Review of the most notable court cases in international commercial arbitration and under sanctions restrictions  - 1st Half of 2023 (in Russian).

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The High Court of Justice on March 3, 2023 ruled on the dispute between UniCredit Bank (UK) and aviation companies Celestial Aviation Services Limited (Ireland, a subsidiary of AerCapHoldings N.V. (Netherlands)) and Constitution Aircraft Leasing (Ireland) on the issue of payment of funds under letters of credit of Sberbank.

Lidings takes high positions in the new rating of the leading legal advisors in Russia based on the analytical research held annually by the “Kommersant” newspaper. In 2023 the firm is ranked among the TOP leading legal advisors in Russia. 

Review of the most notable court cases in international commercial arbitration and under sanctions restrictions  - 2nd Half of 2022.

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Arbitrazh court for the Moscow City issued a judgement under the claim of a Russian entity to Alfa-Bank JSC. By this decision the court ordered the Russian bank to make a refund of the frozen funds allocated on the accounts of a correspondent bank to its client as well as charged the bank with penalties and interest for the use of its client’s money.

On February 6, 2023, the EU official journal published news about delisting Dmitry Ovsyannikov, the former governor of Sevastopol, from the sanctions list. The exclusion was preceded by the decision of the EU court of 26 October 2022 following the review of Ovsyannikov's appeal.

On 2 December 2022 the results of the annual Pravo-300 law firms’ ranking were announced at an awarding ceremony at The Carlton Hotel in Moscow. Lidings’ top position among the leading legal advisors in Russia once again reflected by the ranking results.

In October 2022, the European Commission approved the eighth package of sanctions against Russia. Among other restrictions it established a ban on the provision of legal services to Russian companies. A few weeks later, on October 24, the European Commission published answers to frequently asked questions including explanations as to what kind of legal services fall under the ban and whether the extension of sanctions to this sphere does not entail restrictions on the right to protection.

Procedural codes are amended so that powers of prosecutor are extended. These amendments come into force on 18^th October 2022. These changes, among others, reflect new realities connected with the economic sanctions against Russia.