GRETTON LIMITED v. REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

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Case Number:

1:18-cv-01755

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Arbitration

Judge:

James E. Boasberg

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  1. August 30, 2019

    Uzbekistan To Challenge Immunity Ruling In $13M Award Fight

    Uzbekistan has appealed a D.C. federal court ruling rejecting its sovereign immunity defense in litigation filed by a Guernsey-based arbitration funder to enforce a $13 million arbitral award following a gold and silver mining and tax dispute.

  2. July 31, 2019

    Uzbekistan Can't Get Suit Over $13M Arbitral Award Nixed

    A D.C. federal judge has ruled that Uzbekistan has no sovereign immunity in litigation filed by a Guernsey-based arbitration funder to enforce a $13 million arbitral award, though he ordered further discussion on whether the Central Asian nation was properly served.

  3. June 25, 2019

    Oxus Won't Look To Revive $1.2B Mining Claim

    Defunct precious metals mining company Oxus Gold PLC will not challenge a decision issued by a Paris appeals court last month affirming a disappointing $13 million arbitral award against Uzbekistan following a dispute over two mining projects.

  4. February 07, 2019

    Uzbekistan Gets $13M Mining Row Award Halted In Fed. Court

    A D.C. federal judge has paused an arbitration funder's suit seeking to enforce a $13 million award against Uzbekistan stemming from a mining and tax dispute, finding a stay is warranted given that a French court is set to rule on a bid to vacate part of the award.

  5. November 19, 2018

    Sovereign Immunity Bars $13M Award Suit, Uzbekistan Says

    The Republic of Uzbekistan on Friday urged a D.C. federal court to toss a lawsuit filed by a Guernsey-based arbitration funder to confirm a $13 million arbitral award stemming from a mining and tax dispute, saying the suit is barred under sovereign immunity.

  6. July 30, 2018

    Uzbekistan Owes $13M Award For Tax Changes, US Suit Says

    The Republic of Uzbekistan has failed to pay any of the $13 million that a European tribunal awarded to U.K.-based Oxus Gold PLC after finding changes in the country's tax regime harmed the mining company, according to a complaint filed in a D.C. federal court.