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Arbitration EU Sanctions 30. January 202630. January 2026

No Cost Security Required from Russian Claimant Despite War and Sanctions

Hague Convention applies no matter whether actual enforcement of a cost order is possible

In a recent ruling of 15 January 2026 (case no. I ZB 53/25), the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) clarified that Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and the resulting sanctions regime do not affect the Hague Convention on Civil Procedure and the exoneration of Russian claimants from any security for costs. The BGH […]