Russian Supreme Court rules on explicit consent to arbitration agreement and applicability of estoppel theory – update for Practical Law by Maxim Kulkov and Sergey Lysov

The Judicial Chamber of Economic Disputes of the Russian Supreme Court has ruled that a company is not bound by an arbitration agreement which was concluded on its behalf by a person acting on a general power of attorney and having no special authority to do so. A state enterprise Izhvodokanal (claimant) requested the Commercial […]
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Commercial Court of Russian North-Western region disregards approach of Constitutional Court and denies enforcement of arbitral award

Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Elena Zaltser (Associate), KK&P On 14 March 2016, the Commercial Court of North-Western region refused to enforce an arbitral award finding that the dispute was not arbitrable as it involved real estate ownership and therefore, was of a public nature. A dispute arose between an individual entrepreneur (seller) and a […]
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Kulkov, Kolotilov and Partners is one of the best legal firms in arbitration and mediation according to The Legal 500 EMEA 2016

The annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2016, released today, noticed that KK&P provides ‘high-quality, professional advice’, and has recently handled a number of disputes related to construction and debt recovery. Managing partner Maxim Kulkov is the leading figure along with Oleg Kolotilov, whose areas of focus include contractual, corporate […]
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The Commercial Court of Kemerovo region confirms validity of hybrid dispute resolution clause under Russian law

Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Elena Zaltser (Associate), KK&P. On 15 March 2015, the Commercial Court of Kemerovo region confirmed the validity of an arbitration agreement and issued a writ of execution for an arbitral award. The dispute arose between several oil companies and a bank. The parties’ dispute resolution clause provided for the submission […]
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Maxim Kulkov, KK&P’s managing partner, has been included in Chambers Global 2016 guide

Maxim Kulkov, KK&P’s managing partner, has been included in Chambers Global 2016 guide. He is recommended in Band 2 in Russia, Dispute Resolution: Domestic, and in Band 3 in Russia, Dispute Resolution: International. “I really liked how he performed in court. He is very experienced and very persuasive,” a source reports. The guide covers 190 countries worldwide […]
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Maxim Kulkov, KK&P’s managing partner, participated in the round table “TV shows and intellectual property: legal patchwork”

Maxim Kulkov, KK&P’s managing partner, participated in the round table “TV shows and intellectual property: legal patchwork” held on March 11, 2016 at the Savoy Hotel, and was one of the speakers of the session II “Legal protection of formats: from particulats to generals”. Maxim spoke about the limits of legal protection of producers of […]
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International Commercial Arbitration Review has published an article by Sergey Lysov, associate at KK&P

Sergey Lysov, an associate at KK&P, has written an article on Participation in arbitration proceedings of persons that were not signatories to the arbitration agreement, which has been published in International Commercial Arbitration Review (No. 1(10) 2015). Abstract: In most arbitration cases, parties and signatories to arbitration agreements coincide. However, a person, acting as an […]
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Maxim Kulkov, KK&P’s managing partner, participated in the 5th annual conference on International Dispute Resolution involving Russian and CIS Parties, held in London on 28-29 January 2016

Maxim Kulkov, KK&P’s managing partner, participated in the 5th annual conference on International Dispute Resolution involving Russian and CIS Parties, held in London on 28-29 January 2016. During the conference participants addressed practical issues faced by in-house counsel and their external legal advisers involved in cross-border disputes. Top practitioners presented their most recent experiences in resolving disputes […]
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Stans Energy and Kutisay unsuccessfuly challenge Commercial Court of Moscow decision

In Case No. А4064831/14, the Commercial Court of Moscow Region (the Court of Cassation) considered an appeal by Stans Energy and Kutisay Mining challenging the Commercial Court of Moscow’s decision to set aside an award between Stans Energy Corporation (Canada) and Kutisay Mining LLC, and the Kyrgyz Republic. Maxim Kulkov (Partner) and Elena Zaltser (Associate), KK&P Speedread […]
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Liquidation of award debtor no obstacle to enforcement of arbitral award (Russian Supreme Court)

In Case No. 310ES155564, the Judicial Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation considered whether the fact that an award debtor was subject to insolvency proceedings prevented enforcement of an arbitral award against it. Maxim Kulkov (Partner) and Elena Zaltser (Associate), KK&P The Judicial Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (Supreme Court) […]
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