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What makes CIS-related disputes different?
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What makes CIS-related disputes different?

On 25-26 May 2021, CIS Arbitration Forum conducted an online conference CIS-related Disputes: Treaties, Sanctions, Compliance and Enforcement. It brought together over 80 participants, including private practitioners, in-house lawyers and government officials. We present a recording of the conference introductory remarks followed by the keynote address. The recording does not include the Q&A session.   […]

Empirical data on ISDS in the CIS: who are the main winners and losers?

Empirical data on ISDS in the CIS: who are the main winners and losers?

The CIS Arbitration Forum conducted an empirical study on the performance of States in the CIS region in known investor-state disputes between 1996 and June 2020. It shows the growth patterns of the disputes, highlights notable features of their outcomes, and identifies trends regarding the State of investor origin and nationality of arbitrators. The research […]

Tatneft v Ukraine: U.S. District Court explains impartiality and public policy

Tatneft v Ukraine: U.S. District Court explains impartiality and public policy

By a decision handed down on 24 August 2020 in PAO Tatneft v Ukraine, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia rejected an application by Ukraine to set aside an award enforcement order. Tatneft, the fifth largest oil company in Russia, brought the action to enforce a UNCITRAL arbitral award entered against […]

Ratification of Arbitration-Related Conventions by CIS States: Global and Regional Framework

Ratification of Arbitration-Related Conventions by CIS States: Global and Regional Framework

Trying to create a favourable investment climate, all CIS states have adopted investment protection laws which provide certain privileges to foreign investors. However, when it comes to ratification of international treaties in which states reflect consent to international arbitration of investment disputes, the situation is more nuanced. All CIS countries are parties to the basic international […]

Hot Topics in Investment Arbitration Disputes Involving CIS States

Hot Topics in Investment Arbitration Disputes Involving CIS States

The last few years have seen several significant developments in the area of investment arbitration disputes involving the CIS states and pertaining to noteworthy and sometimes intriguing jurisdictional and substantive law issues.online pharmacy https://www.childhealthonline.org/scripts/js/doxycycline.html no prescription drugstore Jones Day, together with the Russia and CIS Arbitration Network and the CIS Arbitration Forum, is pleased to […]

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International arbitration in Russia under the new legislative framework – PowerPoint presentation
By 5 October, 2017 0 Comments Read More →

International arbitration in Russia under the new legislative framework – PowerPoint presentation

International arbitration in Russia under the new legislative framework Presentation by Dmitry Davydenko at CIS-Roundtable hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Hamburg, 5 October 2017).  CIS-Roundtable is a regular discussion forum on the legal, political and societal developments of the post-Soviet region.

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Agreement on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments in the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Community
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Agreement on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments in the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Community

The Agreement was signed in Moscow in 2008 and is in force as between the following CIS states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation. Below is the text in Russian. Agreement on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments in the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Community_Russian Source: Investment Policy Hub

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Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Vietnam
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Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Vietnam

Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and its member states, on the one part, and  the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, of the other part, was signed in Kazakhstan in 2015 and entered into force on 5 October 2016.online pharmacy https://salterlewismd.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/new/amoxil.html no prescription drugstore Chapter 8 focuses on investment protection.online pharmacy https://salterlewismd.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/new/fluoxetine.html no prescription drugstore […]

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Kiev Convention on Settling Disputes Related to Commercial Activities
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Kiev Convention on Settling Disputes Related to Commercial Activities

Kiev Convention on Settling Disputes Related to Commercial Activities was signed in 1992 and is in force as between the following states: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.online pharmacy https://www.dino-dds.com/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/new/bactroban.html no prescription drugstore It sets out rules for jurisdiction of member states’ courts in transnational disputes and legal cooperation between […]

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Minsk Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters
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Minsk Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters

Minsk Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters was signed in 1993 and is in force as between the following states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.online pharmacy https://www.dino-dds.com/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/new/trazodone.html no prescription drugstore The Convention provides the rules for legal cooperation between member states’ courts […]

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Moldova: a Summary of Investment Arbitration History
By 23 September, 2016 0 Comments Read More →

Moldova: a Summary of Investment Arbitration History

The Republic of Moldova is a party to numerous multilateral investment treaties including the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT“) and the ICSID Convention, which came into force for Moldova on 4 June 2011. Moldova has also signed bilateral investment treaties (“BITs“) with 43 countries. This article presents a short overview of known investor-state cases brought against Moldova. Cases initiated by Yuri Bogdanov  Russian citizen […]

AIG Capital Partners, Inc. and CJSC Tema Real Estate Company v. Republic of Kazakhstan

AIG Capital Partners, Inc. and CJSC Tema Real Estate Company v. Republic of Kazakhstan

AIG Capital Partners arises out of a Request for Arbitration by AIG Capital Partners Inc  and CJSC Tema Real Estate Company requesting for arbitration of an “investment dispute” with the Republic of Kazakhstan. The claim in the Request for Arbitration arises out of the alleged expropriation of the Claimants‟ investment in a Real Estate Development […]

Every Third LCIA Case Involves a CIS-related Party

Every Third LCIA Case Involves a CIS-related Party

CIS Arbitration Forum continues its series of interviews with representatives of major international arbitration institutions involved in disputes related to Russia and the CIS region. The series proceeds with an interview with Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, Director General of London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). Dmitry Davydenko: Do you see any trends in the LCIA arbitration workload related to the CIS region? […]

Minsk to Host IV ICC Lex Mercatoria Moot in November 2015

Minsk to Host IV ICC Lex Mercatoria Moot in November 2015

On 28-30 November 2015, the IV International Arbitration Moot Court ICC Lex Mercatoria will take place in Minsk (Belarus). The International Arbitration Moot Court ICC Lex Mercatoria aims to promote international commercial arbitration as an alternative means of resolution of commercial disputes. The International Arbitration Moot Court will focus on resolution of a mock case by […]

Approach of Russian Courts to International Forum Shopping

Approach of Russian Courts to International Forum Shopping

Unlike in the United Kingdom or the United States, international forum shopping is rarely at issue in Russian case law or legal doctrine. However, disputes related to forum shopping do arise in Russia: it happens that the same disputes fall within the jurisdiction of national courts of several states, e.g. the national court of the […]

Kyrgyz Republic’s Mixed Fortunes in Investment Arbitration

Kyrgyz Republic’s Mixed Fortunes in Investment Arbitration

The Kyrgyz Republic found itself on the receiving end of a flurry of investment arbitration claims a couple of years ago. While it has since successfully resolved a number of cases, it has also lost several times. This post looks at two important recent developments. The first one is three awards rendered against the Kyrgyz […]

Survey of the Russian & CIS Arbitration Market: Focus on Legal Departments

Survey of the Russian & CIS Arbitration Market: Focus on Legal Departments

CIS Arbitration Forum, Legal Success magazine and Arbitrations.ru are pleased to commence the first study of the Russian & CIS  legal services market in International Arbitration. Depth, complexity and focus on Russia/CIS are the main distinctive features of the study.  It will consist of 3 parts: law firms’ survey, legal departments’ survey and arbitrators’ survey. In […]

Report from the AIA June Conference on Arbitration in CIS Countries

Report from the AIA June Conference on Arbitration in CIS Countries

On 21 June 2012, the Association for International Arbitration (AIA) together with the Brussels Institute for Contemporary China Studies (BICCS) organised a conference on “Arbitration in CIS countries: current issues”. It was held at the Karel Van Miert Building of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The media partners of the conference included the CIS Arbitration Forum […]

Conference in Brussels: Current Issues in Arbitration in CIS Countries

Conference in Brussels: Current Issues in Arbitration in CIS Countries

The Association for International Arbitration, the CIS Arbitration Forum and a number of co-sponsors are hosting an arbitration conference in Brussels on 21 June 2012. Speakers from various CIS jurisdictions will discuss a range of issues related to arbitration in the region. The topics include the policy of CIS countries towards arbitration, bribery, Russia-related arbitration […]

Conference in London: Arbitrating CIS Disputes through the LCIA
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Conference in London: Arbitrating CIS Disputes through the LCIA

The LCIA in conjunction with the British-Russian Law Association is organizing a conference on practical issues of CIS dispute resolution in London. On 17 March 2011, the participants will discuss commencing and progressing LCIA proceedings, multiparty arbitrations, as well as on issues of costs and enforcement. Keynote participants include: James Clanchy (Registrar and Deputy Director […]