Lithuania

Lithuania

NO. Year of initiation Short case name Full case name Applicable IIA Arbitral rules Administering institution Summary Details of investment Outcome of original proceedings Respondent State Home State of investor Economic sector Economic subsector Arbitrators Amount claimed Amount awarded (or settled for) Breaches alleged Breaches found Decisions Individual opinions Follow-on proceeding type Follow-on proceeding status Follow-on decisions Follow-on individual opinions ICSID annulment committee members
1 2023 Belaruskali v. Lithuania Belaruskali JSC v. Republic of Lithuania Belarus - Lithuania BIT (1999) UNCITRAL Data not available Investment:

Summary:
Pending Lithuania Belarus Secondary: C - Manufacturing 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products Data not available Data not available Data not available Data not available Pending Data not available Data not available None None None None None
2 2019 Russian Fund v. Lithuania Russian Fund for the Protection of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States v. Lithuania (PCA Case No. 2019-48) Lithuania - Russian Federation BIT (1999) UNCITRAL PCA Investment: Majority shareholding (68% of shares held by Vladimir Antonov) in Bankas Snoras, a now defunct Lithuanian bank.

Summary: Claims arising out of the nationalization of Snoras bank in 2011 related to purported insolvency risks and suspected criminal activity, and the bank’s ensuing liquidation.
Majority shareholding (68% of shares held by Vladimir Antonov) in Bankas Snoras, a now defunct Lithuanian bank. Decided in favour of State Lithuania Russian Federation Tertiary: K - Financial and insurance activities 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding Lévy, L. - President

Park, W. W. - Claimant

Thomas, J. C. - Respondent
300.00 mln USD Data not available Data not available Data not available Award dated 1 July 2022 None None None None None None
3 2018 Roščins v. Lithuania Oļegs Roščins v. Republic of Lithuania (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/37) Latvia - Lithuania BIT (1996) ICSID ICSID Investment:

Summary:
Discontinued Lithuania Latvia Data not available Data not available Boo, L. - President

Coutant-Peyre, I. - Claimant

Pawlak, D. - Respondent
Data not available Data not available Data not available Not applicable - settled or discontinued before decision on liability Order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding dated 5 November 2019 None None None None None None
4 2016 Veolia and others v. Lithuania UAB Litesko, UAB Vilniaus Energija, Veolia Baltics and Eastern Europe S.A.S., Veolia Environnement S.A. v. Republic of Lithuania (ICSID Case No. ARB/16/3) France - Lithuania BIT (1992) ICSID ICSID Investment: Ownership of local subsidiaries in the heating and electrical power generation industry, Vilniaus Energija and Litesko.

Summary: Claims arising out allegedly unfair and discriminatory changes in laws and regulations.
Ownership of local subsidiaries in the heating and electrical power generation industry, Vilniaus Energija and Litesko. Pending Lithuania France Tertiary: D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply Lévy, L. - President

Orrego Vicuña, F. - Claimant (replaced)

Landau, T. - Respondent

Haigh, D. - Claimant
100.00 mln EUR (108.50 mln USD) Data not available Data not available Pending None None None None None None None
5 2012 Gazprom v. Lithuania OAO Gazprom v. The Republic of Lithuania (PCA Case No. 2011-16) Lithuania - Russian Federation BIT (1999) UNCITRAL PCA Investment: Minority shareholding in a Lithuanian gas distribution company.

Summary: Claims arising out of the alleged forced sale of Gazprom's stake in Lietuvos Dujos, Lithuania's gas distribution company, in the context of an EU-mandated gas market reform.
Minority shareholding in a Lithuanian gas distribution company. Discontinued Lithuania Russian Federation Tertiary: D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply Simma, B. - President

Böckstiegel, K.-H. - Claimant

Lowe, V. - Respondent
Data not available Data not available Data not available Not applicable - settled or discontinued before decision on liability Award on costs and order for the termination of the proceedings dated 31 March 2015 None None None None None None
6 2010 Bosca v. Lithuania Luigiterzo Bosca v. Republic of Lithuania (PCA Case No. 2011-05) Italy - Lithuania BIT (1994) UNCITRAL PCA Investment: Know-how by way of providing services to wine producing company in Lithuania; "making of contract" rights as winner of a public tender for the acquisition of a sparkling wines manufacturing company.

Summary: Claims arising out of the Government's annulment of claimant's successful bid for the company AB Alita, a Lithuanian alcoholic beverage producer.
Know-how by way of providing services to wine producing company in Lithuania; "making of contract" rights as winner of a public tender for the acquisition of a sparkling wines manufacturing company. Decided in favour of neither party (liability found but no damages awarded) Lithuania Italy Secondary: C - Manufacturing 11 - Manufacture of beverages Lalonde, M. - President

Price, D. M. - Claimant

Stern, B. - Respondent
207.00 mln EUR (279.20 mln USD) 0.00 mln USD Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims

National treatment

Most-favoured nation treatment

Direct expropriation

Arbitrary, unreasonable and/or discriminatory measures
Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims Award dated 17 May 2013 None None None None None None
7 2007 Kaliningrad v. Lithuania Kaliningrad Region v. Lithuania Lithuania - Russian Federation BIT (1999) ICC ICC Investment: Ownership of a building in Lithuania.

Summary: Claims arising out of the seizure of a Lithuanian-based building owned by the Kaliningrad regional government by order of Lithuanian courts enforcing a LCIA arbitral award previously rendered against the claimant.
Ownership of a building in Lithuania. Decided in favour of State Lithuania Russian Federation Tertiary: L - Real estate activities 68 - Real estate activities Böckstiegel, K.-H. - President

Lebedev, S. N. - Unknown

Rosell, J. - Unknown
Data not available Data not available Indirect expropriation None - jurisdiction declined Final Award dated 28 January 2009 None Judicial review by national courts Award/decision upheld (Judicial review by national courts) Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal on application to set aside award dated 18 November 2010 (Judicial review by national courts) None None
8 2005 Parkerings v. Lithuania Parkerings-Compagniet AS v. Republic of Lithuania (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/8) Lithuania - Norway BIT (1992) ICSID ICSID Investment: Rights under a public parking concession agreement concluded between the City of Vilnius and claimant's wholly-owned Lithuanian subsidiary, acting as part of a bidding consortium.

Summary: Claims arising out of the alleged repudiation by the Lithuanian municipality of Vilnius of an agreement entered into with the investor concerning a public parking system.
Rights under a public parking concession agreement concluded between the City of Vilnius and claimant's wholly-owned Lithuanian subsidiary, acting as part of a bidding consortium. Decided in favour of State Lithuania Norway Tertiary: F - Construction

Tertiary: H - Transportation and storage
41 - Construction of buildings

52 - Warehousing and support activities for transportation
Lévy, L. - President

Lew, J. D. M. - Claimant

Lalonde, M. - Respondent
176.40 mln NOK (25.90 mln USD) Data not available Indirect expropriation

Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims

Full protection and security, or similar

Most-favoured nation treatment
None - all claims dismissed at the merits stage Award dated 11 September 2007 None None None None None None
NO. Year of initiation Short case name Full case name Applicable IIA Arbitral rules Administering institution Summary Details of investment Outcome of original proceedings Respondent State Home State of investor Economic sector Economic subsector Arbitrators Amount claimed Amount awarded (or settled for) Breaches alleged Breaches found Decisions Individual opinions Follow-on proceeding type Follow-on proceeding status Follow-on decisions Follow-on individual opinions ICSID annulment committee members
1 2022 Arctic Fishing v. Norway UAB Arctic Fishing v. Kingdom of Norway (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/31) Lithuania - Norway BIT (1992) ICSID ICSID Investment: Investments in three snow crab-fishing vessels with fishing rights in maritime zones administered by Norway.

Summary: Claims arising out of Government authorities’ interference with the claimant’s snow crab harvesting business, including through the arrest of the claimant’s fishing vessels “Jūros Vilkas” and the dispossession of the claimant’s fishing rights.
Investments in three snow crab-fishing vessels with fishing rights in maritime zones administered by Norway. Pending Norway Lithuania Primary: A - Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3 - Fishing and aquaculture Data not available Data not available Data not available Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims

Full protection and security, or similar

Indirect expropriation
Pending Data not available Data not available None None None None None
2 2022 Ershova and Jeršov v. Bulgaria Vasilisa Ershova and Jegor Jeršov v. Republic of Bulgaria (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/29) The Energy Charter Treaty (1994) ICSID ICSID Investment: Investments in “Petrol” AD JSC, a local oil and gas company, through a shareholding in “Petrol Holding” AD.

Summary: Claims arising out of the Government’s alleged wrongful acts and omissions related to the investments of the claimants’ late father Denis Jeršov in “Petrol” and “Petrol Holding”, including the Government’s failure to halt the fraudulent sale of Petrol shares to a third party. According to the claimants, this led to Jeršov’s loss of control over Petrol, the bankruptcy Petrol Holding and the destruction of Jeršov’s investments.
Investments in “Petrol” AD JSC, a local oil and gas company, through a shareholding in “Petrol Holding” AD. Pending Bulgaria Lithuania Primary: B - Mining and quarrying 6 - Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas Fernández-Armesto, J. - President

Paulsson, J. - Claimant

Landau, T. - Respondent
1000.00 mln USD Data not available Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims

Full protection and security, or similar

Indirect expropriation

Other
Pending Decision on the Respondent’s objections pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 41(5) dated 25 July 2023 None None None None None None
3 2021 Pavilniu and Modus v. Belarus UAB Pavilniu saules slenis 14 and UAB Modus grupe v. Republic of Belarus (ICSID Case No. ARB/21/2) Belarus - Lithuania BIT (1999) ICSID ICSID Investment: Investment in a hotel construction project near the Minsk national airport.

Summary:
Investment in a hotel construction project near the Minsk national airport. Decided in favour of State Belarus Lithuania Tertiary: F - Construction

Tertiary: I - Accommodation and food service activities
41 - Construction of buildings

55 - Accommodation
Bull, C. - President

Tonova, S. - Claimant

Malintoppi, L. - Respondent
9.00 mln USD Data not available Data not available None - all claims dismissed at the merits stage Award dated 5 December 2023 Separate Opinion by Sylvia Tonova None None None None None
4 2020 Aleksandravicius v. Denmark Donatas Aleksandravicius v. Kingdom of Denmark (ICSID Case No. ARB/20/30) Denmark - Lithuania BIT (1992) ICSID ICSID Investment: Investments in local construction company, DS Byggeri APS.

Summary: Claims arising out of the local police’s failure to take action against labour union protests at a construction site targeting the claimant’s company, DS Byggeri. According to the claimant, the protesters damaged the company’s construction equipment and caused harm to its scaffolding business.
Investments in local construction company, DS Byggeri APS. Discontinued Denmark Lithuania Tertiary: F - Construction 41 - Construction of buildings Annacker, C. - President

Paulsson, J. - Claimant

Hindelang, S. - Respondent
Data not available Data not available Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims

Full protection and security, or similar
Not applicable - settled or discontinued before decision on liability Order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 44 dated 19 November 2021 None None None None None None
5 2020 Garsų Pasaulis v. Kyrgyzstan Garsų Pasaulis UAB v. Kyrgyz Republic (PCA Case No. 2020-59) Kyrgyzstan - Lithuania BIT (2008) UNCITRAL PCA Investment: Investments in a security printing business.

Summary: Claims arising out of State authorities’ decision to halt the signature of a contract to produce  biometric passports for Kyrgyz citizens that the claimant had won through a public tender.
Investments in a security printing business. Pending Kyrgyzstan Lithuania Secondary: C - Manufacturing 18 - Printing and reproduction of recorded media Laird, I. A. - Claimant

Vilkova, N. - Respondent

Hobér, K. - President
65.00 mln EUR (70.80 mln USD) Data not available Data not available Pending None None None None None None None
6 2012 E energija v. Latvia UAB E energija (Lithuania) v. Republic of Latvia (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/33) Latvia - Lithuania BIT (1996) ICSID ICSID Investment: Rights under a 30-year lease agreement concluded between the claimant and the local authority of Rezekne to review, upgrade and operate a heating supply system.

Summary: Claims arising out of the early termination of a lease agreement by the authorities of Rezekne, followed by the alleged nationalization of a heating and hot water supply system in which the claimant had invested.
Rights under a 30-year lease agreement concluded between the claimant and the local authority of Rezekne to review, upgrade and operate a heating supply system. Decided in favour of investor Latvia Lithuania Tertiary: D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply Patocchi, P. M. - President

Wordsworth, S. - Claimant

Reinisch, A. - Respondent
9.80 mln EUR (11.70 mln USD) 1.60 mln EUR (1.90 mln USD) Direct expropriation

Indirect expropriation

Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims

Full protection and security, or similar

Arbitrary, unreasonable and/or discriminatory measures

Most-favoured nation treatment
Arbitrary, unreasonable and/or discriminatory measures Award dated 22 December 2017 Dissenting Opinion on Costs of August Reinisch ICSID annulment proceedings Award/decision upheld (ICSID annulment proceedings) Decision on Annulment dated 8 April 2020 (ICSID annulment proceedings) None Malintoppi, L. - President

Bastid Burdeau, G. - Member

Rigo Sureda, A. - Member

Khan, M. A. - Member (replaced)
7 2009 ARVI and SANITEX v. Serbia UAB "ARVI" ir ko and UAB "SANITEX" v. Republic of Serbia (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/21) Lithuania - Serbia BIT (2005)

Lithuania - Montenegro BIT (2005)
ICSID ICSID Investment: Shareholding in the Serbian fertiliser manufacturer HIP Azatora acquired under certain privatisation agreement concluded between the Government and a Serbian investor.

Summary: Claims arising out of the alleged expropriation of claimants' shares in a Serbian fertilizer company.
Shareholding in the Serbian fertiliser manufacturer HIP Azatora acquired under certain privatisation agreement concluded between the Government and a Serbian investor. Decided in favour of investor Serbia Lithuania Secondary: C - Manufacturing 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products Buergenthal, T. - President

Brower, C. N. - Claimant

Varady, T. - Respondent
Data not available 1.00 mln EUR (1.10 mln USD) Indirect expropriation

Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims
Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims Award dated 16 March 2015 Separate Opinion None None None None None
8 2002 Tokios Tokelés v. Ukraine Tokios Tokelés v. Ukraine (ICSID Case No. ARB/02/18) Lithuania - Ukraine BIT (1994) ICSID ICSID Investment: Ownership of local publishing company.

Summary: Claims arising out of certain alleged retaliatory actions by the respondent for a publication concerning an Ukrainian opposition politician, including document seizures, public accusations of illegal conduct, judicial actions to invalidate contracts and seizure of assets.
Ownership of local publishing company. Decided in favour of State Ukraine Lithuania Tertiary: J - Information and communication 58 - Publishing activities Mustill, M. - President

Weil, P. - President (replaced)

Price, D. M. - Claimant

Bernardini, P. - Respondent
65.00 mln USD Data not available Indirect expropriation

Full protection and security, or similar

Most-favoured nation treatment
None - all claims dismissed at the merits stage Decision on Jurisdiction dated 29 April 2004

Award dated 26 July 2007
Dissenting Opinion by Mr. Prosper Weil (Decision on Jurisdiction)

Dissenting Opinion by Mr. Daniel M. Price (Award)
None None None None None