Sangraf International SA v Unibros Steel Co. Ltd (Limassol District Court Claim 1/2025)

Procedural record

1. 5 June 2024Austria

   5 June 2024Austria

   UNCITRAL arbitral award dated 5 June 2024

   International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation

   Decision summary

   The sole arbitrator issued an award in favour of Sangraf International SA and against Unibros Steel Co. Ltd for USD 236,152.92.

   Participants

   Sangraf International SA

   Unibros Steel Co. Ltd

   International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation

   Arbitrator

   Boris O. Kozhevnikov

   Institutional administrator

   International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation

   2 years, 3 months and 27 days later · 849 days

2. 2 October 2026Cyprus

   2 October 2026Cyprus

   Decision of the District Court of Limassol in Claim 1/2025 dated 2 October 2026

   District Court of Limassol

   Case no.

   1/2025

   Decision summary

   The District Court of Limassol granted Sangraf International SA's claim for recognition, registration and enforcement in Cyprus of the 5 June 2024 UNCITRAL arbitral award against Unibros Steel Co. Ltd. It rejected objections concerning the award's formal requirements, notice and participation, the tribunal's constitution and jurisdiction, public policy, and territorial jurisdiction, and ordered costs against Unibros.

   Participants

   Application

   Claim for recognition, registration and enforcement in Cyprus of the 5 June 2024 arbitral award — Granted

   Sangraf International SA

   Representative

   Georgios A. Konstantinou (For: Sangraf International SA)

   Unibros Steel Co. Ltd

   Representative

   M. Sofroniou (For: Unibros Steel Co. Ltd)

   Representative

   B. Lazic & Co LLC (For: Unibros Steel Co. Ltd)

   District Court of Limassol

   Judge

   E. Dimitriou-Panayi

   Other

   Witness

   Markos Dimosthenous

   Witness

   Ermina Papsolomou

   Authorities cited

   11

   • Cyprus International Commercial Arbitration Law 1987 (Law 101/1987)
     statute
   • Cyprus law ratifying the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (Law 84/1979)
     statute
   • Cyprus Foreign Court Judgments (Recognition, Registration and Enforcement under Convention) Law 2000 (Law 121(I)/2000)
     statute
   • Cyprus Evidence Law (Cap. 9)
     statute
   • Cyprus Civil Procedure Law (Cap. 6)
     statute
   • Cyprus Civil Procedure Rules 2023 (Civil Procedure Rules 2023)
     rule
   • Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya v Bank Fur Arbeit Uno Wirtschaft AG (Civil Appeal No. 10071, 28 April 1999)
     case
   • Malachtou v Armefti ((1987) 1 C.L.R. 207)
     case
   • Halimeda International Ltd v Maple Ridge Limited (Claim No. 3/2025, District Court of Limassol, 12 June 2026)
     case
   • Palladium Holdings Limited Liability Company v Phoenix Pharmacy Limited (Primary Application No. 64/2018, 21 December 2018, ECLI:CY:AD:2018:D286)
     case
   • UNCITRAL Secretariat Guide on the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958 (2016))
     academic