Analytics Legal analytics

Despite a large number of disputes involving Russian entities that are complicated by the presence of a foreign party, the practice of recognizing and enforcing international commercial arbitration decisions in Russia is not always consistent. 

This is especially true for cases where the other party (against whom a decision is rendered) alleges that the enforcement of the decision is in contradiction to public policy. This argument is the most common defence strategy, although the least predictable in terms of the court’s findings.

Readers are offered an overview of a number of interesting court cases for 2019–2020, which contain conclusions that are significant for practice formation.