Case Details

Samvel Karapetyan v. French Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/25/26)

Subject of Dispute:

Real estate
Economic Sector:

Other Industry
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT Armenia - France 1995
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Samvel Karapetyan (Armenian)
Respondent(s):

French Republic (French)
Date Registered:

June 4, 2025
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

December 8, 2025

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Gabrielle KAUFMANN-KOHLER (Swiss) - Appointed by the Parties
Arbitrators:

Cavinder BULL (Singaporean) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Loretta MALINTOPPI (Italian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Ivanyan and Partners, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Pinna Goldberg, Paris, France
Respondent(s):

Legal Affairs Directorate of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Paris, France
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English,French
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

July 17, 2026 - Each party files a statement of costs.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Procedural Order No. 1

Procedural Order No. 2

Available on the ICSID Website

Procedural Order No. 1 (March 20, 2026) English (Original); French (Original)

Procedural Order No. 2 (May 7, 2026) English (Original); French (Original)

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
June 4, 2025	The Acting Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
July 7, 2025	The Claimant files a request for provisional measures.
July 23, 2025	Following appointment by the Claimant, Cavinder Bull (Singaporean) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
July 25, 2025	Following appointment by the Respondent, Loretta Malintoppi (Italian) accepts her appointment as arbitrator.
August 25, 2025	The Respondent files observations on the Claimant’s request for provisional measures.
September 9, 2025	The Claimant files a response to the Respondent’s observations of August 25, 2025.
September 24, 2025	The Respondent files a response to the Claimant’s observations of September 9, 2025.
December 8, 2025	Following appointment by agreement of the parties, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler (Swiss) accepts her appointment as presiding arbitrator.
December 8, 2025	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler (Swiss), President, appointed by agreement of the parties; Cavinder Bull (Singaporean), appointed by the Claimant; and Loretta Malintoppi (Italian), appointed by the Respondent.
January 20, 2026	The Respondent files an objection that the claim is manifestly without legal merit pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 41(1).
February 11, 2026	The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference.
March 16, 2026	The Claimant files observations on the Respondent’s objection that the claim is manifestly without legal merit.
March 20, 2026	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters.
April 16, 2026	The Respondent files a reply to the Claimant’s observations of March 16, 2026.
May 7, 2026	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning transparency and confidentiality.
May 21, 2026	The Claimant files a reply to the Respondent’s observations of April 16, 2026.
June 3, 2026	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning the organization of the hearing on the Respondent’s objection that the claim is manifestly without legal merit and the Claimant’s request for provisional measures.
June 9, 2026	The Tribunal holds a hearing on the Respondent’s objection that the claim is manifestly without legal merit and the Claimant’s request for provisional measures by videoconference.
June 13, 2026	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning post-hearing matters.
July 13, 2026	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning the Claimant’s request for provisional measures.
July 17, 2026	Each party files a statement of costs.