The ruling of Chamber for Commercial Disputes of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated August 16, 2016 overturned a ruling of the lower courts (state arbitrazh courts) that had dismissed the claim of the public joint-stock company National Bank ”TRUST“ in a case brought against the Cyprus company Phosint Limited. The case concerned the validity of an arbitration ...
During the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in June 2013, President Vladimir Putin proposed a reorganization of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, and in October 2013 the bill outlining constitutional amendments was submitted to the State Duma. The proposed changes strive to ensure the uniformity of the Russian court system and practice. The Supreme ...
The third Kiev Arbitration Days (KAD) will take place in Kiev, Ukraine, on 14 and 15 November 2013 under the auspices of the Ukrainian Bar Association. The KAD were first launched in November 2011. After a very successful start, the conference has firmly established itself on the international arbitration conference calendar. The third conference will take place on 14 – 15 November 2013. ...
Natalya Menshikova, Julia Zaletova and Irina Anishchenko have contributed the Russia chapter to the 2013 edition of Getting The Deal Through – Arbitration. The article gives an overview of the laws and institutions, agreements and proceedings before and after the issuance of awards in Russia. It is reproduced with the permission from Law Business Research Ltd. who first published the ...
Dusan Rakitic and Nikoleta Vucenovic have contributed the Serbia chapter to the 2013 edition of Getting The Deal Through – Arbitration. The article gives an overview of the laws and institutions, agreements and proceedings before and after the issuance of awards in Serbia. It is reproduced with the permission from Law Business Research Ltd. who first published the article online ...
Erhard Böhm and Paul Proksch have contributed the Austria chapter to the 2013 edition of Getting The Deal Through – Arbitration. The article gives an overview of the laws and institutions, agreements and proceedings before and after the issuance of awards in Austria. It is reproduced with the permission from Law Business Research Ltd. who first published the article online. ...
The second Kiev Arbitration Days will take place in Kiev, Ukraine, on 15 and 16 November 2012 under the auspices of the Ukrainian Bar Association. The Kiev Arbitration Days were first launched by the Ukrainian Bar Association in November 2011. About 130 experts from 15 different countries attended the first such international arbitration conference inUkraine. SPECHT BÖHM partner Erhard Böhm acted ...
Erhard Böhm and Paul Proksch have contributed the Austria chapter to the 2012 edition of Getting The Deal Through – Dispute Resolution. The article gives a concise overview of the legal framework and the practice of litigation, arbitration and ADR in Austria. It is reproduced with the permission from Law Business Research Ltd. who first published the article online (contributing editor: ...
Alpha Projektholding GmbH, represented by Specht Rechtsanwalt GmbH, wins International Centre on Settlement of Investment Dispute (ICSID) case against Ukraine. In the case Alpha Projektholding GmbH v Ukraine (ICSID Case No ARB/07/16), Specht Rechtsanwalt GmbH client, Alpha Projektholding claimed losses incurred in relation to an investment in Ukraine. The case marks the first ICSID ruling recognizing expropriation under a 1996 agreement ...