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Competition of Russian and Foreign Jurisdictions: a Case Study
By 16 May, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Competition of Russian and Foreign Jurisdictions: a Case Study

Competition and cooperation between legal systems is the opening theme of the plenary session of the International Legal Forum in Saint Petersburg on 15-18 May 2013. In October 2012 the Presidium of the Russian Supreme Commercial Court (“SCC”) issued a resolution dealing with competition between foreign and Russian jurisdictions which is relevant to this session and of interest to international litigation practitioners. […]

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Will Exercise of Jurisdiction by a Foreign Court Be Accepted in Russia?
By 27 August, 2012 0 Comments Read More →

Will Exercise of Jurisdiction by a Foreign Court Be Accepted in Russia?

The Presidium of the Russian Supreme Commercial Court is set to hear the first case in a while directly dealing with the enforcement of a foreign court judgment. The central issue is the following: can a Russian court assess the reasonableness of a foreign court’s decision to exercise jurisdiction in ruling on whether to recognise […]

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