PCA Tribunal Declines EU’s Request To Bifurcate Swiss Entity’s Pipeline Claims

Mealey's (January 22, 2021, 3:52 PM EST) -- THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) tribunal on Dec. 31 declined the European Union’s request to bifurcate claims brought by a Swiss entity owned by a Russian gas company that claims that new EU regulations will damage its pipeline investment, writing that addressing the EU’s objections will require an analysis that would also involve the merits of the dispute....