SWITZERLAND 13 March 2026

● Bundesgericht, 13 March 2026, 4A_305/2025

(A v. B)

 

13 - 03 - 2026

SWITZERLAND 13 March 2026

Jurisdiction Switzerland
Summary

The Federal Court denied the application of an Angolan diamond miner to enforce a costs award rendered in LCIA arbitration, finding that payment under the award would violate the payment prohibition under the Swiss Ukraine Sanctions Ordinance, because 41 % of the creditor company was owned by a Russian shareholder which plausibly exercised control thereon.

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Public policy: The court discusses the effect of other alleged violations of public policy on the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award, such as contradictory reasons, manifest disregard of the law (US), etc.

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SWITZERLAND 13 March 2026