The Forgotten Bilateral Arbitration Agreement Between Sweden and The USSR: A New View on Enforcement of Sweden and Russia
It is well known that the New York Convention is widely recognized as a foundational instrument of international arbitration. In addition to this Convention, there are also international bilateral agreements in which Paragraph 1 of Article VII of the New York Convention specifically refers to and determines the relationship between its provisions and other agreements.
One interesting and noteworthy bilateral agreement is the Trade and Payments Agreement concluded between the USSR and Sweden in Moscow on 7 September 1940 (the “Agreement”). Although this agreement was entered into during the Soviet time, it still continues to operate in Russia, particularly with regard to Article 14 of the [...]
The International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry: New Developments and a Short Comment on the Rumor Mill
Last month a number of noteworthy arbitration-related developments took place in Moscow.
Firstly, the international conference “Commercial Arbitration in Russia, Sweden and the UK: New Business Opportunities”, was held on 9-10 June at the Congress Center of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The conference was jointly organized by the Center of Arbitration and Mediation at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, CIA and BE Capital. More than 100 lawyers from Russia and abroad attended the conference with a wide range of interesting topics. In conjunction with this event, a meeting of the newly elected SCC Secretary G [...]
