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West Tankers principle unaffected by Recast Brussels Regulation; mandatory foreign jurisdictional rules do not encroach on scope of widely worded arbitration clause
In Nori Holdings Limited et al v PJSC Bank Okritie Financial Corporation [2018] EWHC 1343 (Comm) the English court has applied the Recast Brussels …
HKIAC signs cooperation agreement with Russia's IMA
On 6 March 2018, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Institute of Modern Arbitration of the Russian Federation (IMA) signed a …
SIAC signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Modern Arbitration of the Russian Federation
The last two years have seen considerable development of Russian arbitration law and practice, with changes to Russian arbitration law intended to …
English Court rejects claim that notice of arbitration given in a foreign language is not proper notice
In a dispute between an English company and a Russian company, the English High Court (the Court) refused to set aside an order enforcing a Russian …
Inside Arbitration: Issue #4 of the publication from Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Arbitration Practice
We are delighted to share with you the latest issue of the publication from Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice, Inside …
Russian arbitration: are international sanctions impacting party choice?
Ever since the introduction and then expansion of international sanctions on Russia (in particular by the US and the EU), arbitration practitioners have …
Russian Arbitration Reform: Key Changes
On 1 September 2016, the following federal laws came into force in Russia: the Federal Law On Arbitration (Arbitration Proceedings) in the Russian …
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