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In Case No. А4064831/14, a judge of the Russian Supreme Court considered whether to allow an appeal of the decisions of the Cassation Court and Moscow Commercial Court setting aside an arbitral award rendered in favour of Stans Energy against Kyrgystan. Dmitry Vlasov (Associate), KK&P Speedread A judge of the Russian Supreme Court has recently refused […]

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 […]

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) […]

In Case No. А4064831/14, a judge of the Russian Supreme Court considered whether to allow an appeal of the decisions of the Cassation Court and Moscow Commercial Court setting aside an arbitral award rendered in favour of Stans Energy against Kyrgystan. Dmitry Vlasov (Associate), KK&P Speedread A judge of the Russian Supreme Court has recently refused […]

This article considers Case No. A621635/2014, in which the Chamber on Economic Disputes of the Supreme Court of Russia (Russian Supreme Court) considered the validity of an optional dispute resolution clause. Dmitry Vlasov (Senior Associate), KK&P Optional dispute resolution clauses, also called hybrid clauses, provide for one method of dispute resolution (litigation or arbitration) but also allow […]

In Kyrgyzstan v Stans Energy Corporation, Kutisay Mining LLC (Case A4064831/14), the Moscow Commercial Court has granted an application to set aside a Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry arbitral award. The court considered whether Article 11 of the Moscow Convention provides for actual consent of a member state to the Convention to arbitrate investments disputes under […]

In Case: № А084781/2014, the Commercial Court of the Central District of Russia has upheld a ruling denying recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award. Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner), Elena Zaltser (Associate), KK&P A dispute arose between a Ukrainian claimant and a Russian domiciled respondent and arbitration was commenced with the International Commercial Arbitration Court under the […]

In Case: № А624805/2014, the Commercial Court of the Central District of Russia considered an appeal against a decision denying recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award. Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Elena Zaltser (Associate), KK&P The Commercial Court of the Central District of Russia has recently upheld a ruling of the Commercial Court of Smolensk […]

The government of the Russian Federation has introduced a Bill on arbitration into the Russian Parliament. Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Elena Zaltser (Associate), KK&P On 6 May 2015, the government of the Russian Federation introduced a Bill “On Arbitration” and “On the amendments to certain legislative acts” (Arbitration Bill) into the Russian Parliament. While the […]