Archive for January, 2011

Shareholders’ Dispute over the Proposed Merger of VimpelCom and Wind
By 24 January, 2011 0 Comments Read More →

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 […]

Russian Arbitration Users in Europe: Growth and Misunderstandings
By 20 January, 2011 0 Comments Read More →

Russian Arbitration Users in Europe: Growth and Misunderstandings

Until very recently, the word “arbitration” was unfamiliar to many lawyers in Russia. The word still carries two meanings there: one referring to the system of Russian state commercial courts and the other, the more generally-recognized contract-based private dispute resolution procedure. Although many in Russia understand the western concept of “international arbitration” in general terms, a number […]

New Amendments to the Russian Law on International Commercial Arbitration
By 17 January, 2011 0 Comments Read More →

New Amendments to the Russian Law on International Commercial Arbitration

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has recently proposed amendments to the Federal Law “On International Commercial Arbitration”. The amendments reflect more than fifteen years of application of that Law. They also reflect the 2006 amendments to the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration which was the basis for the Russian […]

A New Arbitration Institution Established in Belarus

A New Arbitration Institution Established in Belarus

The Chamber of Arbitrators under the Union of Lawyers is a new institutional arbitration forum established in Belarus this year. The Union of Lawyers is the biggest Belarusian jurists professional association that unites all representatives of the legal profession – from law students and paralegals to judges. The Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI) […]