Archive for September, 2013

Russia’s Supreme Commercial Court Questions Impartiality of Party-Affiliated Arbitral Institutions
By 30 September, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Russia’s Supreme Commercial Court Questions Impartiality of Party-Affiliated Arbitral Institutions

The Supreme Commercial Court is set to rule in two cases, which revolve around the fundamental principle of nemo iudex in causa sua. The cases arise out two arbitral awards. First case: the Arbitration Court of Gazprom rendered an award in favour of a Gazprom-affiliated entity. Second case: the tribunal administered by the Center of Dispute […]

В Минске состоится II Международный юридический форум ICC LEX MERCATORIA
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В Минске состоится II Международный юридический форум ICC LEX MERCATORIA

Международный арбитражный суд ICC (Париж), Международный арбитражный суд при БелТПП, ОО «Белорусский республиканский союз юристов», Российский национальный комитет ICC (ICC Russia, Москва), юридический факультет БГУ при поддержке ООО «ЮрСпектр» (производитель справочных правовых систем «КонсультантПлюс»), информационной поддержке журнала «Промышленно-торговое ПРАВО» и CIS Arbitration Forum 29 ноября 2013 г. в Минске проводят II Международный юридический форум ICC LEX […]

The Value of Expropriated Oil Assets Arbitrated at ICDR Y&I Seminar in Moscow
By 29 September, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

The Value of Expropriated Oil Assets Arbitrated at ICDR Y&I Seminar in Moscow

On 26 September the International Centre for Dispute Resolution Young & International (ICDR Y&I) held a seminar on damages in international arbitration on the premises of the Independent Arbitration Chamber, Moscow. The discussion focused on two issues: (i) valuation date and (ii) pre-award interest. Ms Noradèle Radjai (member of the Executive Board of ICDR Young […]

The CIS Arbitration Forum Needs Your Opinion
By 16 September, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

The CIS Arbitration Forum Needs Your Opinion

The CIS Arbitration Forum has been online for more than two years. From a small project launched by a group of academics and practitioners the Forum has grown into a resource cited in submissions to arbitral tribunals and presentations prepared by state agencies. We would be grateful for your comments and criticism. Be it on […]

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Foreign Litigations Involving CIS Parties
By 13 September, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Foreign Litigations Involving CIS Parties

British Virgin Islands Cucurova Finance International Limited v. Alfa Telecom Turkey Ltd. Cucurova Finance International Limited v. Alfa Telecom Turkey Ltd (Privy Council) The United Kingdom Abramovich v. Berezovsky Abramovich v. Berezovsky (Decision) BNP Paribas SA v. OJSC Russian Machines & ors BNP Paribas SA v. OJSC Russian Machines & ors (2011) BNP Paribas SA […]

Necessary Joinder in Arbitration as a Way to Get an Enforceable Award
By 7 September, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Necessary Joinder in Arbitration as a Way to Get an Enforceable Award

On 19 August the Federal Commercial Court for the Moscow Circuit rendered a decision showing how strong the chain of privity is. The Russian courts may quash an arbitral award if the tribunal has denied the claim of one of the joint creditors and the other one did not participate in the proceedings. Common privity […]

Reading between the Lines of the Lemmi Vertriebsgesellschaft Case

Reading between the Lines of the Lemmi Vertriebsgesellschaft Case

In June 2013, the Federal Commercial Court of the Moscow Circuit rendered a decision allowing the enforcement of an Order for Termination of Arbitral Proceedings issued by a Swiss arbitral tribunal (with B. Berger (chairman), R. Favre Schnyder and V. Heiskanen as arbitrators). The CIS Arbitration Forum has already covered this story.  Presently, the appeal to the Supreme Commercial […]