Fynerdale Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) v. Czech Republic

The PCA acts as registry in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976 pursuant to the Agreement on encouragement and reciprocal protection of investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic dated 29 April 1991.


Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) Fynerdale Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s) Czech Republic (State)
Names of Parties -
Case number 2018-18
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Bilateral treaty
Agreement on encouragement and reciprocal protection of investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
Country A: Netherlands
Country B: Czech Republic

Language of Proceeding English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) Netherlands
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Rüdiger Wolfrum

Prof. Francisco Orrego Vicuña (until 2 October 2018)

Dr. Wolfgang Kühn (as of 16 October 2018)

Prof. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes

Representatives of the Claimant(s)

Ms. Mirjam van de Hel-Koedoot, LL.M.

Dr. Pauline Ernste

Ms. Tetyana Makukha

NAUTADUTILH N.V.

Representatives of the Respondent(s)

Dr. Alfred Siwy

Dr. Lisa Barbara Beisteiner

ZEILER FLOYD ZADKOVICH


H.E. Mr. Ondřej Landa

DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE


Ms. Martina Matejová

Ms. Anna Bilanová

Mr. Jaroslav Kudrna

MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC 

Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 19 December 2017
Date of issue of final award -
Length of Proceedings 3-4 years
Additional notes -