KK&P’s Partners and Senior Associates to participate as arbitrators in the 32nd Vis Moot

KK&P Partners Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov and Nikolay Pokryshkin, as well as Senior Associates Alexandr Karlovskiy, Luiza Movsisyan and Nikita Chernyshenko, will arbitrate oral rounds of the international student competition, which is held in Vienna from April 11 to 17. More than 390 teams, 2,500 students and 1,200 arbitrators from all over the world will […]
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Results of the Pravo-300 2024 Lawyers Ranking

Traditionally, the partners of KK&P Trial Lawyers have been recognised by the ranking in all practice areas submitted by the firm to participate: Domestic Litigation (high market): Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov, Nikolay Pokryshkin International Arbitration: Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov International Litigation: Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov Sanctions Law: Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov   The Pravo-300 Lawyers […]
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KK&P successfully recognised and enforced an International Commercial Arbitration award in Kazakhstan

For almost a year, the firm’s team, represented by Partners Maxim Kulkov and Oleg Kolotilov, Senior Associate Luiza Movsisyan, Associate Nataliya Dyganova and Junior Associate Susanna Papoyan, provided legal support in relation to a dispute on recognition and enforcement of the decision of the International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) at the Chamber of Commerce and […]
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Practical Law has published updated KK&P annual legal reviews

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 […]
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Russian court recognises and enforces SIAC award in favour of Russian company despite suspension of award at the seat

In Case No А40-20468/2024, the Commercial Court of Moscow (CCM) recognised and enforced an SIAC arbitral award in favour of a Russian company despite the award being suspended at the seat of arbitration (Singapore). Maxim Kulkov (Managing partner) and Anastasiya Khalyavina (Associate), KK&P Trial Lawyers The dispute originally arose from an EPC contract between a Russia company, Machines JSC […]
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Russian court refuses to recognise and enforce SCC arbitral award resulting from well-known PESA v UralTransMash case, citing violation of public policy (Commercial Court of Sverdlovsk Region)

PESA v UralTransMash, one of the most well-known Russian cases related to the grant of anti-arbitration injunctions, has been followed up in Case No А60-24839/2024. Here, the Commercial Court of the Sverdlovsk Region (CCSR) refused to recognise and enforce an SCC arbitral award, citing some unusual grounds for applying the public policy basis for refusal […]
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Supreme Court overturns order enforcing foreign arbitration award, declaring presumption that arbitrators from “unfriendly” states lack impartiality and objectivity

In Case No А45-19015/2023, the Russian Supreme Court set aside a lower court judgment recognising and enforcing a Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations (FOSFA) arbitral award. The court ruled that the Russian party to the FOSFA proceedings was prejudiced in its access to justice due to the overseas venue of the arbitration and […]
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Commercial secrecy and confidentiality regimes in Russian law: article co-authored by Luiza Movsisyan for The Company Lawyer

KK&P Trial Lawyers Senior Associate Luiza Movsisyan co-authored an article with Dmitry Vlasov entitled Commercial secrecy and confidentiality regimes in Russian law – a test-drive by the High Court in the AutoStore v Ocado robots war patent dispute – which has been published in The Company Lawyer. The article considers the Russian law regulation of […]
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Institute of Modern Arbitration and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center publish atypical model arbitration clause

Maxim Kulkov (Managing partner) and Dasel Muksunova (Paralegal), KK&P Trial Lawyers On 1 July 2024, the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration (RIMA) announced the conclusion of a co-operation agreement with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM). The main aim of the agreement is to establish an effective mechanism for alternative dispute […]
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