Russian Arbitration Law and Practice

This book provides an expert guide to Russian Arbitration from its conception to the agreements that govern modern day procedures. Written by a leading practitioner within the field, Russian Arbitration: Law and Practice is crucial reading for arbitrators with Russian interests.

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Russian Arbitration Law and Practice provides a comprehensive and practical analysis of Russian arbitration law of post-2015 reform. After addressing issues such as arbitrability, arbitration clauses, arbitral procedure, the book looks into the way Russian courts apply arbitration law when Russian parties seek to set aside unfavourable awards and when foreign parties seek to have awards enforced against Russian parties. The book provides guidance to Russian arbitration law in operation, drawing on the authors own practical insight and experience.

The author offers a comprehensive description of the relevant areas of Russian law including procedural law, mandatory rules, and the most relevant public regulations that influence recognition and enforceability of an award in Russia. It highlights problematic areas for due diligence of potential Russian business partners, serving the purpose of avoiding future disputes. The book also deals with court procedures in Russia (injunctions, parallel proceedings, etc.) that may affect arbitral proceedings. The issues of recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in Russia and challenging arbitral awards in Russia are also covered. A section is devoted to particularities of arbitral proceedings at ICAC, Russia's most popular arbitral institution, and to arbitration proceedings with its seat in Russia.