The theme of this year's annual conference, timed to coincide with the RAA Arbitration Online Competition, was sports arbitration. Counsel Alexander Yagelnitsky spoke at the session devoted to the legal issues related to the case summary" and discussed the balance between actual damage and lost profit. A video of the event can be found here

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Partner Egor Chilikov recorded a lecture for LF Academy “Investment Planning: Protection of International Investments from Acts of the Host Country”. During the lecture, Egor elaborated on the following matters:

1. What opportunities do investors have to protect their investments from acts of host countries?
2. What are the effective methods of structuring investments in terms of...

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PLATFORMA and Petrol Chilikov held the webinar “Legal Funding: Trends and Cases”, during which they reported on the current state of affairs in the market of arbitration and litigation funding and shared their opinions on the nuances of attracting funds, documenting relations between funders and claimants, and difficulties one may face during a trial. During the webinar, partner Egor...

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The regular episode of Show 40+ audio podcast, a project by Peterburgskaya Tsiivilistika portal of the Legal Faculty of Saint Petersburg State University, was dedicated to the tort law. Olesya Petrol, partner at Petrol Chilikov, commented for the audience on the Ruling of the Supreme Court dated 18 May 2020 in case No. 78-KG20-18 concerning the limits of liability for operation of hazardous...

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On June 18, 2020, Olesya Petrol, a partner at Petrol Chilikov, presented the report “On Family Law Reform and the Pandemic” at the webinar “Family and Inheritance Law”. The webinar was arranged by Sobitie Conference Center. Please follow the link for more information on the event.

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On June 4, 2020, the Association of Graduates of the Russian School of Private Law (AG RSPL) held an online workshop “Actual Damage and Loss of Profit in Private, Criminal and Tax Law”. During the workshop, speakers discussed whether it is reasonable to divide losses into actual damage and loss of profit in private and public law. Alexander Yagelnitskiy, counsel at Petrol Chilikov,...

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On June 3, 2020, the Best Lawyers international legal directory released the results of its annual research of the legal services market in Russia. Based on peer review, Petrol Chilikov’s partners were recommended: Egor Chilikov – international arbitration, arbitration and mediation; Olesya Petrol – arbitration and mediation; Elena Mazetova – litigation. The rating...

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Egor Chilikov held a practical webinar “Strategies for Choosing a Dispute Resolution Venue When Entering into International Contracts”. The webinar was arranged by the Institute of Modern Educational Technologies Development (IMETD). During the webinar, Egor elaborated on the following matters:

1. What input is required to properly build a strategy for choosing a dispute resolution...

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On May 11, 2020, the “Online Justice: Shock – Negation – Breakthrough?” Online Conference was held. Alexander Yagelnitskiy, counsel at Petrol Chilikov, was among its speakers. Speakers discussed various topics, such as online and offline justice, online justice impact on the operating procedures of law firms, and foreign experience in online justice. The Conference was arranged...

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Egor Chilikov gave a course of lectures on arbitration for first-year master’s students at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The lectures were in English. The lectures embraced matters of arbitration theory and practice, comparison of approaches to governing arbitration used by Russian and foreign legislators, and review of arbitration rules in Russian and foreign arbitration...

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