This year has presented itself as an economically and socially turbulent year for both states and the private sector. Yet investor-state disputes still arise and continue to proceed during this period, particularly against the Kyrgyz Republic. The following trends can be observed from current cases: the majority of proceedings are brought by investors from the […]
Case law on force majeure and hardship in international commercial contracts: a brief overview by Dmitry Davydenko – see a video recording. See also a summary: ICC cases – Force Majeure and Hardship. Dmitry Davydenko This is a brief review of the conclusions contained in the published arbitral awards in the cases under the Rules of […]
Construction is one of the most ardent industries that were one of the last to give up and suffer least closures facing the COVID-19 pandemic, although not the least to be affected by the disease. In construction projects, the stakes are high and disruptions expensive. So are construction-related disputes, expensive – and often extremely complex. […]
On 8 June 2020, the Russian legislator has implemented changes to the Russian Commercial Procedure Code. The amendment grants Russian commercial courts exclusive jurisdiction over certain types of disputes whose subject matter relates to foreign sanctions or disputes involving sanctioned individuals and legal entities. At the request by sanctioned parties, Russian commercial courts now have […]
The dispute between Russia and the former majority shareholders of the now-defunct oil and gas company – Yukos has been ongoing since 2014 when the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) tribunal ruled against Russia for illegal expropriation of the company and awarded its former shareholders a record-breaking $50 billion. Since then award creditors continue their […]
Российский национальный комитет Международной торговой палаты — Всемирной организации бизнеса (ICC Russia) приглашает вас принять участие в вебинаре «Пункт о разрешении споров в транснациональном контракте: что и как прописывать сегодня?», который состоится 7 июля 2020 года. Это первое мероприятие из цикла «Судьба транснационального контракта в пост-ковидной экономике», посвященного адаптации различных статей международных договоров к новым […]
ИД «Коммерсантъ» рад пригласить вас принять участие в Online-конференции «Правовые аспекты коронавируса: что будет дальше», которая состоится 18 июня. Коронавирус и экономический спад стали серьезным испытанием для российского бизнеса и юристов, работающих с ним. Многие вопросы пришлось решать «с колес», многие — откладывать до лучших времен. Постепенное снятие ограничений в этом смысле становится не меньшим […]
The English Court of Appeal has recently confirmed in Enka v Chubb that English courts are competent to grant anti-suit injunctions in support of arbitrations seated in England and has provided further clarifications on how to properly determine the governing law of the arbitration agreement. A massive fire broke out in 2016 during the reconstruction […]
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