Matter
RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG and Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L. v. Republic of Moldova (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/22/4)
- 28 February 2023Switzerland
28 February 2023Switzerland
Procedural Order No. 1
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal set out the procedural rules governing the arbitration, confirmed its constitution, allocated initial advances equally between the parties, and fixed Geneva, Switzerland as the place of arbitration.
Supporting details
18 participantsRTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG
- Representative
- Filip Boras (For: RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG · Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
- Representative
- Andreas Traugott (For: RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG · Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
- Representative
- Brian Gabriel-Oiwoh (For: RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG · Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
- Representative
- Julia Hildebrandt (For: RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG · Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
- Representative
- Sorin Dolea (For: RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG · Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.
- Representative
- Filip Boras (For: RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG · Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
- Representative
- Andreas Traugott (For: RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG · Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
- Representative
- Brian Gabriel-Oiwoh (For: RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG · Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
- Representative
- Julia Hildebrandt (For: RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG · Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
- Representative
- Sorin Dolea (For: RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG · Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
Republic of Moldova
- Representative
- Ioana Salajanu (For: Republic of Moldova)
- Representative
- Andrei Bivol (For: Republic of Moldova)
- Representative
- Bryan Jardine (For: Republic of Moldova)
- Representative
- Ligia Cecilia Popescu (For: Republic of Moldova)
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Maxi Scherer
- Arbitrator
- Inka Hanefeld
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Tribunal secretary
- Jonathan Chevry
- Institutional administrator
- Shay Lakhter
Other
- Representative
- Jamal Nusseibeh (For: RTI Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
7 months and 13 days later · 225 days
- 11 October 2023Switzerland
11 October 2023Switzerland
Procedural Order No. 2
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal dismissed the Respondent's Request for Bifurcation and reserved its decision on costs.
Supporting details
2 authorities · 7 participantsRTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG
Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.
Republic of Moldova
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Maxi Scherer
- Arbitrator
- Inka Hanefeld
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Tribunal secretary
- Oladimeji Ojo
2 months later · 61 days
- 11 December 2023Switzerland
11 December 2023Switzerland
Procedural Order No. 3: Decision on the Claimants' Request for Provisional Measures and the Claimants' Request for Reconsideration
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal dismissed the Claimants' Request for Provisional Measures and dismissed the Claimants' Request for Reconsideration. It reserved its decision on costs.
Supporting details
4 authorities · 8 participantsRTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG
Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.
Republic of Moldova
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Maxi Scherer
- Arbitrator
- Inka Hanefeld
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Tribunal secretary
- Oladimeji Ojo
Other
- Witness
- Natalia Baiesu
7 days later · 7 days
- 18 December 2023Switzerland
18 December 2023Switzerland
Procedural Order No. 4: Decision on the Respondent's Request for Extension
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal dismissed the Respondent's request for an extension of the deadline to file its Counter-Memorial and reserved its decision on costs.
Supporting details
7 participantsRTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG
Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.
Republic of Moldova
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Maxi Scherer
- Arbitrator
- Inka Hanefeld
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Tribunal secretary
- Oladimeji Ojo
4 months and 22 days later · 144 days
- 10 May 2024Switzerland
10 May 2024Switzerland
Procedural Order No. 5: Order on Document Production
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal granted or denied specified document-production requests in whole or in part, ordered production by 10 June 2024, and reserved its decision on costs.
Supporting details
1 authority · 7 participantsRTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG
Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.
Republic of Moldova
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Maxi Scherer
- Arbitrator
- Inka Hanefeld
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Tribunal secretary
- Oladimeji Ojo
2 months and 5 days later · 66 days
- 15 July 2024Switzerland
15 July 2024Switzerland
Procedural Order No. 6: Decision on the Claimants' Second Request for Provisional Measures
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal ordered the Respondent to prevent seizure of Rotalin's assets, bank accounts, and other property in Moldova resulting from enforcement of ANRE Decision No. 342, on condition that the Claimants establish an escrow account containing MDL 6,028,567.20. It dismissed the remainder of the Claimants' Second Request and reserved its decision on costs.
Supporting details
5 authorities · 9 participantsRTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG
Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.
- Representative
- Ihor Mankovskyi (For: Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L.)
Republic of Moldova
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Maxi Scherer
- Arbitrator
- Inka Hanefeld
- Arbitrator
- Jean E. Kalicki
- Tribunal secretary
- Oladimeji Ojo
Other
- Witness
- Mihai Murgulet