Participation to RAA annual conference

Following invitation by the Russian Arbitration Association (RAA), the International Arbitration Court for Transport (ACT) participated in the III-d Annual RAA Conference in Moscow on April 20-th, 2016.

By tradition for RAA events, the conference had a very high level of speakers among which were the representatives of the Ministry of Justice of the RF, Russian Supreme Court; heads of the London International Arbitration Court (LCIA), Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), Japan Association of Arbitrators, Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers` Arbitration Institution, Arbitration Court at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; partners of the biggest international, foreign and Russian legal companies like Linklaters, White & Case, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Clifford Chance, DIS (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V), Pepeliaev Group.

Several plenary sessions were hold within the Conference on the most topical issues: arbitration legislation reform - main changes, corporate disputes, requirements for permits issue to permanent arbitration institutions, changes in the legislation on international arbitration - international expert opinions.

New legislation requirements were discussed in particular in regard to corporate disputes, arbitration clauses in corporate contracts; requirements towards not-for-profit organizations under which permanent arbitration courts can be established; requirements to foreign arbitration courts, fate of arbitration agreements signed prior to the arbitration legislation reform.