Section: CIS Arbitration Forum (Russia)
Internships 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 resolution. Interns will work (usually remotely) in close cooperation with editors in London and Moscow to produce posts for the Forum, do legal research as...
Лицо 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 назвали эту секцию ее организаторы – Российский арбитражный центр при Российском институте современного арбитража. Из всех площадок, что...
Lehmann 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 years. The outcome of the case now depends essentially on the Finnish courts. The parties provided jurisdiction to them to determine whether the […]...
ABA’s 11th annual conference on the resolution of CIS-related business disputes in Moscow this September
Date: September 18, 2019 Venue: Radisson Collection Hotel (Ukraine), Kutuzovsky Prospect, 2/1, bld. 1, Moscow, Russia Russian Arbitration Association is pleased to invite you to the Annual ABA Conference in Moscow when East meets West and the hardest topics get discussed. In the time of high political tensions, the conference has particular...
Changes in Arbitration Legislation of Ukraine. A Year Later
The judicial reform in Ukraine of 15 December 2017 affected the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine and Economic Procedure Code of Ukraine which greatly influenced the arbitration proceedings and the arbitrability in Ukraine. Now, almost a year later, we can analyze the main changes that have affected the Ukrainian arbitration legislation. In the...
Investment 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 1998 (BIT). The claim concerns a fine imposed by a state authority. Although analysing the merits of the claim at this stage is premature, the […]...
Discuss Dispute Resolution in CIS-Related Business Transactions on 28 February 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany
The German-Russian Lawyers’ Association (DRJV) and DIS40, the below 40 initiative of the German Arbitration Institute, are organising a conference on “Dispute Resolution in CIS-Related Business Transactions” (Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine) on 28 February 2019 (Thursday) in Frankfurt, Germany. This full-day event is hosted...
KYIV ARBITRATION DAYS 2018: Think Big!
The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) has the pleasure of inviting you to attend the annual International Conference “KYIV ARBITRATION DAYS 2018: Think Big!” and check out the refreshed event format! No matter the changes, the starry cast of speakers is our traditional foundation! This year our key presenters include Emmanuel Gaillard, Partner at...
Arbitration Reform in Ukraine: New Possibilities for Arbitration Users
After many years of discussions and active work of various working groups and Ukrainian Parliament, in the end of 2017 Ukraine has finally reformed its arbitration-related procedural legislation. Now the arbitration users may seek Ukrainian courts’ assistance in obtaining interim measures, preserving and collecting evidence necessary for...
Foreign Investment in the Post-2014 Ukraine: Signs of Improvement?
The foreign direct investments (FDI) inflow in Ukraine has drastically reduced after the Euromaidan, the annexation of Crimea, and the military unrest in the East of Ukraine. This number fell from $4.5 billion in 2013 to $410 million in 2014. The Ukrainian government faced a difficult task of improving the investment climate in the country. […]...
