DLA Piper provide an update of the review of Russian court practice relating to international and domestic arbitration, and the enforcement and recognition of awards, issued by the Russian Supreme Court on 26 December 2018. The Review covers a number of interesting points on arbitration and it is notable that the Supreme Court deals with all of them from the standpoint of party autonomy i.e. the basic right of commercial parties to agree on arbitration as an alternative to state courts. Reviews issued by the Russian Supreme Court are designed to serve as the guidelines for the state courts on potentially controversial areas of court practice. They also usually set out the legal test or reasoning to be adopted by the lower courts and legal practitioners on specific legal issues.
Russia’s Supreme Court Demonstrates a Pro-Arbitration Approach
