreement.
Procedural record
- 7 October 2026Kazakhstan
7 October 2026Kazakhstan
Judgment and Order of the Court of First Instance of the Astana International Financial Centre in case AIFC-C/CFI/2025/0070 dated 7 October 2026
Court of First Instance of the Astana International Financial Centre
- Decision summary
- The Court dismissed the claim challenging the arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction. It held that the claim was out of time and that the claimant had waived its right to challenge jurisdiction; it further held that the tribunal had jurisdiction and that the remaining grounds would not have succeeded.
Participants
- Application
- Claim challenging the arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction under Article 26(3) of the AIFC Arbitration Regulations — Dismissed
CLAIMANT
- Representative
- Aidar Kashkarbayev (For: CLAIMANT)
- Representative
- Dinara Cherniyazova (For: CLAIMANT)
DEFENDANT
- Representative
- Bakhyt Tukulov (For: DEFENDANT)
- Representative
- Mariya Petrenko (For: DEFENDANT)
- Representative
- TKS Disputes LLP (For: DEFENDANT)
Court of First Instance of the Astana International Financial Centre
- Judge
- Justice Tom Montagu-Smith KC
- Date not availableKazakhstan
Date not availableKazakhstan
Decision on the Issue of Competence (Jurisdiction)
International Arbitration Centre of the Astana International Financial Centre
- Decision summary
- The arbitral tribunal found that it had jurisdiction over the dispute.
Participants
CLAIMANT
DEFENDANT
International Arbitration Centre of the Astana International Financial Centre