IBA membership as a basis for bias.
In Case No. А40-92702/2025, the cassation court, on the one hand, upheld the lower court’s ruling restraining a Germany-based investor and its counsel from pursuing the investor’s investment claim against the Russian Federation; on the other hand, it stated that the presiding arbitrator, being a member of the International Bar Association (IBA)—and taking into account the IBA’s statements critical of Russia—is unable to adjudicate the dispute impartially and objectively.
P.S. The cassation court’s 23-page decision, dated October 17, 2025, is worth reading in full. 📄
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ProArbitration.Ru 🇷🇺 The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation has appealed the court order that restrained a 🇩🇪 Germany-based investor from pursuing an investment claim against the Russian Federation. The case will be considered by a cassation court on October 16…