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Decree of the Plenum of the Supreme Court on Arbitration (ENG)

13 January 2020

On 13 December 2019, Decree of the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court No. 53 On Fulfilment by Courts of the Russian Federation of the Functions of Assistance and Oversight in Respect of Arbitral Proceedings and International Commercial Arbitration (the "Decree") was published.

The clarifications set out in the Decree unfortunately do not address many of the unresolved issues that stem from the recent changes to the legislation on arbitration. While many of the clarifications are relatively self-evident, the very fact that they are included in the Decree should be seen as a positive development. The Decree is binding on the Russian courts, and one hopes that it will facilitate greater predictability in how arbitration-related issues are decided.

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