Maxim Kulkov to Speak at Dubai Arbitration Week 2026
On 10 November, Maxim Kulkov, Managing Partner of KK&P Trial Lawyers, will participate in a panel discussion entitled Excusing Performance and Enforcement in the Sanctions Era, held as part of Dubai Arbitration Week 2026.
The discussion will explore the impact of international sanctions on the performance of contractual obligations and the cross-border enforcement of court judgments and arbitral awards.
Maxim will give a talk entitled Law v Reality: Russia and Foreign-Seated Russian Disputes, in which he will explain why the Lugovoy Law is becoming less popular among Russian parties to disputes and what other methods they are using to pull disputes from Western courts into Russian ones.
Joining Maxim will be experienced lawyers from England, the UAE, Cyprus and Serbia:
- Arran Dowling-Hussey, Boris Lazic and Leonora Riesenburg (4–5 Gray’s Inn Square);
- Yulia Barnes (Barnes Law);
- Aki Corsoni-Husain (Harneys);
- Benjamin Wells (Belgravia Law);
- Nataša Lalatović Đorđević (Schoenherr).
The event is organised by 4–5 Gray’s Inn Square and Barnes Law.
Date: 10 November 2026
Time: 4.00 to 6.00 pm (Dubai time)
Venue: Capital Club, Gate Village, Building 3, DIFC, Dubai
Event details: https://www.dubaiarbitrationweek.com/events-2026/title-excusing-performance-and-enforcement-in-the-sanctions-era/
Registration: dubai@4-5.co.uk