Another piece of troubling news for arbitration in Russia-related matters came to light. The Russian Supreme Court ruled in Case No. А45-19015/2023 (the “Ruling”) that lack of impartiality and independence of arbitrators is presumed when the tribunal is formed of nationals of states that are designated in Russia as “unfriendly” states. Although the possibilities to enforce foreign arbitral awards in Russia have been slim for political reasons in any case, the Supreme Court’s conclusions in…
Previously on this blog, we had reported (1) about the scope of the EU prohibition for the legal…
As reported on this blog[1], in 2020 the Russian State Duma adopted the Law No. 171-FZ “to protect…
After the invasion of Crimea and Donbas in 2014, several countries imposed economic sanctions on the Russian Federation and on Russian companies. The sanctions have been tightened after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. An end to the sanctions and to a possible further tightening is not in sight. The sanctions had and continue to have a significant impact on international arbitration: a counsel may no longer be able to represent Russian parties, the appointment of arbitrators…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Russia continues to be governed by the Law on…
We are happy to present to you Arbitration in Asia, an arbitration handbook for Russian in-house counsels. The…
The Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration is pleased to announce the XII Moscow Pre-Moot for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. The Moscow Pre-Moot will take place online on 12-14 March 2021. The Pre-Moot will welcome 54 teams from Russia, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Turkey, India, Malaysia, Guatemala, China, Indonesia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and many others. On March 12 there will be a traditional online Moscow Pre-Moot Conference. The event…
RUSSIA Irina Varyushina LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Russia continues to be governed by the…
The IV St. Petersburg Online Pre-Moot and FDI E-Conference will take place from October 30-31, 2020. Teams participating…
On January, 11-16 the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration will hold the Academy on International Arbitration titled “Beyond the Imaginable Borders: Transformation of Arbitration”. The Academy will touch upon the most innovative topics and cover the transformation of the well-known concepts of arbitration in the technological era such as validity of arbitration agreements, choice of law, due process, confidentiality and its cyber risks, etc. Apart from theory, the participants will have an opportunity to get…