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In Case No 33-16033/2026, the Moscow City Court reconsidered a previous decision and refused interim relief in support of an LCIA arbitration. Authors: Maxim Kulkov (Managing partner) and Maria Ivanova (Associate), KK&P Trial Lawyers The LCIA arbitration is related to the non-payment by the buyer of software (respondent) from the seller (claimant). The claimant applied […]

KK&P Associates Angelina Salamatova and Diana Akulova have prepared a review of Russian Supreme Court case law for Q1 2026 for the Legal Work in a Financial Institution (No. 1 (87) / 2026) journal. Angelina and Diana highlighted a case in which the Russian Supreme Court held that a subsidiary of a foreign company has the […]

In Case No A35-6794/2023, the Commercial Court of the Kursk Region (Court) has determined that it had jurisdiction to consider a claim falling within the scope of an arbitration provision in the Norway-Russia BIT (BIT). Authors: Maxim Kulkov (Managing partner) and Maria Ivanova (Associate), KK&P Trial Lawyers A Russian investor brought a claim against Norway […]

KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov and Senior Associate Luiza Movsisyan updated for Practical Law an overview of mediation and amicable settlements in arbitration and civil litigation in Russia. Annotation to the review “Mediation: Overview (Russian Federation)”: A Practice Note providing an overview of the key legal issues that need to be considered, from a Russian law perspective, when mediating […]

In Russian Prosecutor General v Wintershall and others (Case No А40-92702/2025), the Commercial Court of Moscow (CCM) granted an application by the Russian Prosecutor General to recover EUR7.5 billion from a German investor, its counsel and the arbitral tribunal for violating an anti-arbitration injunction. The court also ruled that a DIFC Court order, granting an […]

In Case No A12-22543/2022, the Commercial Court of the Volga Circuit confirmed its competence and jurisdiction over a dispute of its own initiative, applying article 248.1 of the Russian Arbitrazh Procedural Code (APC). This was even though the parties to the case were not sanctioned and the Russian defendant directly stated that it faces no […]

In Case No А40-189091/2025, the Commercial Court of Moscow issued an anti-arbitration injunction to restrain the continuation of an AAA arbitration, in which Google Ireland Ltd (GIL) sought to prevent Google LLC (Russia) and its insolvency manager from initiating or continuing separate disputes in Russian insolvency proceedings. Non­-compliance with the injunction could lead to the […]

In Case No A40-92702/2025, the Commercial Court of Moscow granted an application by the Russian Prosecutor General and imposed final, permanent antiarbitration injunctions, which restrain a German investor, its counsel and the tribunal from continuing investment arbitration proceedings against Russia. Significant financial penalties will be imposed in the event of non-compliance. Authors: Maxim Kulkov (Managing partner) […]

In Case No 13-1256/2025, the Russian Zamoskvoretsky District Court of general jurisdiction granted an application for interim relief in support of an LCIA arbitration. Authors: Maxim Kulkov (Managing partner) and  Maria Ivanova (Associate), KK&P Trial Lawyers The LCIA arbitration is related to the partial non-payment by the buyer of software (respondent) from the seller (claimant). The claimant applied to […]

In Case No А42-5661/2025 (Murmansk Region Court), the Russian Arbitrazh Court of Murmansk Region refused to recognise an ICC arbitration award, finding that the tribunal’s decision was based on EU sanctions against Russia and Russian entities, and rendered by arbitrators from “unfriendly states”. Authors: Maxim Kulkov (Managing partner) and  Maria Ivanova (Associate), KK&P Trial Lawyers The award was […]