Volga-Dnepr Airlines LLC (Russian Federation) v. Canada

This arbitration was commenced pursuant to the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments. It is being conducted pursuant to the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The PCA acts as fundholder and the repository in this arbitration.

Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s)	Volga-Dnepr Airlines LLC (Russian Federation) (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s)	Canada (State)
Names of Parties	-
Case number	2025-09
Administering institution	Ad hoc
Case status	Pending
Type of case	Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector	Transportation and storage
Procedural rules	UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced	Bilateral treaty The Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments Country A: Canada Country B: Russian Federation
Language of Proceeding	English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country)	Singapore
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)	Professor Lawrence Boo (Presiding Arbitrator) Professor Georges Affaki Ms. Jean E. Kalicki
Representatives of the Claimant(s)	Mr. Kirill Udovichenko Mr. Nikolay Zinovyev Ms. Anna Kostina Mr. Sergey Lysov Mr. Oleg Kondrashov Mr. Ilia Cherezov Ms. Anna Gavkalyuk Ms. Daria Zavershinskaya Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners
Representatives of the Respondent(s)	Ms. Heather Squires Mr. Mark A. Luz Mr. Adam Douglas Ms. Camille Hamel Ms. Kayla McMullen Ms. Natalie Benischek Trade Law Bureau, Global Affairs Canada
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case	3
Date of commencement of proceeding	23 August 2024
Date of issue of final award	-
Length of Proceedings	Pending
Additional notes	-

Documents

Procedural Documents

Procedural Order No. 1

download | 11 March 2025 | English | 244.39KB

Procedural Order No. 2

download | 26 June 2025 | English | 1.37MB

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