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Russian SCC Says Service under the Hague Convention is a Prerequisite of an Enforceable Foreign Judgment
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Russian SCC Says Service under the Hague Convention is a Prerequisite of an Enforceable Foreign Judgment

A 28 January 2014 ruling of the Russian Supreme Commercial Court (the “SCC”) will have significant repercussions for international litigation involving Russian parties. According to the SCC a foreign judgment will be enforceable in Russia only if the proceedings were served on the Russian party through official channels provided by the Hague Convention on the […]

Arbitrability of Corporate Disputes in Russia: To Be or Not to Be
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Arbitrability of Corporate Disputes in Russia: To Be or Not to Be

CIS Arbitration Forum is launching a Working Papers Series. The papers will feature research papers to encourage the exchange of ideas about arbitration and dispute resolution in the former Soviet Union countries. E-copies of the Working Papers will be available in the Social Sciences Research Network electronic library. Sergey Strembelev and Yaraslau Kryvoi authored the […]

Summary Proceedings in Civil Cases: a New Treatise Published in Russia

Summary Proceedings in Civil Cases: a New Treatise Published in Russia

In late autumn 2013 Infotropic Media publishing house released a treatise “Summary proceedings in civil cases” (in Russian language). The author of this book is Zoya Papulova, a young researcher and a practicing lawyer in Yekaterinburg (Southern Urals). The general editor of the book is meritorious jurist of Russia, doctor of law professor Irina Reshetnikova. The author analyses […]

More on Asymmetrical Arbitration Clauses from the Russian Courts

More on Asymmetrical Arbitration Clauses from the Russian Courts

In 2012 the Supreme Commercial Courts famously voided a dispute resolution clause, which entitled only one of the parties to choose between arbitration and litigation. Now the Russian courts have to decide whether to enforce a clause, which provides that the buyer should submit all its claims to arbitration, while the supplier should litigate any […]

A Landmark Decision on Validity and Enforcement of Arbitration Clauses in Russia

A Landmark Decision on Validity and Enforcement of Arbitration Clauses in Russia

Earlier this week, the Presidium of the Supreme Commercial Court released the full text of its resolution in Bosch v. Avtosped (a case we covered earlier). Unsurprisingly, the court dismissed Bosch’s claims and referred them to arbitration. However, the Supreme Commercial Court used the case to go over some basic rules that the Russian courts […]

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

Supreme Commercial Court to Address Arbitral Tribunals’ Ability to Handle Complex Disputes

Supreme Commercial Court to Address Arbitral Tribunals’ Ability to Handle Complex Disputes

Later this year the Presidium of the Supreme Commercial Court will hear an appeal in ENEL OGK-5 v CJSC ROS Postakva and Worley Parsons Europe Energy Services Ltd. The issues before the court are the arbitral tribunal’s power to assess evidence and the effect an alleged lack of jurisdiction over part of the dispute has on […]

Russian Supreme Commercial Court on Cross-Border Litigation

Russian Supreme Commercial Court on Cross-Border Litigation

  Last Friday the Supreme Commercial Court released a long-awaited review of case law in cross-border disputes (disputes involving a foreign party) (for our earlier report on the draft review see here). While such reviews are not de jure binding, they are as a matter of practice followed by the lower courts and provide reliable guidance to litigants. The […]

Moscow Seminar “Damages in International Arbitration: Is It All About the Money?”

Moscow Seminar “Damages in International Arbitration: Is It All About the Money?”

International Centre for Dispute Resolution Young & International (ICDR Y&I) invites to its annual Seminar in Moscow on Thursday, September 26, 2013. The Seminar will be hosted by the Independent Arbitration Chamber. The program will take place at 33 Arbat Street, in the historic center of Moscow. Registration will open at 4:30 p.m., with the program running […]

Russian Arbitration Association Launched in Moscow

Russian Arbitration Association Launched in Moscow

At the end of 2012 a group of Russian arbitration practitioners announced their initiative to establish in Russia an arbitration association. Lawyers from more than 50 Russian and international law firms backed the initiative. In May 2013 the founders officially registered the Russian Arbitration Association at the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. Approximately 70 members […]

Participants of the Russian Arbitration Day 2013 Look at Quality of International Arbitration

Participants of the Russian Arbitration Day 2013 Look at Quality of International Arbitration

On 20 June 2013, for the first time Moscow hosted the international conference Russian Arbitration Day, aimed at the development of international commercial arbitration in the post-Soviet region. The International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) and Maritime Arbitration Commission (MAC) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation organised the conference with support of law firms […]

Ведение дела в международном коммерческом арбитраже в России и Англии

Ведение дела в международном коммерческом арбитраже в России и Англии

1–2 июля в Москве пройдет интенсивный тренинг для практикующих юристов, цель которого – научить наиболее эффективно использовать возможности международного арбитража для разрешения коммерческих споров. Место проведения – зал «Чехов» гостиницы «Метрополь». Цель тренинга – на основании специально разработанного сценария научить наиболее эффективно использовать возможности международного арбитража для разрешения коммерческих споров. Организаторами тренинга выступают CIS Arbitration Forum, факультет права […]

Russian SCC to Consider a “Problematic” Arbitration Clause

Russian SCC to Consider a “Problematic” Arbitration Clause

On 16 July the Supreme Commercial Court will consider whether an arbitration clause which consists of a reference to the ICC Rules of Arbitration is enforceable. The lower courts ruled that it was not, finding that it was not specific enough, with parties failing to agree on an institution to administer the arbitration. At first […]

Competition of Russian and Foreign Jurisdictions: a Case Study

Competition of Russian and Foreign Jurisdictions: a Case Study

Competition and cooperation between legal systems is the opening theme of the plenary session of the International Legal Forum in Saint Petersburg on 15-18 May 2013. In October 2012 the Presidium of the Russian Supreme Commercial Court (“SCC”) issued a resolution dealing with competition between foreign and Russian jurisdictions which is relevant to this session and of interest to international litigation practitioners. […]

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 […]

Challenging the Impartiality of Arbitrators in Russia: Reznik v ICAC

Challenging the Impartiality of Arbitrators in Russia: Reznik v ICAC

One of the most influential members of the Russian legal community – Henry Reznik, president of the Moscow Chamber of Advocates – recently vigorously criticised the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Chamber of Commerce (the “ICAC”), a respected Russian arbitral institution. Mr Reznik expressed his surprise that the Presidium of ICAC, without giving […]

Survey of the Russian & CIS Arbitration Market: Focus on Legal Departments

Survey of the Russian & CIS Arbitration Market: Focus on Legal Departments

CIS Arbitration Forum, Legal Success magazine 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 3 parts: law firms’ survey, legal departments’ survey and arbitrators’ survey. In […]

Wanted: Bona Fide Arbitrator

Wanted: Bona Fide Arbitrator

The Russian State Duma is considering draft amendments to the Russian Civil Code. Bad faith (недобросовестность) – already impermissible in the exercise of civil rights under article 10 CC RF – is expected to be wiped out right at the stage of “negotiations in view to conclude a contract” under new article 434 CC RF. Russia […]

Israeli Court Recognises a Russian Judgment on the Basis of Reciprocity

Israeli Court Recognises a Russian Judgment on the Basis of Reciprocity

We have already reported on the building up of Russian case law on the recognition of foreign court judgments on the basis of reciprocity and international comity. An important advantage of this practice for Russian parties and courts is that it creates a basis for the recognition and enforcement of Russian court decisions in foreign states […]

Conference in London: International Dispute Resolution Involving Russian and CIS Companies
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Conference in London: International Dispute Resolution Involving Russian and CIS Companies

A major conference on Russia- and CIS-related Dispute resolution is taking place in London on 27-28 in Sofitel Hotel. Disputes with Russian and CIS parties whether decided by arbitral tribunals or state courts – are notorious not only for the vast sizes of the claims but also for their complexity. The shortcomings of the regional […]

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Supreme Commercial Court to Address Disproportionality of Penalties as Public Policy Defence
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Supreme Commercial Court to Address Disproportionality of Penalties as Public Policy Defence

For years Russian courts have struggled with the question of whether an obviously disproportionate amount of damages/penalties awarded by an arbitral tribunal may lead to refusal to enforce the award. The prevailing practice has been to reject this proposition since it entails review of the merits of the case. Yet lower instance courts have sometimes […]

Khan Resources v. Atomredmetzoloto: No Immunity for State-Owned Companies?

Khan Resources v. Atomredmetzoloto: No Immunity for State-Owned Companies?

Submitting to the jurisdiction of state courts instead of opting for arbitration may lead to unexpected difficulties when serving a statement of claim.  A lesson drawn from the recent Canadian case [2012 ONSC 1522] discussed below should give another reason why arbitration may be preferred to litigation in state courts. In 1995 Khan[i] embarked on […]

Insolvency and Arbitration in Russia

Insolvency and Arbitration in Russia

The continuing financial instability worldwide has its impact on all areas law, including arbitration. The number of cases where insolvent parties are involved in arbitration or have entered into agreements containing arbitration clauses is rising and has over the past year generated significant jurisprudence of the Russian courts. Notably, the Supreme Commercial Court in a […]

Supreme Commercial Court Reviews Public Policy Defence in Russia
By 17 December, 2012 0 Comments Read More →

Supreme Commercial Court Reviews Public Policy Defence in Russia

The Supreme Commercial Court has published a draft information letter summarising the practice of the application of the public policy defence in enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and court judgments proceedings (the “Practice Review”). While not technically binding an information letter adopted by the Presidium of the Supreme Commercial Court is usually deferred to by […]

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 […]

Court of Eurasian Economic Community Renders Its First Judgment

Court of Eurasian Economic Community Renders Its First Judgment

The task to create in the former USSR an international body comparable to the Court of the European Union is challenging. But this has already started to take shape: such a body not only exists, but it has already heard and resolved its first case, which was initiated by a Russian company. The Eurasian Economic Community (“EurAsEC”) currently includes […]

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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Powers of Attorney Regarding Future Disputes in Russia

Powers of Attorney Regarding Future Disputes in Russia

The Presidium of the Russian Supreme Commercial Court has clarified its position on the authority to conclude arbitration agreements. The general counsel of a company branch concluded a contract with an arbitration agreement under a power of attorney authorising him to represent the company at court and in particular to settle disputes or to refer […]

Arbitral Tribunals Can Approve “Post-Award” Amicable Agreement

Arbitral Tribunals Can Approve “Post-Award” Amicable Agreement

A settlement agreement can be concluded even after the arbitral tribunal has rendered an award in the case, and such an agreement can be approved by the same arbitral tribunal as a consent award.  The Russian Supreme Commercial Court (the “SCC”) Presidium reached this conclusion on June 7, 2012. The circumstances of the case were as […]

Berezovsky v Abramovich: It’s All About Trustworthiness

Berezovsky v Abramovich: It’s All About Trustworthiness

On the last day of summer in 2012 the High Court of Justice in England closed the last chapter on the Berezovsky v Abramovich case. It dismissed both claims of the former Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky. Berezovsky had claimed a sum of in excess of 5.6 billion USD as compensation for unprofitable transactions. He alleged that at […]

Russia’s Supreme Commercial Court Voids An Optional Arbitration Clause
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Russia’s Supreme Commercial Court Voids An Optional Arbitration Clause

Russia’s highest commercial court has ruled that an optional arbitration clause creates an unfair advantage for one of the parties and hence is contrary to the equality of arms principle. Pursuant to the clause in question both parties were required to submit any disputes among them to arbitration under the ICC rules. However, the seller […]

“Remington Worldwide Limited v Ukraine” Saga: The First ECT Arbitration Conducted in Russian

“Remington Worldwide Limited v Ukraine” Saga: The First ECT Arbitration Conducted in Russian

 Remington Worldwide Limited v Ukraine is interesting not only as the first arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty (the “ECT”) conducted in Russian.  It also reasserts the importance of a fundamental aspect of the rule of law – the principle of legal certainty. The case demonstrates how far-reaching the effects of the application of the exceptions from […]

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 […]

Tacit Agreement to Arbitrate to be Examined by the Supreme Commercial Court

Tacit Agreement to Arbitrate to be Examined by the Supreme Commercial Court

The Presidium of the Supreme Commercial Court will clarify which of a respondent’s actions may evidence implicit acceptance of an arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction.online pharmacy https://bergenderm.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/jpeg/lexapro.html no prescription drugstore The case which will be heard by the court in October focuses on the respondent’s constantly changing position as to the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal. Though […]

Newly Released Arbitration Award Says Yukos Was Expropriated

Newly Released Arbitration Award Says Yukos Was Expropriated

An arbitral tribunal in Stockholm concluded in an award released yesterday that tax assessment measures taken against Yukos were arbitrary and discriminatory. The proceedings were instituted by a group of Spanish investors in 2007. The award also confirmed that the claimant’s expenses in the arbitration were entirely funded by the Menatep Group (Yukos’ majority shareholder) which […]

Disputes Arising Out of Investment Agreements with Russian Authorities Not Arbitrable?

Disputes Arising Out of Investment Agreements with Russian Authorities Not Arbitrable?

The Russian Supreme Commercial Court has held that disputes arising out of investment agreements with Russian authorities are not arbitrable at least for the purposes of domestic arbitration. The court upheld the decisions of the lower courts refusing the enforcement of a domestic arbitral award in a dispute between a private investor and a Russian […]

Russian Supreme Commercial Court: Not All Domestic Disputes Can Be Resolved in International Arbitration

Russian Supreme Commercial Court: Not All Domestic Disputes Can Be Resolved in International Arbitration

Can an essentially domestic dispute be referred to an international arbitral tribunal sitting outside of the Russian Federation? Can an “international” dispute be resolved by a domestic arbitral tribunal? These questions may be troubling for a practitioner drafting an arbitration clause in a contract. This is especially true because figuring out whether the dispute is […]

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 […]

Report from the AIA June Conference on Arbitration in CIS Countries

Report from the AIA June Conference on Arbitration in CIS Countries

On 21 June 2012, the Association for International Arbitration (AIA) together with the Brussels Institute for Contemporary China Studies (BICCS) organised a conference on “Arbitration in CIS countries: current issues”. It was held at the Karel Van Miert Building of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The media partners of the conference included the CIS Arbitration Forum […]