Leading arbitrator Public record 25 published cases
Kaj Hobér
Arbitrator in 25 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 5) before ICSID, SCC, PCA tribunals, in construction; public works; state debt settlement, natural gas; combined heat and power; mining licences, internet domain registry (.co cctld); telecommunications disputes.
Overview
In the published awards, Kaj Hobér has been appointed by claimants 14 times and by respondents 1 times, and has presided or sat alone in 5 cases. Of the party appointments, 1 came from States and 14 from investors or companies. 3 dissenting or separate opinion(s) are recorded.
Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: claimant prevailed in 32% of the 11 claimant appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.
Appointed most often by: Festorino Invest Limited (1), Fosontal Limited (1), Petra Salesny (1), Peter Derendinger (1), Petr Rojicek (1).
Track record
| Year | Case | Role | Appointed by | Institution / rules | Sector | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Salini Impregilo S.p.A. v. Argentine Republic | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Transport infrastructure; Rosario–Victoria bridge and toll r | Read award → |
| 2026 | Bank of Nova Scotia v. Republic of Peru dissent | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Banking; tax default interest; judicial conduct | Read award → |
| 2025 | Festorino Invest Limited and others v Poland | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | SCC · Stockholm | Natural gas; combined heat and power; mining licences | Read award → |
| 2025 | Etrak Insaat Taahut ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi v Libya | President | Co-arbitrators | ICC · Geneva | Construction; public works; state debt settlement | Read award → |
| 2024 | Garsų Pasaulis UAB v. Kyrgyzstan | President | Co-arbitrators | PCA · Stockholm | Security printing; e-passports; public procurement | Read award → |
| 2024 | Security Services, LLC d/b/a Neustar Security Services (formerly Neustar, Inc.) v. Republic of Colombia | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Internet domain registry (.co ccTLD); telecommunications | Read award → |
| 2023 | Wang Jiazhu v. Republic of Finland (the 'Presiding Arbitrator' label appears beside his signature in the scanned text) | President | — | UNCITRAL | — | Read award → |
| 2022 | Valeri Belokon v. Kyrgyz Republic (challenge rejected) | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | PCA · Paris | Banking (Manas Bank) | Read award → |
| 2021 | Antoine Abou Lahoud and Leila Bounafeh-Abou Lahoud v. Democratic Republic of the Congo | Committee member | — | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Electrical works; timber processing and export | Read award → |
| 2021 | FREIF Eurowind Holdings Ltd. v. Kingdom of Spain (first challenge dismissed 14 September 2017; released 19 December 2019 after Spain's successful second challenge) | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | SCC · Stockholm | Renewable energy (wind farms) | Read award → |
| 2020 | KS Invest GmbH and TLS Invest GmbH v. Kingdom of Spain (replaced Gary Born on 13 August 2018; challenge rejected 15 May 2020) | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID | Renewable energy | Read award → |
| 2020 | Staur Eiendom AS, EBO Invest AS and Rox Holding AS v. Republic of Latvia | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Paris | Real estate development next to Riga International Airport | Read award → |
| 2019 | Stadtwerke München GmbH, RWE Innogy GmbH, and others v. Kingdom of Spain dissent | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington D.C. | Renewable energy; concentrated solar power (Andasol 3 Plant) | Read award → |
| 2019 | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. v. Republic of India | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | — | — | Read award → |
| 2017 | Société Resort Company Invest Abidjan, Stanislas Citerici and Gérard Bot v. Republic of Côte d'Ivoire dissent | Co-arbitrator | Respondent | — | — | Read award → |
| 2017 | Consorzio per il Sistema Informativo CSI-Piemonte and FBS Sh.p.k. v. Immovable Property Registration Office | Tribunal | — | SCC · Stockholm | IT systems procurement | Read award → |
| 2017 | Murphy Exploration & Production Company International v. Republic of Ecuador | Co-arbitrator | — | — | — | Read award → |
| 2016 | Antoine Goetz & Others and S.A. Affinage des Metaux v. Republic of Burundi | Committee member | — | — | — | Read award → |
| 2015 | Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH in Liqu. v. Republic of Turkey (appointed 7 September 2015; tribunal not constituted before discontinuance) | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | — | — | Read award → |
| 2015 | Señor Tza Yap Shum v. The Republic of Peru (appointed 2013 to replace Michael C. Pryles, who resigned) | Committee member | Appointing authority | — | — | Read award → |
| 2014 | TSIKinvest LLC v. Republic of Moldova (Emergency Arbitrator appointed by the SCC Board on 24 April 2014) | Sole arbitrator | Institution | — | — | Read award → |
| 2010 | Millicom International Operations B.V. and Sentel GSM SA v. The Republic of Senegal | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | — | — | Read award → |
| 2010 | Liman Caspian Oil BV and NCL Dutch Investment BV v. Republic of Kazakhstan | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | — | — | Read award → |
| 2003 | Petrobart Limited v. The Kyrgyz Republic | President | Co-arbitrators | — | — | Read award → |
| 2003 | Swembalt AB, Sweden v. The Republic of Latvia | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | — | — | Read award → |
Expertise
The legal issues and sectors decided most often in the published awards. Each links to the cases in the database.
fair and equitable treatment 10legitimate expectations 6Energy Charter Treaty 4indirect expropriation 4moral damages 3set-aside 3intra-EU objection 3Achmea 3umbrella clause 3arbitrator challenge 3settlement agreement 2fork in the road 2national treatment 2security for costs 2advance on costs 2banking 2RD 661/2007 2reasonable rate of return 2annulment 2dissenting opinion 2renewable energy 2Turkey–Libya BIT 1claims to money 1definition of investment 1
Co-arbitrators
- Zachary Douglas 4 cases
- Rolf Knieper 3 cases
- Jean E. Kalicki 2 cases
- Yves Derains 2 cases
- James Crawford 2 cases
- Azzedine Kettani 2 cases
- John M. Townsend 1 case
- May Canellas 1 case
- Daniel Barlow 1 case
- Fabienne Schaller 1 case
Appointed by clients of
- King & Spalding LLP 3
- Allen & Overy LLP 3
- Gómez-Acebo & Pombo 2
- Clifford Chance 2
- Drzewiecki, Tomaszek i Wspólnicy 1
- Norburg & Scherp Advokatbyrå AB 1
- Steptoe (Steptoe International (UK) LLP; Steptoe LLP) 1
- Álvarez Zárate & Asociados 1
Also appeared as counsel with
- 3 Verulam Buildings 2022–2026
- Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå 2009–2011
- Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB 2004–2016
- Mannheimer Swartling 2008–2013
- — 2002
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