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Hulley Enterprises Limited v Russian Federation
Aliases: Hulley Enterprises Ltd. v Russian Federation · PCA Case No. 2005-03/AA226
- 30 November 2009Netherlands
30 November 2009Netherlands
Interim Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility of the PCA Tribunal dated 30 November 2009
- Award no.
- PCA Case No. 2005-03/AA226
- Decision summary
- The tribunal rejected specified jurisdiction and admissibility objections, deferred identified issues to the merits, and reserved costs.
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17 authorities · 5 participantsHulley Enterprises Limited
Russian Federation
Institution
- Arbitrator
- L. Yves Fortier
- Arbitrator
- Charles Poncet
- Arbitrator
- Stephen M. Schwebel
4 years, 7 months and 18 days later · 1691 days
- 18 July 2014Netherlands
18 July 2014Netherlands
Final Award of the PCA Tribunal dated 18 July 2014
- Award no.
- PCA Case No. 2005-03/AA226
- Decision summary
- The tribunal found a breach of Energy Charter Treaty Article 13(1) and awarded Hulley USD 39,971,834,360 in damages, EUR 3,388,197 in arbitration costs, and USD 47,946,190 toward legal representation and assistance, with post-award interest.
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80 authorities · 5 participantsHulley Enterprises Limited
Russian Federation
Institution
- Arbitrator
- L. Yves Fortier
- Arbitrator
- Charles Poncet
- Arbitrator
- Stephen M. Schwebel
1 year, 9 months and 2 days later · 642 days
- 20 April 2016Netherlands
20 April 2016Netherlands
Judgment of District Court of The Hague dated 20 April 2016
District Court of The Hague
- Decision summary
- Set aside the interim and final awards for absence of a valid arbitration agreement under its interpretation of ECT provisional application. Later reversed.
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6 authoritiesDistrict Court of The Hague
5 months and 10 days later · 163 days
- 30 September 2016United States
30 September 2016United States
Memorandum opinion of United States District Court for the District of Columbia dated 30 September 2016
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Decision summary
- Stay granted; jurisdiction could remain undecided while the court considered this threshold case-management step.
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28 authoritiesUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
1 year, 2 months and 9 days later · 435 days
- 9 December 2017United States
9 December 2017United States
Memorandum opinion of United States District Court for the District of Columbia dated 9 December 2017
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Decision summary
- Reconsideration denied; privilege, burden, and crime-fraud arguments did not justify relief.
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23 authoritiesUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
9 months and 16 days later · 290 days
- 25 September 2018Netherlands
25 September 2018Netherlands
Judgment of Court of Appeal of The Hague dated 25 September 2018
Court of Appeal of The Hague
- Decision summary
- Addressed grounds and procedural limits of the set-aside appeal, including procedural fraud and document production; the treatment of fraud was later set aside in J21.
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4 authoritiesCourt of Appeal of The Hague
1 year, 4 months and 24 days later · 511 days
- 18 February 2020Netherlands
18 February 2020Netherlands
Judgment of Court of Appeal of The Hague dated 18 February 2020
Court of Appeal of The Hague
- Decision summary
- Reversed the 2016 judgment and rejected Russia's set-aside claims. Later cassation preserved the principal jurisdiction conclusions but required consideration of the fraud ground.
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8 authoritiesCourt of Appeal of The Hague
7 months and 7 days later · 220 days
- 25 September 2020Netherlands
25 September 2020Netherlands
Judgment of Supreme Court of the Netherlands dated 25 September 2020
Supreme Court of the Netherlands
- Decision summary
- Held that it could consider a stay/security request under former Article 1066 during cassation; not the subsequent merits ruling on that request.
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1 authoritySupreme Court of the Netherlands
1 month and 2 days later · 32 days
- 27 October 2020Netherlands
27 October 2020Netherlands
Judgment of District Court of The Hague dated 27 October 2020
District Court of The Hague
- Decision summary
- Granted relief against execution against the disputed rights. The later appellate disposition in J22 replaces its operative result.
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3 authoritiesDistrict Court of The Hague
24 days later · 24 days
- 20 November 2020United States
20 November 2020United States
Memorandum opinion of United States District Court for the District of Columbia dated 20 November 2020
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Decision summary
- Further stay granted; security refused.
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19 authoritiesUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
14 days later · 14 days
- 4 December 2020Netherlands
4 December 2020Netherlands
Judgment of Supreme Court of the Netherlands dated 4 December 2020
Supreme Court of the Netherlands
- Decision summary
- Refused to suspend enforcement or require security pending cassation.
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3 authoritiesSupreme Court of the Netherlands
4 months and 10 days later · 131 days
- 14 April 2021United Kingdom
14 April 2021United Kingdom
Judgment of High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court dated 14 April 2021
High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- Refused to lift the stay and refused requested security while Russia's state-immunity challenge and Dutch cassation remained unresolved.
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12 authoritiesHigh Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
6 months and 22 days later · 205 days
- 5 November 2021Netherlands
5 November 2021Netherlands
Judgment of Supreme Court of the Netherlands dated 5 November 2021
Supreme Court of the Netherlands
- Decision summary
- Quashed the challenged appellate judgments and remitted to Amsterdam on procedural-fraud treatment. Rejected the principal jurisdiction objections. Do not describe this as a substantive finding that fraud occurred or as final annulment of the awards.
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6 authoritiesSupreme Court of the Netherlands
5 months and 8 days later · 159 days
- 13 April 2022United States
13 April 2022United States
Memorandum opinion of United States District Court for the District of Columbia dated 13 April 2022
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Decision summary
- Russia's further stay request denied; shareholders' related security request denied as moot.
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21 authoritiesUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
2 months and 15 days later · 76 days
- 28 June 2022Netherlands
28 June 2022Netherlands
Judgment of Court of Appeal of The Hague dated 28 June 2022
Court of Appeal of The Hague
- Decision summary
- Lifted attachments insofar as imposed against/under FKP and over specified product-design copyrights; otherwise refused lifting or suspension, leaving execution against Russia's relevant trademark rights available.
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4 authoritiesCourt of Appeal of The Hague
3 months and 28 days later · 120 days
- 26 October 2022United Kingdom
26 October 2022United Kingdom
Judgment of High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court dated 26 October 2022
High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- Lifted the stay only to determine Russia's jurisdiction application; refused security.
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6 authoritiesHigh Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
1 month and 2 days later · 33 days
- 28 November 2022Netherlands
28 November 2022Netherlands
Judgment of District Court of The Hague dated 28 November 2022
District Court of The Hague
- Decision summary
- Refused the requested relief against the sale; awarded costs to HVY and the bailiff. Russia did not appear.
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1 authorityDistrict Court of The Hague
5 months and 7 days later · 158 days
- 5 May 2023United Kingdom
5 May 2023United Kingdom
Order of High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court dated 5 May 2023
High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- Granted an unless/debarring order to control late factual and expert evidence and protect the listed hearing.
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2 authoritiesHigh Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
1 month and 8 days later · 39 days
- 13 June 2023United Kingdom
13 June 2023United Kingdom
Judgment of High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court dated 13 June 2023
High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- Claims for delivery up and Norwich Pharmacal relief failed; English forum was not shown to be clearly the most appropriate for the Dutch lawyer. Originally delivered privately, subsequently published without redaction. This concerns access to material for the AA226 enforcement/set-aside litigation.
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8 authoritiesHigh Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
4 months and 19 days later · 141 days
- 1 November 2023United Kingdom
1 November 2023United Kingdom
Judgment of High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court dated 1 November 2023
High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- Dutch judgments precluded reargument of written agreement to arbitrate; State Immunity Act 1978 Section 9 applied; jurisdiction application dismissed.
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11 authoritiesHigh Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
- 1 November 2023United Kingdom
1 November 2023United Kingdom
Order of High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court dated 1 November 2023
High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- Refused permission to appeal at High Court level and gave directions to advance the remaining proceedings. Distinct from J33.
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3 authoritiesHigh Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
16 days later · 16 days
- 17 November 2023United States
17 November 2023United States
Memorandum opinion of United States District Court for the District of Columbia dated 17 November 2023
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Decision summary
- Denied Russia's jurisdictional dismissal requests; rejected the relevant discovery/evidentiary requests; allowed the confirmation case to proceed. Vacated and remanded by J13. This was not a judgment confirming the awards.
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23 authoritiesUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
3 months and 3 days later · 95 days
- 20 February 2024Netherlands
20 February 2024Netherlands
Judgment of Court of Appeal of Amsterdam dated 20 February 2024
Court of Appeal of Amsterdam
- Decision summary
- Rejected Russia's fraud-based set-aside and document-production claims; reversed the 2016 judgment. Fraud ground was raised contrary to proper procedural conduct; additional reasons also addressed the allegations.
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6 authoritiesCourt of Appeal of Amsterdam
1 month and 2 days later · 31 days
- 22 March 2024Netherlands
22 March 2024Netherlands
Judgment of Supreme Court of the Netherlands dated 22 March 2024
Supreme Court of the Netherlands
- Decision summary
- Principal appeal dismissed under Article 81(1); conditional cross-appeal not reached. Separate from J26.
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3 authoritiesSupreme Court of the Netherlands
- 22 March 2024Netherlands
22 March 2024Netherlands
Judgment of Supreme Court of the Netherlands dated 22 March 2024
Supreme Court of the Netherlands
- Decision summary
- Principal appeal dismissed. The 2021 limited remand did not revive the 2016 annulment on the rejected jurisdiction ground. Conditional cross-appeal not reached.
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11 authoritiesSupreme Court of the Netherlands
10 months and 21 days later · 327 days
- 12 February 2025United Kingdom
12 February 2025United Kingdom
Judgment of Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division dated 12 February 2025
Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division
- Decision summary
- Appeal dismissed; ordinary issue-estoppel rules can establish facts relevant to the statutory immunity exception.
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38 authoritiesCourt of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division
4 months and 15 days later · 135 days
- 27 June 2025United Kingdom
27 June 2025United Kingdom
Order of Supreme Court of the United Kingdom dated 27 June 2025
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Decision summary
- No arguable point of law.
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2 authoritiesSupreme Court of the United Kingdom
28 days later · 28 days
- 25 July 2025Singapore
25 July 2025Singapore
Judgment of Singapore International Commercial Court dated 25 July 2025
Singapore International Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- Rejected Russia's immunity position through transnational issue estoppel arising from Dutch decisions; reserved the question of additional enforcement objections. Includes Allsop IJ's concurrence. Formal orders on prayers 1-2 were made later in J40.
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49 authoritiesSingapore International Commercial Court
11 days later · 11 days
- 5 August 2025United States
5 August 2025United States
Opinion of United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dated 5 August 2025
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Decision summary
- Vacated and remanded. Court must determine the existence of an arbitration agreement independently; investor-status/scope objections are not jurisdictional under circuit precedent. Left foreign-judgment preclusion for initial determination below; invited U.S. government views. Rao opinion; Wilkins concurrence; Srinivasan also on panel.
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37 authoritiesUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
2 months and 12 days later · 73 days
- 17 October 2025Netherlands
17 October 2025Netherlands
Judgment of Supreme Court of the Netherlands dated 17 October 2025
Supreme Court of the Netherlands
- Decision summary
- Appeal dismissed. Article 130(2) barred appeal against the procedural ruling under Article 130(1); corporate continuation objection also failed.
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14 authoritiesSupreme Court of the Netherlands
1 month and 8 days later · 39 days
- 25 November 2025Singapore
25 November 2025Singapore
Order of Singapore International Commercial Court dated 25 November 2025
Singapore International Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- Dismissed prayers 1-2 of SUM 286, reserved prayers 3-5 and the postliminary issue, and held that appeal from the orders was an appeal on the merits for which permission was not required. The July reasons alone had not disposed of the application.
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8 authoritiesSingapore International Commercial Court
1 month and 18 days later · 48 days
- 12 January 2026United States
12 January 2026United States
Order of Supreme Court of the United States dated 12 January 2026
Supreme Court of the United States
- Decision summary
- Petition denied. Does not decide the merits or convert the remand into confirmation.
1 month and 18 days later · 49 days
- 2 March 2026United Kingdom
2 March 2026United Kingdom
Judgment of High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court dated 2 March 2026
High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- Entitlement to enforcement of damages and associated compound interest upheld. Enforcement of the tribunal's costs award was withheld at this preliminary stage on assumed facts; HVY could contest those factual allegations at trial. This was not a final finding that all alleged misconduct occurred.
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49 authoritiesHigh Court of Justice of England and Wales, Commercial Court