Ukraine wants judges to think about inconvenient forum defense

By Caroline Simson (February 10, 2022, 4:49 PM EST) — Ukraine to take dispute over enforcement of $112 million arbitration award to Russian oil company Tatneft to U.S. Supreme Court , where she intends to argue that the DC Circuit’s decision to enforce the award created a divided circuit over an inconvenient forum defense.

Ukraine said in a brief filed with the DC Circuit on Tuesday that it would soon file its writ petition for certiorari with the High Court, and it urged the appeals court to stay the referral of the case to court. district.

Tatneft, which is partly owned by the Russian Republic…

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