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USA—contempt sanctions imposed on Kyrgystan for failure to comply with discovery orders (Sistem v Kyrgyzstan)

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Published on: 11 October 2022
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Law360: A federal judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that Kyrgyzstan must pay nearly US$8.6m in sanctions for ignoring discovery orders in a Turkish company's claim to confirm an US$11.6m arbitral award it won after being forcibly expelled from its hotel in the capital city of Bishkek.

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