The spread of COVID-19 has a major impact on all spheres of our life, including justice administration. State courts in Germany and Russia have responded to the decease outbreak by delaying or suspending proceedings deemed being non-urgent. The status of matters pending before courts is changing on a daily basis, in most cases providing little […]
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P&I Letter of Undertaking no acceptable security in Germany
In a recently published decision (RdTW 2020, p. 157), the District Court of Hamburg (court case no. 415 HKO 55/18) ruled that a letter of undertaking from a P&I Club based in the UK is not a suitable form of security. Background: The case decided by the District Court of Hamburg concerned proceedings of a […]
COVID-19: Мораторий на банкротство в Германии и России
На фоне пандемии COVID-19 национальные правительства Германии и России приняли ряд мер для защиты бизнеса, наиболее пострадавшего в условиях разворачивающегося кризиса. В частности, в обоих странах были приняты законодательные ограничения в отношении возбуждения процедуры банкротства компаний, которые в силу распространения вируса COVID-19 не могут выполнять свои обязательства. Мы сравнили подходы обоих стран и представляем вашему […]
COVID-19: Suspension of insolvency proceedings in Germany and Russia
Against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic national governments of Germany and Russia have introduced protective measures for the business worst-hit by the unfolding crisis. In particular, legislative limitations of insolvency proceedings with regard to the businesses having become factually insolvent due to the spread of the virus were adopted in both countries. We have […]
German Supreme Court rules on violation of the right to be heard in court
In a decision of 16 January 2020 (court case no. I ZB 23/19), the German Supreme Court rendered a decision about the right to be heard in court in the context of proceedings to determine the admissibility of arbitration proceedings. Although this decision concerned an appeal against a state court decision of the Higher Regional […]
Последствия пандемии вируса COVID-19 для русско-германских коммерческих договоров поставки
Распространение вируса COVID-19 оказывает существенное негативное воздействие на международные коммерческие связи, разрушая торговые отношения и производственные цепочки. На текущей момент Германия является одной из стран, наиболее затронутых разворачивающейся пандемией. Введённые немецким правительством меры уже привели к приостановке ряда производств, что может вылиться в срыв сроков поставок продукции по международным контрактам, заключённым, в частности, с российскими […]
The Russian Supreme Court confirmed that exclusion of an arbitrator from a recommended list does not amount to a ground to set aside the arbitral award
On 27 February 2020 the Russian Supreme Court denied leave to appeal with regard to a judgement of the Moscow District Arbitrazh Court (court case no. А40-153265/2019) which reversed the decision of the lower court to annul the arbitral award based on the reasoning that one of the arbitrators had been excluded from the recommended […]