District Court
The district courts (Swedish: tingsrätt) are the courts of first instance. There are forty-eight district courts throughout Sweden, divided by geographic regions. For cases involving an arbitration issue, the district court’s role is to appoint or discharge an arbitrator, to render assistance in taking evidence and to decide a challenge of an arbitrator’s fees.
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Judgment of the Stockholm District Court, 11 September 2014, Case No. T 15045-09
Summary:The Russian Federation requested the District Court to declare that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction. The Federation alleged, among many other grounds, that the claimants were not investors and even if they were, that the investment was not made within the territory of the Russian...
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Decision of the Stockholm District Court, 2 July 2014, Case No. T 9406-14
Summary: the claimant requested the Stockholm District Court to order the sequestration of money against the respondents without hearing the respondents. The Court considered that the claimant showed probable cause for its claims against the respondents. The respondents were in default of...
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Default Judgment from the Stockholm District Court, 9 November 2011, Case No. T 24891-07
Summary: The appellant challenged an arbitral tribunal’s decision on jurisdiction, in which the tribunal found it had jurisdiction to try an expropriation claim. The counterparty denied the challenge but failed to appear at a preparatory hearing regarding the appellant’s challenge. The...
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Order by the Stockholm District Court, 11 October 2010, Case No. T 15420-10
Summary: The claimant requested the court to order the seizure of property owned by the respondent to secure the enforcement of an arbitral award. The Stockholm District Court concluded that the claimant had a right to such an order, noting that delay in payment was detrimental to the claimant...
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Decision of the District Court of Södertörn, 26 January 2009, Case No. T 5511-08
Summary: The claimant sought repayment of a loan from the defendant, a company owned by a third party. The defendant alleged that the claim should be dismissed due to the existence of an arbitration agreement contained in a “cooperation agreement” between the claimant and the defendant’s parent...
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Decision of the Södertörn Disctrict Court, 10 December 2008, Case No. K 13165-08
Summary: The creditor applied to the Södertörn District Court to declare the debtor’s bankruptcy due to debtor’s permanent incapacity to meet its liabilities as ordered by a separate award on advance on costs. The District Court considered that an order to pay as set out in a separate award on...
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Decision of the Stockholm District Court, 30 April 2004, Case No. Ä 860-04
Summary: The claimant requested the Stockholm District Court to overturn a decision of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and disqualify an arbitrator due to lack of independence and impartiality under Section 10 of the Swedish Arbitration Act (SAA). The District...
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Judgment of the Stockholm District Court, 18 December 2002, Case No. T 6-583-98
Summary: The claimant requested the Stockholm District Court to deny enforcement of the arbitral award, alleging, among others, that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction as no arbitration agreement ever existed between the parties. The District Court rejected the claims applying the theory of...
