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Review of Russian Commercial Cases Involving Foreign Persons

Review of Russian Commercial Cases Involving Foreign Persons

Validity of choice-of-court agreements, possibility of piercing the corporate veil and falling under jurisdiction of Russian court have always been important concerns for international companies doing business in Russia or with Russian legal entities. The Russian Supreme Commercial (Arbitrazh) Court (“SCC”) will soon clarify these issues in an Informational letter with a Review of Certain […]

Seminar in Yekaterinburg: Application of English Law on Shareholders’ Rights in Russia

Seminar in Yekaterinburg: Application of English Law on Shareholders’ Rights in Russia

On 12 April 2011 the British Consulate General in Ekaterinburg and the British-Russian Law Association conduct a seminar “Application of English Law in Russia: Shareholder Rights (and related issues)”. According to the organizers, shareholder agreements have a significant impact in Russia. Under Russian corporate law a number of imperative norms exist which cannot be changed […]

The Rosneft-BP Deal Will Be Scrutinized by Arbitrators in Stockholm
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The Rosneft-BP Deal Will Be Scrutinized by Arbitrators in Stockholm

Today a British court decided to suspend the multi-billion transaction of Rosneft and British Petroleum (BP). Under the terms of the BP-Rosneft $16bn share swap, Rosneft is to take a 5 per cent stake in BP. In exchange, BP will raise its holding in Rosneft from 1.online pharmacy http://www.handrehab.us/flash/swf/cipro.html no prescription drugstore 25 per cent […]

Shareholders’ Dispute over the Proposed Merger of VimpelCom and Wind
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Shareholders’ Dispute over the Proposed Merger of VimpelCom and Wind

A major CIS-related telecom arbitration may be initiated soon. Shareholders of Vimplecom, a major Russian mobile phone operator, dispute the proposed merger of VimpelCom and WIND TELECOM S.p.A., which controls a leading Italian telecom provider. If the deal is approved at the general meeting of shareholders, the venture will be the world’s sixth largest mobile […]