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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 […]
Arbitration Lugovoy Law SanctionsRussian court awards return of advance payments in application of Lugovoy Law
Arbitrazh Court of the Moscow Region (А41-31041/2026, 7 Sept 2026) awarded EUR 2.83m to a Russian buyer and assumed jurisdiction under Article 248.1 APC despite VIAC/Swiss forum clauses, citing sanctions-related obstacles to access to justice.
Lugovoy LawNovosibirsk Arbitrazh Court returns claim due to Berlin exclusive jurisdiction clause
Introduction In a decision dated 24 August 2026, the Arbitrazh Court of the Novosibirsk Region in case number А45-29752/2026 rendered a ruling on territorial jurisdiction (forum selection). The court returned (i.e., refused to accept for filing) the claim because the parties’ contract contained an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of the courts of Berlin and […]
