Review of the most notable court cases in International Commercial Arbitration and Arbitration in the Era of Sanctions - 1 Half 2022 (in Russian).

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Lidings’ partner, head of the dispute resolution practice Alexander Popelyuk takes part in the Far East Legal Forum, 6-7 September 2022 at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Lidings partner Stepan Guzey will take part in the 7^th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, 5-8 September 2022.

The Government of the Russian Federation has submitted to the Parliament bill providing for amendments to paragraph 3 of Article 453 of the Civil Code. According to the current wording, in the case of a change or termination of the contract by court, the obligations are considered changed or terminated from the moment the court decision on the change or termination of the contract enters into force.

Under a new Decree No. 529 "On the temporary procedure for the performance of obligations under bank account (deposit) agreements denominated in foreign currency and obligations under bonds issued by foreign entities" several amendments were made to the way credit institutions and entities could fulfil their obligations.

On July 13, 2022, the President of Russia has signed the Federal Law No. 235-FZ “On Amendments to Article 15.25 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation”, which introduced significant changes in the application of administrative liability measures for violation of currency legislation.