Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 2018-2019 Edition
Click here for the chapter on Russia in the 2018-2019 Arbitration Yearbook.
Arbitration News from Russia
Young IMA Conference and Moscow Vis Pre Moot
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...
IV St Petersburg Online Pre-Moot and FDI E-Conference
The IV St. Petersburg Online Pre-Moot and FDI E-Conference will take place from October 30-31, 2020. Teams participating in the Pre-Moot will get an...
Winter Academy on International Arbitration
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...
Disputes involving sanctions against Russian persons must now be settled in the Russian state...
On 19 June 2020, a new Russian Law (Federal Law No. 171-FZ dated 8 June 2020, known as the “Lugovoy Law,” named after its...
Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2019-2020 – Russia
RUSSIA
Vladimir Khvalei and Irinia Varyushina
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES
A.1 Legislation
International arbitration in Russia continues to be governed by Law on International Commercial Arbitration. Certain issues...
Russia: An ICC Clause providing for international arbitration under Arbitration Rules of the ICC...
An award creditor, Dredging and Maritime Management SA (“DMM”) sought to recognize and enforce an ICC award issued on 15 September 2014 in a...
CAS Denies Russian Olympic Committee and Russian Athletes’ Challenge of two International Association of...
The IAAF recently extended its ban on Russian athletes through the World Championships in London this summer, stating that Russian athletes should not expect...
Zimbabwe, Part II: Foreign Investors Faced With Zimbabwe Diamond Mine Nationalization May Have Legal...
Editor’s Note: This is the second of two articles on recent developments related to expropriations in Zimbabwe. This article deals with new legislation concerning...
Swedish Appeal Court rules that arbitral tribunal should not have heard Yukos claims
In its judgment of 18 January 2016, the Svea Court of Appeal overturned the Stockholm District Court’s judgment and approved the Russian Federation’s plea...
The Substantial Involvement of Arbitral Secretaries
A Discussion of the Yukos Case
Can the unsuccessful party challenge an arbitral award on the basis that an arbitral secretary was substantially involved? The...
Arbitration News from Europe
Part I of a Trilogy: State measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
States around the world have adopted measures in reaction to the unprecedented nature and scale of the COVID-19 pandemic to curb the spread of...
Young IMA Conference and Moscow Vis Pre Moot
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...
Baker McKenzie & WBCSD ESG Litigation Event
Join Baker McKenzie and WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) on Thursday 25th February in an interactive webinar to understand the complexities of...
Revision of form requirements for an arbitration clause in Swiss international arbitration law
Switzerland has revised its international arbitration law during summer 2020. The revised provisions of the 12th Chapter of the Private International Law Act ("PILA")...
CAS arbitration clause improper under EU law? The General Court of the EU disagrees
The General Court of the European Union ("Court"), in case no. T-93/18 between the International Skating Union ("ISU") and the European Commission ("EC"), had...
