Tag: international jurisdiction

Russian Response to Western Sanctions: Exclusive Jurisdiction of State Commercial Courts
By 25 June, 2020 0 Comments Read More →

Russian Response to Western Sanctions: Exclusive Jurisdiction of State Commercial Courts

On 8 June 2020, the Russian legislator has implemented changes to the Russian Commercial Procedure Code. The amendment grants Russian commercial courts exclusive jurisdiction over certain types of disputes whose subject matter relates to foreign sanctions or disputes involving sanctioned individuals and legal entities. At the request by sanctioned parties, Russian commercial courts now have […]

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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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