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Aeroport Belbek LLC and Mr. Igor Valerievich Kolomoisky v. Russian Federation, PCA Case No. 2015-07

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Aeroport Belbek and Kolomoisky v. Russia

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20 May 2015
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30 Oct 2015
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30 Nov 2015
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6 Jan 2016
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19 Mar 2016
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30 Mar 2016
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13 May 2016
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15 Aug 2016
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24 Feb 2017
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9 Mar 2017
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22 Apr 2017
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11 Jul 2017
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6 Dec 2017
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24 Jul 2018
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15 Feb 2019
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21 Aug 2019
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12 Sep 2019
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12 Sep 2019
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22 Nov 2019
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21 Dec 2020
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21 Apr 2021
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29 Jul 2021
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19 Jul 2022
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18 Aug 2022
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12 Jan 2024
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6 Dec 2024
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21 Jul 2026
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Procedural Posture and Background

This judgment concerns an incidental motion for joinder filed by the Russian Federation before the Hague Court of Appeal pursuant to Article 222 of the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure (Rv). The Russian Federation sought to consolidate two parallel proceedings initiated against Aeroport Belbek LLC and another respondent. The first proceeding involves an application to revoke prior judgments of the Hague Court of Appeal and the Dutch Supreme Court under Article 382 Rv. The second proceeding seeks the revocation of underlying arbitral awards rendered in 2017 and 2019 pursuant to Article 1068 Rv. The respondents did not appear in the incidental proceedings.

Court's Analysis and Decision

The Court evaluated whether the two actions possessed sufficient legal nexus to warrant formal joinder under Article 222 Rv. The Court determined that the requisite threshold for consolidation was not met, reasoning that the two cases involve fundamentally distinct legal remedies. Specifically, the statutory framework for the revocation of domestic court judgments differs materially from the regime governing the revocation of arbitral awards. Consequently, the primary motion for formal joinder was denied.

However, to ensure procedural efficiency and synchronize the parallel proceedings, the Court granted the Russian Federation's subsidiary request for administrative joinder on the cause list (rolvoeging). The Court reserved its decision on the costs of the incidental proceedings until the final judgment in the merits phase and directed the matter to the roll for further procedural steps.



21 Jul 2026
Judgment of the Hague Court of Appeal (II)
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Procedural Posture and Background

This document is an interlocutory judgment (arrest in incident) issued by the Hague Court of Appeal in the Netherlands. The Russian Federation, acting as the claimant in the present domestic proceedings, filed an incidental motion under Article 222 of the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure (Rv) seeking the formal joinder of two pending actions against Aeroport Belbek LLC and another party. The underlying actions concern the Russian Federation's applications for the revocation (herroeping) of prior arbitral awards (pursuant to Article 1068 Rv) and the revocation of prior domestic court judgments (pursuant to Article 382 Rv).

Court's Analysis and Findings

The Court evaluated whether the two proceedings exhibited sufficient legal and factual nexus to warrant a formal joinder under Article 222 Rv. The Court determined that the requisite threshold for joinder was not met, reasoning that the two actions involve fundamentally distinct legal remedies and statutory frameworks. Specifically, the Court highlighted the procedural divergence between an action seeking the revocation of arbitral awards and an action seeking the revocation of domestic appellate and Supreme Court judgments.

Decision and Operative Directions

Consequently, the Court denied the Russian Federation's primary request for formal joinder. However, to ensure procedural efficiency and synchronize the proceedings, the Court granted the subsidiary request to join the cases on the docket (voeging op de rol). The decision on the costs of the incident was reserved until the final judgment in the principal proceedings.