Author Archive: Maria Tsarova

Maria Tsarova is a PhD candidate at the Legislative Institute of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (investment arbitration). She holds a cum lauda law degree from Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University and an LL.M degree in International and European Business Law from Leiden University. In 2013 she attended the Arbitration Academy in Paris. Maria is a member of ICC Young Arbitrators Forum.

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Is a New Russia-Ukraine “Gas War” Coming?
By 16 February, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Is a New Russia-Ukraine “Gas War” Coming?

On 29 January 2015 Gazprom released a report on its activities and financial indicators for the nine months up to the end of last September.  In this report Gazprom described the procedural details of the  forthcoming “gas price” arbitration between Gazprom and Ukrainian Naftogaz, launched by the parties in summer 2014. This is not the first time […]

Yukos Winning Award: Will Russia Avoid Arbitral Enforcement Again?

Yukos Winning Award: Will Russia Avoid Arbitral Enforcement Again?

On 28 July 2014 a historic award in Yukos v. The Russian Federation rendered by the arbitral tribunal seated in The Hague finally became publicly available. The tribunal ordered Russia to pay more than 50 billion US$ for its expropriation of Yukos, making this award the biggest one in the history of international arbitration. Considering the circumstances, […]