Commercial Arbitration

By Dmitry Davydenko 2 February, 2017 1 Comments Read More →

New rules of the ICAC at the Russian Chamber of Commerce: what has changed for international disputes?

Russian arbitration legislation reform has triggered a large-scale revision of regulations of arbitral institutions. One of the oldest arbitral institutions in Russia, the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (the “ICAC”), has adopted new regulations and rules, including new rules on resolving international commercial disputes. Previous rules came into […]

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Семинар об ускоренной арбитражной процедуре по новым правилам ICC пройдет в Москве

Разрешение трансграничных споров на относительно небольшую сумму в прошлом был достаточно долгим процессом: процедура, предлагаемая многими ведущими международными арбитражными институтами и основанная на скрупулезном, и потому длительном, анализе всех деталей дела, представлялась слишком усложненной для незначительных требований. Суд ICC нашел оптимальное решение для подобной категории дел, внеся в действующие Арбитражные правила ICC нормы об […]

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By Sorin Dolea 10 January, 2017 0 Comments Read More →

ASCOM case: Kazakhstan’s request to set aside is rejected, the SCC award “was not fraudulent”

On 9 December 2016 the Svea Court of Appeal (Sweden) rejected Kazakhstan’s request for the award in Anatolie Stati, Gabriel Stati, Ascom Group SA and Terra Raf Trans Trading Ltd v Kazakhstan (Arbitral Award in SCC Case No. V (116/2010) the “Award“) to be set aside, finding Kazakhstan’s allegations regarding a presentation by investors during the […]

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By Ivan Philippov 4 January, 2017 0 Comments Read More →

English Court of Appeal upholds arbitration award in a complex Moscow mall dispute

In its recent judgment, the English Court of Appeal (the “Court“) decided to uphold the arbitration award in a dispute between a former Russian MP Ashot Yegiazaryan and his business partner Vitaly Smagin. The case was rather complex as the arbitration proceedings involved two arbitration agreements based on two separate contracts, one of which was not […]

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By Yelena Burova 15 December, 2016 0 Comments Read More →

Russia as a Place for Dispute Resolution, Annual ICC Conference in Moscow on 7 December 2016

CIS Arbitration Forum was an information partner of the annual ICC National Committee (ICC Russia) conference ‘Russia as a Place for Dispute Resolution’. This year the topic at the forefront of the discussions included the arbitration reform in Russia and its first ramifications for the arbitration industry and business. The Reform of Arbitration Courts: first […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 3 December, 2016 0 Comments Read More →

V международный студенческий конкурс ICC Lex Mercatoria завершился в Минске

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By Dmitry Davydenko 28 September, 2016 0 Comments Read More →

Commercial Dispute Resolution in Eastern Europe: Debugging the Mechanisms

One may compare arbitration with a car: it may be luxurious or modest, but to run it you always need four properly functioning wheels: arbitral institutions, parties, arbitrators and state courts. Tetiana Slipachuk, managing partner of Sayenko Kharenko law firm, reminded us of this while moderating the first arbitration section of the first Eastern European […]

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By Sergey Usoskin 26 September, 2016 0 Comments Read More →

The Second ‘Russian Arbitration Debate’ on 29 September 2016

The second ‘Russian Arbitration Debate’: an Oxford Debate-style discussion of the key developments in arbitration-related case law in Russia and practical issues Russian parties face in arbitration will be held in Moscow on 29 April 2016 on the eve of the ABA Dispute Resolution Conference. The list below includes topics of the debate as well as the […]

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By Ivan Philippov 9 September, 2016 0 Comments Read More →

Russia fights Ukraine over “Yanukovych debt”

The slowly developing Russia-Ukraine $3 billion sovereign debt dispute got a sudden new development when, at the end of July 2016, Russia requested the London High Court make an expedited ruling on the dispute. Following that, on 8 September 2016, the High Court scheduled the hearings for the dispute for 17-20 January 2017. The debt The history of this […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 9 September, 2016 0 Comments Read More →

Kiev Arbitration Days 2016: Think Big! (KAD-2016)

Kiev Arbitration Days 2016: Think Big! Ukrainian Bar Association is happy to announce the next Kiev Arbitration Days 2016: Think Big! (KAD-2016) which will take place on 3 November 2016 in Radisson Blu Hotel, Kiev, Ukraine. The conference is conducted under the auspices of the Ukrainian Bar Association. KAD-2016 will bring together world-class dispute resolution […]

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By Ivan Philippov 5 August, 2016 0 Comments Read More →

Russian court rules on foreign currency use in real estate transactions

On 18 July 2016 the Commercial Court of Moscow region refused to confirm the settlement agreement between PAO Vimpel-Communications and PAO Tizpribor in the year-long dispute between the two companies. The outcome of this case may have significant consequences both for Russian real estate, says The Property Sourcing Company, in particular for the use of […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 8 June, 2016 0 Comments Read More →

RAA Conference on Collecting Bad Debts to Take Place in Moscow

(English text see below) 29 июня 2016 года Арбитражная Ассоциация проводит конференцию РАА «Взыскание долгов в международных спорах». Место проведения: Москва, Марриотт Новый Арбат, зал Пушкин. Время – 10.00 (регистрация в 9.30) – 18.00. На мероприятии будут обсуждаться следующие темы: Глобальный поиск активов Финансирование арбитража третьей стороной Эксперты в международном арбитраже Обеспечительные меры Подтвержденные спикеры: Медведков […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 14 April, 2016 0 Comments Read More →

Не стало Сергея Николаевича Лебедева

Мы с прискорбием сообщаем о кончине выдающегося деятеля международного коммерческого арбитража, международного частного права и права международной торговли Сергея Николаевича Лебедева (1934 г. – 2016 г.). С.Н. Лебедев являлся одним из немногих российских специалистов в области международного коммерческого арбитража, имеющих известность и авторитет на мировом уровне. С.Н. Лебедев более тридцати лет возглавлял кафедру международного частного и гражданского права Московского государственного института международных […]

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By Yarik Kryvoi 22 December, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

More Parties include ICC Arbitration Clauses, the Number of CIS Disputes Rising

CIS Arbitration Forum continues its series of interviews with representatives of major international arbitration institutions working on disputes related to Russia and the CIS region. This month we interviewed Andrea Carlevaris who serves as Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and Director of Dispute Resolution Services of the ICC. Mr Carlevaris spoke […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 7 December, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Международное частное право и международный коммерческий арбитраж как приложения в юридической реальности

“Международное частное право и международный коммерческий арбитраж как приложения в юридической реальности”: видеозапись лекции Александра Муранова, управляющего партнера Коллегии адвокатов «Муранов, Черняков и партнеры» на Юридическом факультете МГУ имени М.В. Ломоносова.

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By Dmitry Davydenko 27 November, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Enforcement of Settlement Agreements Reached in Arbitration and Mediation

In September 2015 the UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation) continued its work on formulating a legal framework on the enforcement of settlement agreements, including a convention, model provisions or guidance texts. Currently, parties can request arbitral tribunals to record their settlement agreements as consent awards, ie an arbitral award on terms agreed upon by the […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 11 November, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Consent Awards in International Arbitration

Kryvoi, Yaraslau and Davydenko, Dmitry, Consent Awards in International Arbitration: From Settlement to Enforcement (November 7, 2015). Brooklyn Journal of International Law, Volume 40, pp. 827-868, 2015. Full text available at SSRN.

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By Dmitry Davydenko 3 November, 2015 1 Comments Read More →

Every Third LCIA Case Involves a CIS-related Party

CIS Arbitration Forum continues its series of interviews with representatives of major international arbitration institutions involved in disputes related to Russia and the CIS region. The series proceeds with an interview with Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, Director General of London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). Dmitry Davydenko: Do you see any trends in the LCIA arbitration workload related to the CIS region? […]

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By Albina Gasanbekova 29 October, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Tribunal Requests Claimants to Disclose to Turkmenistan who is Paying for Their Lawsuit

Even though third party funding is increasingly common in international arbitration, the disclosure of funding arrangements is relatively rare and is required only in exceptional circumstances. Earlier this year in Muhammet Çap & Sehil Inşaat Endustri ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti v. Turkmenistan the ICSID tribunal issued an order to compel the parties to disclose third party funding arrangements. Brief […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 26 October, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Switzerland Attracts CIS Parties by Not Applying EU or US Sanctions

CIS Arbitration Forum continues its series of interviews with representatives of major international arbitration institutions working on disputes related to Russia and the CIS region. The idea is to provide updates from major arbitration institutions and their efforts to improve services rendered to arbitration users from the region. Today we publish an interview with Philipp Habegger, President of the […]

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By Yarik Kryvoi 24 June, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

CIS-Related Disputes in Stockholm On the Rise Because of the Economic Crisis

CIS Arbitration Forum is starting a series of interviews with representatives of major international arbitration institutions working on disputes related to Russia and the CIS region. We hope the readers will appreciate updates from major arbitration institutions and their efforts to improve services rendered to arbitration users from the region. The series starts with an […]

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By Ivan Philippov 10 June, 2015 3 Comments Read More →

Yukos Award – Beginning of a New Enforcement Saga

While the recent agreement between Yukos shareholders and Rosneft settles all litigation disputes between them, it does not solve the existing disputes between Yukos and Russia as a state, in particular the $50 billion arbitration award made by the PCA in The Hague in 2014. As Russia refuses to voluntarily comply with the award, Yukos […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 8 June, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Приведение в исполнение арбитражных решений на согласованных условиях

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By Dmitry Davydenko 8 June, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Minsk to Host IV ICC Lex Mercatoria Moot in November 2015

On 28-30 November 2015, the IV International Arbitration Moot Court ICC Lex Mercatoria will take place in Minsk (Belarus). The International Arbitration Moot Court ICC Lex Mercatoria aims to promote international commercial arbitration as an alternative means of resolution of commercial disputes. The International Arbitration Moot Court will focus on resolution of a mock case by […]

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By Sergey Usoskin 31 May, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Review of Russian Court Decisions Related to Arbitration: January-May 2015

In January-May 2015 the Russian courts rendered several important decisions dealing with: the arbitrability of public procurement disputes; the effect of pre-existing links between an arbitral institution and a party to arbitration; partial annulment of arbitration awards; and anti-enforcement injunctions. Non-Arbitrability of Public Procurement Disputes Does Not Create Constitutional Issues Application of City Clinical Hospital No. […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 28 May, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

New Draft Law Aims to Bring Arbitration in Russia to Order

Since 2013 the Russian legislator is reforming arbitration laws of Russia. The reason for the reform was a the lack of consistency in Russian arbitration regulations, existence of so-called “pocket arbitration tribunals” and sham arbitration tribunals. The reform aims to facilitate the stability and transparency of the system. The first draft law on arbitration was introduced by Russian Ministry of […]

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By Olena Perepelynska 13 May, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Arbitrations against Ukraine and its State Bodies in Post-Revolution Period

2014 was one of the most difficult years in the contemporary history of Ukraine in both political and economic terms. The country lived through the Revolution of Dignity in February, the annexation of Crimea in March, the ongoing military conflict in eastern Ukraine and deep financial and economic crisis. In order to counter these difficulties and to […]

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By Ivan Philippov 7 April, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

The Problem of ‘Pocket Arbitration Courts’ in Russia: Finally Resolved?

The recent decision of the Russian Supreme Court in the case of Geotrest LLC v Gazprom Invest Vostok LLC and an earlier decision of the Constitutional Court indicate a significant change in the approach of Russian courts to the so-called “pocket arbitration courts”. These decisions contradict the previous practice and will most likely lead to significant […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 24 March, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

University program on ADR (in Russian language)

University program on ADR (in Russian language) authored by Dmitry Davydenko published in “Arbitration” (“Treteyskiy sud”), one of the few Russian legal journals specialised on ADR. The program for master students includes arbitration, mediation and other conflict resolution techniques. Taught by the author in 2011-2014 at Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Full publication reproduced here (including the […]

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By Ivan Philippov 19 February, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

How far Should the Court go in Applying Public Policy? Lessons from Sweden

In January 2015 the Russian Supreme Court upheld the decisions of the lower courts which refused to enforce a SCC arbitration award due to public policy reasons. Prior to that the Swedish Svea Court of Appeal has reviewed the same case in the annulment proceedings and came to the opposite conclusion. The approaches of the Russian and […]

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By Maria Tsarova 16 February, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Is a New Russia-Ukraine “Gas War” Coming?

On 29 January 2015 Gazprom released a report on its activities and financial indicators for the nine months up to the end of last September. In this report Gazprom described the procedural details of the forthcoming “gas price” arbitration between Gazprom and Ukrainian Naftogaz, launched by the parties in summer 2014. This is not the first time […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 12 February, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

Details of Russian Arbitration Day 2015 Released

The preliminary programme of the Russian Arbitration Day — 2015 conference, aimed at the development of arbitration on post-Soviet territory, was published today. Experts will discuss the current trends and challenges in the field of international arbitration affecting the region. The list of speakers and reports is already on the conference website. This arbitration event will take place in […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 21 October, 2014 0 Comments Read More →

International Соmmercial Arbitration Review Renews with Its 10th Anniversary Issue

The International Commercial Arbitration Review (ICAR) celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2014. It is the only Russian journal specialised exclusively on problems of international commercial and investment arbitration and mediation. The journal is the successor the International Commercial Arbitration journal, which has been published since 2004 and achieved a high reputation among Russian and foreign specialists. The journal appears in […]

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By Sergey Usoskin 9 October, 2014 0 Comments Read More →

Overview of Essential Russian Cases Related to Arbitration: May–September 2014

This overview looks at the most important cases decided by the Russian courts which relate to arbitration. 1. Public Procurement Disputes Not Arbitrable State Establishment Proizvodstenno-Tekhnicheskoe Ob’edinenie Kapitalnogo Remonta i Stroitelstva … v. LLC Arbatstroy (Case No. A40-148581/12, Presidium of the Supreme Commercial Court, Resolution No. 11535/13 dated 28 January 2014 (published in June 2014) The […]

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By Yarik Kryvoi 3 October, 2014 2 Comments Read More →

Russia’s Mistral Deal under International Sanctions – will the Dispute be Arbitrable?

Controversies have surrounded the purchase of French Mistral helicopter carriers by Russia since the very beginning. In 2010, after eight months of talks, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev approved the purchase of two ships of the Mistral class from France for €1.37 billion. The deal was concluded despite objections from some of France’s allies in NATO. […]

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By Ivan Philippov 3 September, 2014 0 Comments Read More →

Notice of Arbitration to the Parent Company: Proper or Not?

In a recent decision the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation found that a notice of arbitration proceedings to the parent company’s general counsel was proper in the context of the facts of the case. The decision has also raised discussions about other related issues: first, in which cases could such notice be improper and […]

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By Olena Perepelynska 25 August, 2014 0 Comments Read More →

Arbitrability of Disputes Under Public Procurement Contracts In Ukraine: Recent Court Practice

Recent judgments of the Ukrainian courts have again attracted attention to the issue of arbitrability, which remains under debate both in theory and in practice in Ukraine. This time court practice deals with disputes arising out of the so-called “commercial contracts related to satisfaction of the state’s needs” (“Public Procurement Contracts”). The judgments discussed in […]

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By Andrey Kalimanov 18 July, 2014 0 Comments Read More →

Non-Arbitrability of Disputes Arising Out of Government Contracts in Russia

As we reported earlier the Supreme Commercial Court has ruled that arbitral tribunals cannot resolve disputes arising out of government contracts. The court quashed the decisions of lower courts granting enforcement of a domestic arbitration award in a dispute between a government agency and a company. The full text of the court’s resolution has been recently published. Over sixteen […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 26 June, 2014 0 Comments Read More →

Russian Arbitration Day 2014: Arbitration in Russia Undergoing Turbulence

The international conference Russian Arbitration Day took place on 29 May in Moscow. The event focused on key issues concerning the development of international commercial arbitration on Post-Soviet territory. It was the second such conference held by the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. A number […]

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By Dmitry Davydenko 25 June, 2014 0 Comments Read More →

Kiev Arbitration Days 2014: Think Big!

Kiev Arbitration Days 2014: Think Big! (KAD 2014) will take place on 6-7 November 2014 in Radisson Blu Hotel, Kiev, Ukraine. The conference is conducted under the auspices of the Ukrainian Bar Association. CIS Arbitration Forum is an media partner of the event. The KAD 2014 will bring together world-class dispute resolution practitioners and prominent arbitration experts to discuss problems […]

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