Arbitration Notes

HKIAC BECOMES FIRST FOREIGN INSTITUTION ACCREDITED TO HEAR RUSSIAN CORPORATE DISPUTES

On 4 April 2019, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) received approval to be recognised as a "permanent arbitration institution" in …

ENFORCING FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS IN RUSSIA: SURVEY FROM THE RUSSIAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION

Section 67 and 68 challenges to LCIA award dismissed

In the highly complex and contentious case of Filatona Trading Ltd and another v Navigator Equities Ltd and others [2019] EWHC 173 (Comm), the English …

The ICC standard arbitration clause potentially invalid in Russia

According to Russian media, the ICC has recently applied to the Russian Supreme Court ("SC") asking that it clarify the approach of Russian courts to the …

West Tankers principle unaffected by Recast Brussels Regulation; mandatory foreign jurisdictional rules do not encroach on scope of widely worded arbitration clause

In Nori Holdings Limited et al v PJSC Bank Okritie Financial Corporation [2018] EWHC 1343 (Comm) the English court has applied the Recast Brussels …

HKIAC signs cooperation agreement with Russia's IMA

On 6 March 2018, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Institute of Modern Arbitration of the Russian Federation (IMA) signed a …

SIAC signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Modern Arbitration of the Russian Federation

The last two years have seen considerable development of Russian arbitration law and practice, with changes to Russian arbitration law intended to …

English Court rejects claim that notice of arbitration given in a foreign language is not proper notice

In a dispute between an English company and a Russian company, the English High Court (the Court) refused to set aside an order enforcing a Russian …

Inside Arbitration: Issue #4 of the publication from Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Arbitration Practice

We are delighted to share with you the latest issue of the publication from Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice, Inside …

Russian arbitration: are international sanctions impacting party choice?

Ever since the introduction and then expansion of international sanctions on Russia (in particular by the US and the EU), arbitration practitioners have …

Russian Arbitration Reform: Key Changes

On 1 September 2016, the following federal laws came into force in Russia: the Federal Law On Arbitration (Arbitration Proceedings) in the Russian …