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Arbitrability of Insolvency Disputes: the Principle of Modified Universalism
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Arbitrability of Insolvency Disputes: the Principle of Modified Universalism

On 23 September 2020, English High Court granted an application for an interim injunction to restrain liquidators for the International Bank of St. Petersburg from pursuing insolvency proceedings in Russia in breach of an LCIA arbitration agreement. Most jurisdictions provide several mechanisms to reverse transactions entered into by a debtor prior to the commencement of […]

The VII Saint Petersburg International Legal Forum: 16–20 May 2017
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The VII Saint Petersburg International Legal Forum: 16–20 May 2017

Each year the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum brings together ministers of justice, chairpersons of constitutional courts, secretary generals of international organisations, heads of leading law firms, chief legal officers of major companies, representatives of state regulators, international organisations and law schools from over 80 countries. CIS Arbitration Forum is an information partner of this […]

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Insolvency and Arbitration in Russia

Insolvency and Arbitration in Russia

The continuing financial instability worldwide has its impact on all areas law, including arbitration. The number of cases where insolvent parties are involved in arbitration or have entered into agreements containing arbitration clauses is rising and has over the past year generated significant jurisprudence of the Russian courts. Notably, the Supreme Commercial Court in a […]