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Arbitration Recognition of foreign decisionsNo enforcement against frozen property without prior authorisation
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) decided on January 25, 2024, under case number IX ZR 19/22, that without authorization from the German Federal Bank, frozen funds and economic resources cannot be seized under Regulation (EU) 2016/44.
ArbitrationEnforcement of ICC award against Transnistria in Russia
An outstanding ruling of the Moscow Arbitrazh Court of 13 September 2021 in case № A40-128695/2021 denies recognition and enforcement of an ICC award to a creditor against the Republic of Transnistria, making a controversial statement: Money in a bank account represent clients’ contractual rights against a credit institution and is not a tangible object […]
