Archive for January, 2012

New Developments at the Russian Maritime Arbitration Commission

New Developments at the Russian Maritime Arbitration Commission

At the end of December 2011 a number of aspects concerning the functioning of the Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (MAC) changed. In particular, a new list of MAC arbitrators was approved and the MAC Rules were amended. In addition, the procedure for the election of […]

Ukrainian Courts Review Arbitrability of Corporate Disputes
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Ukrainian Courts Review Arbitrability of Corporate Disputes

In its recently published judgment the High Specialised Court of Ukraine on Civil and Criminal Cases (the “High Specialised Court”) reviewed the issue of the arbitrability of corporate disputes, as well as the arbitrability of claims that concern the establishment of the facts of a case. However, the findings of the third instance court raise more questions […]

Resisting Arbitral Award Enforcement Because of Excess of Mandate – Either at the Seat or Never

Resisting Arbitral Award Enforcement Because of Excess of Mandate – Either at the Seat or Never

It seems that in at least one respect Russian courts are now more arbitration-friendly than courts in many other countries. In a string of cases decided during 2011 the Supreme Commercial Court held that enforcement of an arbitral award may not be refused on the basis of a tribunal’s lack of jurisdiction if the award was […]