Tag: Hague Convention

Hague Convention Rules Mandatory for Service on Russian Parties
By 2 June, 2014 0 Comments Read More →

Hague Convention Rules Mandatory for Service on Russian Parties

Last Friday the Supreme Commercial Court released its full reasons for the decision in Nortel v UNI. The Court ruled that an English judgment may not be enforced in Russia, because the respondents had not participated in the English proceedings nor had they been served in accordance with the Hague Convention. The decision may result in delays in […]

Posted in: Domestic Proceedings
Service of Foreign Proceedings on Russian Parties: Rules to be Clarified by the Supreme Commercial Court
By 26 April, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Service of Foreign Proceedings on Russian Parties: Rules to be Clarified by the Supreme Commercial Court

Later this year the Presidium of Russia’s Supreme Commercial Court will decide whether service by means other than those under the Hague Convention constitutes proper notice sufficient for enforcement of the resulting judgment of a foreign court. The decision will have significant repercussions for international litigations involving respondents based in Russia, since to date in many […]

Posted in: Commercial Arbitration, Domestic Proceedings