In our earlier analysis, “Clash of jurisdictions – AIFC Court recognises an ICC award despite opposing Russian anti-arbitration injunction”, we discussed the AIFC Court’s 15 May 2026 decision in National Joint Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine” JSC v Gazprom PJSC, Case No. AIFC-C/CFI/2026/0002. The case was remarkable not only because of the size of the […]
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Bavarian Highest Regional Court: No Arbitration Agreement Established Where Bilingual Contract Versions Diverge
BayObLG, order of 16 June 2026 – 101 Sch 171/25 e In an order of 16 June 2026, the Bavarian Highest Regional Court (Bayerisches Oberstes Landesgericht, BayObLG) held that a dispute between two German companies was not subject to arbitration, despite an arbitral tribunal’s prior interim decision affirming its own jurisdiction. The Court found that […]
Art Insurance and Lloyd’s of London: Looking Beyond the Syndicate’s Name
Introduction “From its earliest days, the café’s clientele frequented Lloyd’s for more than just a warm drink.”: In Halbower v. Hiscox Syndicate 33 of Lloyd’s of London (6th Cir., 29 May 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit considered a dispute arising from the destruction of several high-value artworks in a fire […]
Bombay High Court Refuses Interim Measures Based On Lugovoy Judgement
Background and Procedural Posture On 8 June 2026, the High Court of Bombay (Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction, Commercial Division) decided Interim Application No. 569 of 2026 in Commercial Suit No. 6 of 2026 between Limited Liability Company “EuroChem North‑West‑2” (Russia) and Tecnimont S.p.A. (Italy). EuroChem relies on a judgment of the Moscow Commercial Court dated 5 December […]
Recognition of Austrian Cost Orders in Russian Insolvency Proceedings – Arbitrazh Court of Kalmykia, 21 April 2026 (A22‑1431/2016)
1. Introduction On 21 April 2026, the Arbitrazh Court of the Republic of Kalmykia ruled on the recognition and enforcement in Russia of a cost decision issued by the Regional Court of Innsbruck (Landesgericht Innsbruck, Austria) in favour of a Russian creditor, Elena Nikolaevna Baturina, against a Russian debtor, Viktor Nikolaevich Baturin, who was already […]
“Disrespect Toward the Court”: Russian Court Imposes Fine Over AI-Generated Case Law Nearly Equal to the Amount in Dispute
The Arbitrazh Court of the West Siberian District imposed a judicial fine of RUB 50,000 on a litigant after discovering that several court decisions cited in a cassation appeal did not in fact exist, treating the conduct as a serious «act of disrespect toward the court», with the fine amount being nearly equal to the […]
Art. 31 CMR, German Jurisdiction and Lithuanian Law: When Forum Selection Fails but Choice-of-Law Prevails
The recent judgment of the District Court Groß-Gerau offers an instructive illustration of the complex internaction between the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), the Brussels I Regulation and the Rome I Regulation in cross-border transport disputes. I. Introduction Cross-border road transport disputes within the EU frequently raise […]