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The First Study of the Russian & CIS Legal Services Market in International Arbitration

The First Study of the Russian & CIS Legal Services Market in International Arbitration

Legal Success magazine, CIS Arbitration Forum and Arbitrations.ru are pleased to commence the first study of the Russian & CIS  legal services market in International Arbitration. Depth, complexity and focus on Russia/CIS are the main distinctive features of the study.  It will consist of three parts: law firms’ survey, legal departments’ survey and arbitrators’ survey. In […]

Conference in Moscow Will Mark 80th Anniversary of the ICAC

Conference in Moscow Will Mark 80th Anniversary of the ICAC

On 30 November 2012 the Congress Center of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host an international conference “International Commercial Arbitration in Russia and Worldwide: Trends of Development and Modern Practice”. The conference is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (the “ICAC“). CIS […]

International Conference “Russia as a Place for Dispute Resolution” – Moscow, December 2012

International Conference “Russia as a Place for Dispute Resolution” – Moscow, December 2012

On 7 December 2012 the Russian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce – the World Business Organization (ICC Russia) in cooperation with the ICC International Court of Arbitration will organise an annual arbitration conference  “Russia as a Place for Dispute Resolution”.  CIS Arbitration Forum is the event’s information sponsor and is an information partner of […]

Experts Encouraged to Take Advantage of Russia’s Accession to the WTO

Experts Encouraged to Take Advantage of Russia’s Accession to the WTO

An international conference “Russia in the World Trade Organization: New Tools to Protect Business” took place at the World Trade Centre in Moscow on October 24, 2012. The conference was held by ICC Russia  and law firm Muranov Chernyakov & Partners. Russia acceded to the WTO on August 22, 2012. The accession was preceded by the relevant decree of the […]

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ICDR Y&I Seminar on International Arbitration and Mediation – 20 September 2012

ICDR Y&I Seminar on International Arbitration and Mediation – 20 September 2012

ICDR Young and International announced its fourth annual event in Russia:  ICDR Y&I Seminar for Young Practitioners – “Two Rapid-Fire Discussions on International Arbitration and Mediation”. CIS Arbitration Forum is a media sponsor of the event. The event is organized in cooperation with the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of […]

Arbitration in Russia Needs Even More Quality and Integrity

Arbitration in Russia Needs Even More Quality and Integrity

As we reported back in May 2011 the Russian Constitutional Court has confirmed that disputes relating to the transfer of title to immovable property are arbitrable, as well as other disputes of an essentially private law nature. The decree rendered by the Constitutional Court resulted from a July 2010 request of the Presidium of the Russian Supreme Commercial Court […]

The 4th Annual Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Business Disputes in Moscow

The 4th Annual Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Business Disputes in Moscow

The American Bar Association Section of International Law is organising the 4th Annual Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Business Disputes in Moscow on 21 September 2012. The CIS Arbitration Forum will act as a media sponsor of the event. The event promises to be a memorable opportunity to network with new friends and old. The Conference will bring […]

Moscow as International Financial Centre: Final Report of UK-Russia Liaison Group

Moscow as International Financial Centre: Final Report of UK-Russia Liaison Group

The Moscow International Financial Centre (the “MIFC”) initiative has selected Alternative Dispute Resolution in Russia as one of its key themes. In June 2012 the ADR Workstream of the UK-Russia Liaison Group on Moscow as an International Financial Centre prepared its Final Report (the “Report”) concerning ways in which to improve ADR mechanisms in Russia. The […]

Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments in Russia: Reciprocity as a Separate Basis

Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments in Russia: Reciprocity as a Separate Basis

Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in Russia remains a grey area, because according to the Arbitrazh Procedure Code foreign judgments may be enforced on the basis of a federal law or an international treaty. There is no generally applicable law providing for the enforcement of foreign judgments and there are few international treaties (particularly […]

Careful Drafting of the Arbitration Clause Remains Critical

Careful Drafting of the Arbitration Clause Remains Critical

Arbitration clauses are usually treated as one of the boilerplate terms of commercial contracts. They are frequently formulated off the top of one’s head and though major arbitration centres recommend standard clauses they are not always used. In a decision rendered on 13 March 2012 the Moscow Circuit Commercial Court confirmed the lower court’s decision […]

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 […]

English Law Week 2011 in Moscow

English Law Week 2011 in Moscow

Russian parties often chose English law to govern their transactions and disputes and the number of Russia-related arbitrations has been growing at the London-based LCIA. online pharmacy https://medstaff.englewoodhealth.org/wp-content/languages/new/purchase/ivermectin.html no prescription Between 27-29 June UK lawyers will have an opportunity to promote themselves on the Russian market. The Bar Council and the Law Society of England […]

LCIA Symposium on International Commercial Arbitration in Moscow

LCIA Symposium on International Commercial Arbitration in Moscow

LCIA will be hosting a symposium on International Commercial Arbitration on 26 to 27 May 2011 in Moscow. International arbitration practitioners will give brief presentations on some of the most important problems, critical to establishing and maintaining an arbitration-friendly environment, in which the international business community may have confidence. The symposium participants include: Professor Boris […]