The Journal of the Russian School of Private Law (RSPL Journal) published an article by Alexander Yagelnitskiy, counsel at Petrol Chilikov, titled “Recovery of VAT, Repayment of Which is Unlawful, as Losses”. Please follow the link to see the full version of the article on the journal website.

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The “Legal Business” supplement to Kommersant published the article by Olesya Petrol, a partner at Petrol Chilikov, and Daryana Epikhina, a senior associate at Petrol Chilikov, describing the risks associated with the registration of Russian assets to a nominee holder. Please follow the link to see the article.

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Publishing House Statut, together with the M-Logos Law Institute, published a Сommentary on civil law #Gloss “Basic provisions of civil law: section-to-section commentary on sections 1–16.1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation”. The publication is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the first part of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. Partner...

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Information and legal web portal Pravo.ru published a comment by Dmitriy Taput, an associate at Petrol Chilikov, regarding liability for an unexpected withdrawal from negotiations. Please follow the link to see the full version of the article.

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The Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) published a comment by Olesya Petrol, partner at Petrol Chilikov, regarding the statute of limitations – the matter under consideration in the Betelin case (No. А40-169343/18).

“The case involves an interesting legal matter – the due date for an obligation to pay for goods, if no such due date is specified in the sales agreement. Judicial...

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On 25 August 2019 a multi-page research devoted to recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Russia and the countries of the former USSR saw light. The publication is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the 1958 New York Convention and was written under the auspices of the Russian Arbitration Association.   Egor Chilikov, partner of Petrol Chilikov, co-authored a...

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Alexander Yagelnitsky authored an article on "Liability for Invalid Statements", which saw light in the Zakon Law Magazine in August 2019.   In the article, Alexander comments on decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 05.11.2018 No. 306-ES17-18368 in the Magadan Test case, where the Court recognized the possibility of recovering pure economic losses despite absence...

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Agency of Legal Information published a comment by Olesya Petrol, partner of law firm, regarding the legislative bill concerning liberalization of currency control in the Russian Federation.   According to Olesya, “the bill has the potential to significantly facilitate the lives of Russian private individuals - residents who have accounts and property abroad. In general, it considers...

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Alexander Yagelnitskiy, counsel at Petrol Chilikov, authored an article on changing approaches of Russian courts to awards of damages in 2017-2018. The article was published in the July issue of the Zakon Law Magazine. Recovery of purely economic losses and causation are discussed in the publication.   Further information about the article is available here.

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Legal Insight has for the second time conducted a survey of the Russian arbitration market. The first one was carried out five years ago and its results are available here. The second survey covered a broad range of topics, including current stance of the Russian arbitral instructions, peculiarities of arbitral proceedings involving Russian parties, enforcement of arbitral awards in Russia,...

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