An award rendered within an international commercial arbitration won by KK&P was successfully enforced in Russia against one of the world’s largest oilfield service companies

Recently, Russian courts issued an enforcement order against one of the world’s largest oilfield companies in a dispute won by KK&P in international commercial arbitration. According to the circumstances of this case, the defendant (a contractor) provided for cementing services for an ultra-deep oil well at the request of the claimant (a customer).  When performing […]
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Russian Supreme Court upholds setting aside of award for violating principles of fairness and proportionality, and basis of liability for damages

  Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner), Olga Kokoz (Senior Associate), KK&P   In Case No. А40-46243/2019, the Russian Supreme Court agreed with the lower courts in setting aside an arbitration award on the merits, finding that the principle of fairness, and the culpable nature of liability, had been violated. It also held that the amount of damages […]
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Chambers Europe 2021 has recognised KK&P as one of the top three Russian law firms handling commercial and insolvency disputes in Russia and abroad

KK&P has maintained its leading positions in the firm’s core practices in the Chambers Europe directory:   Dispute Resolution: International: one of the two best Russian law firms; Dispute Resolution: Domestic High-End: one of the three best Russian law firms; Restructuring/Insolvency: Litigation: one of the three best Russian law firms.   The ranking states that […]
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Maxim Kulkov’s expert evidence on over a hundred Russian law issues in PJSC Tatneft v Bogolyubov & Ors helped the defendants defeat a US$300 million claim in the English High Court

After a 12-week trial in the High Court of England and Wales involving the cross-examination of witnesses and experts from the UK, the US, Russia and Ukraine by video conference – the longest entirely remote trial in the Commercial Court’s history – Mrs Justice Moulder handed down a judgment against the claimant (Tatneft). The key […]
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On 17 February, Maxim Kulkov took part in the Leading Arbitration Cases 2020: Different Perspectives joint ICC UK and ICC Russia roundtable event

KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov spoke in Session 1, which revolved around the high-profile case of Halliburton v. Chubb, related to the aftermath of the environmental disaster that occurred in 2010 when the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded resulting in an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which gave rise to a series […]
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Chambers Global 2021 has recognised KK&P as one of the top three Russian law firms in Dispute Resolution: Domestic and International & Cross-Border Disputes

KK&P’s position in Chambers Global 2021’s Dispute Resolution: Domestic category has been upgraded to Band 2 and the firm is, therefore, now among the top three Russian firms in the category globally. The ranking indicates that the firm is a “prominent disputes boutique regularly representing domestic and international financial institutions as well as corporate clients […]
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Commercial Court of Moscow rules in favour of enforceability of arbitration agreement providing for resolution of dispute by “Swiss International Arbitration Court”

  Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Sergey Lysov (Senior Associate), KK&P   Claimant, spice manufacturer VAN HEES GmbH, filed a claim in the Commercial Court of Moscow against Russian LLC “Stolitsa Vurst” (respondent) under a supply contract. The contract provided for resolution of disputes by “the Swiss International Arbitration Court in accordance with Swiss law”. […]
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On 17 February, Maxim Kulkov will take part in the roundtable event on the most interesting and significant arbitration cases of 2020

KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov will speak at the joint ICC UK and ICC Russia event – “Leading Arbitration Cases 2020: Different Perspectives” – in the frame of discussion the difference and commonality of Russian and Englishcourts on the recent hottest issues in international arbitration. The first session’s discussion will revolve around the high-profile case […]
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Maxim Kulkov and Dmitry Vlasov are co-authors of the chapter on Russia in the second edition of the guide Enforcement of Investment Treaty Arbitration Awards

Maxim Kulkov, KK&P Trial Lawyers Managing Partner, and Dmitry Vlasov, senior associate, co-authored the chapter on enforcement of investment treaty arbitration awards in Russia, together with Noah Rubins QC of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.  The book was published by Globe Law and Business Ltd in January 2021. Section 3 (together with the table of contents […]
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Russian Constitutional Court rules on provisional application of international treaties

  Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Sergey Lysov (Senior Associate), KK&P   In a Russian Constitutional Court Ruling of 24 December 2020 “On the clarification of the Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of March 27, 2012 No. 8-P regarding the review of the constitutionality of paragraph 1 of Article 23 of the […]
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