Achmea B.V. (formerly known as “Eureko B.V.”) v. The Slovak Republic

The case was conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules pursuant to the Agreement on Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Kingdom of  the Netherlands and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. The PCA provided administrative support in the arbitration.


Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) Achmea B.V. (formerly known as Eureko B.V.) (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s) The Slovak Republic (State)
Names of Parties -
Case number 2008-13
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector Financial and insurance
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: Slovakia

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

Professor Vaughan Lowe QC

Professor Albert Jan van den Berg

Mr. V.V. Veeder QC

Representatives of the Claimant(s)

Mr. Marnix Leijten

Mr. Albert Marsman

Mr. Igor Zubov

DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK N.V.

Mr. Rene Visser

ACHMEA B.V. (formerly known as Eureko B.V.)

 

Representatives of the Respondent(s)

Mr. Martin Maissner

JUDr. Ing. Milos Olik

Mr. David Fyrbach

Mr. Martin Subrt

ROWAN LEGAL S.R.O.

 

JUDr. Ing. Andrea Holikova

MINISTRY OF FINANCE, SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 01 October 2008
Date of issue of final award 07 December 2012
Length of Proceedings More than 4 years
Additional notes -

Documents

Award or other decision
Award on Jurisdiction, Arbitrability and Suspension
Final Award