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Lidings - Appointed Exclusive Representative of WEX Crypto Exchange for Accepting Applications of Clients for Refunds – Informs on the Current Status of the Refund Procedure

26 March 2025

As previously communicated to WEX clients, the submission of applications and the compilation of client dossiers were suspended as of September 1, 2024. 

All applications submitted before this deadline have been processed, and the corresponding dossiers have been compiled and submitted to WEX’s management for review. We are pleased to report that significant progress has been made in locating clients, verifying their identities, and obtaining documentation confirming the lawful origin of their funds.

Lidings’ Partner Stepan Guzey Takes Part in Business Event in Iran

01-04 February 2025

Lidings’ Partner Stepan Guzey will take part in a business event focused on Russian-Iranian cooperation in various sectors, including machine engineering, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, agriculture, logistics, and automotive production. A series of round tables under the general title “Business in Iran, Business in Russia - Mutual Opportunities” will take place 1-4 February 2025 in Iran.

13 January 2025

Lidings experts took part in authoring the International Commercial Arbitration textbook, published under the auspices of the Arbitration Court Journal. The textbook was prepared by a team of well-known Russian and foreign experts in dispute resolution and international arbitration and is currently by far the most extensive and relevant tutorial publication on international commercial arbitration covering various aspects of it published in Russian.

The third edition of the book has been revised taking into account the updating of arbitration legislation in a number of countries, as well as documents of “soft” procedural law and the development of judicial practice. New sections are included, in particular, on third-party financing of arbitration, the impact of unilateral sanctions on arbitration, and the liability of arbitrators and arbitral institutions.

Lidings experts authored subsections on claims, arbitrability and bankruptcy.


Application of Limitation Period to Anti-corruption Claims of Prosecutor’s Office

31 October 2024

On 31 October 2024 the Constitutional Court published Resolution No. 49-P on the case of checking the constitutionality of Articles 195, 196, paragraph 1 of Article 197, paragraph 1 and paragraph two of paragraph 2 of Article 200, paragraph two of Article 208 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the “Resolution”), in which it considered the application of limitation period to claims for seizure of property obtained through corrupt activities in favor of the state.