Application of the UNIDROIT Principles in the Practice of Russian State Courts
Through years the Principles of International Commercial Contracts developed under auspices of UNIDROIT (“the UNIDROIT Principles”) have gained a wide recognition in many countries worldwide. This is...
View ArticleExxon Consortium – Rosneft dispute on the migration of oil in the Sakhalin-1...
One of the major recent disputes in the Russian oil & gas industry arose between a subsidiary of the U.S. oil company Exxon Mobil – Exxon Neftegas and the Russian state-controlled oil company...
View ArticleReform of the Law on the Chamber of Commerce in Uzbekistan: a new attempt to...
Earlier this year, the Parliament of the Republic of Uzbekistan passed the legislation ‘On Amendments and Additions to the Law on the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of the Republic of...
View ArticleAstana International Financial Centre’s (AIFC) Court: what is its position...
On 5 July 2018, the President of Kazakhstan, in a festival atmosphere surrounded by representatives of the business community, opened the Astana International Financial Centre’s (AIFC) Court. From the...
View ArticleInvestment claim against Ukraine follows an antimonopoly fine imposed on Gazprom
On 25 October 2018, Gazprom filed an EUR 6.4 billion investment treaty claim against Ukraine in accordance with UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, under the Russia – Ukraine Bilateral Investment Treaty of...
View ArticleRussian Supreme Court streamlines the case law on international arbitration
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation approved the Review of case law regarding assistance to and control of domestic and international arbitrations. The main provisions concerning international...
View ArticleThe legal clash between MTS and Turkmenistan – impairment of investor’s...
In July 2018, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) started a new investment arbitration at ICSID against Turkmenistan. The long-running legal conflict between these parties clearly shows how investment climate...
View ArticleThe legal novels in Kazakhstani arbitration legislation
At the end of January 2019, the Parliament of Kazakhstan passed a law which introduced substantive changes in various Kazakhstani statutes. The law, among other things, amends the Law of the Republic...
View ArticleThe place of the ‘competence-competence’ principle in the CIS countries...
The internationally recognized and legally established principle of ‘competence-competence’ (kompentenz-kompetenz) authorizes an arbitral tribunal to decide itself whether it has the competence to...
View ArticleNaftogaz and the enforcement of arbitral awards
On 28 February 2018, Ukraine’s state-owned gas entity, Naftogaz, secured an award of US$4.67 billion against Gazprom –which required Gazprom only to make a payment of US$2.56 billion on account of...
View ArticleThe Current and Future State of Arbitral Institutions: From Competition to...
On 19-23 May 2019, at the Saint-Petersburg International Legal Forum, a multinational panel of experts from various arbitral institutions and state courts presented their views on future developments...
View ArticleLondon High Court: too late for Kazakhstan to challenge an award issued on...
On 29 January 2019, by its Judgement, the High Court in London refused to allow Kazakhstan a time extension to pursue a challenge to an award on jurisdiction (Award). The High Court held that the fresh...
View ArticleBaltic Arbitration Days – 2019: Notes from the Field
Baltic Arbitration Days – 2019 focused on arbitration in construction and public procurement disputes, current events regarding Brexit, and on the theme “EU and investment arbitration”. Mrs. Korinna...
View ArticleRealization of impartiality and independence principles under the rules of...
The most reputable arbitral institutions throughout the world establish rules which serve as the basis for unbiased consideration of cases and disputing parties obtain guarantees that disputes between...
View ArticleLehmann timber case revisited: pirates, maritime lien, and legal costs
Finnish courts recently examined a case which has a bearing to English, Russian maritime and other laws. According to my information, the case has been known to Russian marine insurance circles for...
View ArticleЛицо арбитража на Санкт-Петербургском форуме 2019
Одной из секций Санкт-Петербургского международного юридического форума закономерно стала секция по вопросам арбитража. «Лицо арбитража – его арбитры: факторы, влияющие на выбор арбитра», так звучно...
View ArticleInternships with CIS Arbitration Forum
CIS Arbitration Forum is looking for part-time interns to help with preparing materials offering cutting-edge insights into developments in international arbitration and cross-border dispute...
View ArticleVIAC becomes the only European arbitral institution with ‘Permanent...
The recent recognition of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre as a Permanent Arbitral institution expands the choice of eligible arbitral institutions for certain categories of corporate disputes...
View ArticleNew Event in Minsk: Representing Interests of States in International Courts...
This joint event of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the Belarusian State University will focus on complexities of representing the interests of states in international...
View ArticleDomain disputes resolution in Kazakhstan
In the 21st century, legal disputes relating to information technology (IT) have become a widespread reality. One of the categories of IT disputes concerns domain names and their regulation. The legal...
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