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Arbitration Lugovoy LawBombay High Court Interprets Lugovoy Law and Finds no Competence of Russian Court
Bombay High Court Upholds Refusal of Interim Asset Restraints In a decision dated 29 October 2026, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Commercial Appeal (L) No. 20333 of 2026 (Limited Liability Company EuroChem North-West-2 v Tecnimont S.p.A., 2026:BHC-OS:23757) rendered a judgment on interim measures sought in India on the basis of a Russian […]
Arbitration Lugovoy Law SanctionsRussian Court Threatens Two Major Dutch Law Firms with €57.4 Million Penalties in Gazprom Anti-Suit Injunction
Introduction In a decision dated 22 October 2026, the Arbitrazh Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region in case number A56-67016/2026 (Decision of 22 October 2026 – A56-67016/2026) rendered a judgment on Gazprom’s application to prevent the enforcement of an ICC arbitral award and the continuation of related proceedings outside Russia. The court granted […]
Lugovoy LawSt. Petersburg Arbitrazh Court Imposes EUR 100m fine under Lugovoy Law against ING and SocGen
The Saint Petersburg Arbitrazh Court applied Articles 248.1 and 248.2 APC and imposed a EUR 100m fine under Lugovoy Law to bar Societe Generale and ING from foreign proceedings and foreign enforcement concerning independent guarantees.
Arbitration Lugovoy Law SanctionsRussian cassation court upholds EUR 1.5 million penalty for breaching anti-arbitration injunction in Siemens v RZD dispute
Introduction In a decision dated 6 October 2026, the Arbitrazh Court of the Moscow District (Russia) in case number А40-98870/2022 (АС Московского округа – Решения и постановления vom 06.10.2026 – А40-98870/2022) in the Siemens v RZD case rendered a judgment on a monetary sanction for non-compliance with a Russian court order prohibiting the initiation of […]
Arbitration Lugovoy Law SanctionsRussian Court Upholds Lugovoy Injunction Against NET4GAS Over Czech Arbitration
Introduction In a decision dated 25 September 2026, the Arbitrazh Court of the North-Western District in case number A56-49741/2026 rendered a judgment on a Lugovoy injunction against NET4GAS s.r.o. from continuing arbitration in the Czech Republic under Articles 248.1 and 248.2 of the Russian Arbitrazh Procedure Code. The court dismissed NET4GAS’s cassation appeal and upheld […]
Arbitration Lugovoy Law SanctionsRussian Court Enforces Stockholm Arbitration Clauses Against Assignee of Loan Claims
Introduction In a decision dated 14 September 2026, the Arbitrazh Court of the Moscow Region in Case No. А41-59851/26 rendered a judgment on whether an assignee of loan claims remained bound by arbitration clauses referring disputes to the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. The court left OOO ETM’s claim for EUR 1,417,550.13 […]
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Russian Arbitrazh court orders Austrian supplier to return €4.35 million advance after sanctions-related non-performance
Introduction In a decision dated 3 August 2026, the Arbitration Court of the Republic of Tatarstan (Russia) in case number А65-27362/2025 rendered a judgment on recovery of an “unworked” advance payment, contractual penalties, and interest under a cross-border equipment and engineering contract. The court held that the Russian buyer validly terminated the contract for delay/non-performance […]
