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Arbitrazh Court, City of Moscow, 2 April 2021, Case No. A40-9755/20-83-51

(Fashion TV Russia Ltd. v. Future To Victory Ltd.)

02 - 04 - 2021

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Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, S. W. Schill (ed.), Vol. XLVI (2021)
Jurisdiction Russian Federation
Summary

The Arbitrazh (Commercial) Court for the City of Moscow granted enforcement of an LCIA award rendered between two BVI companies in respect of a license agreement, finding that the defendant did not prove any of the grounds for refusal under the New York Convention.

Related topics
301

The court discusses the principle that the procedure for the enforcement of awards under the Convention is governed by the lex fori, as well as procedural issues (such as the competent enforcement court) not falling under the specific cases of ¶¶ 302-307.

Procedure for enforcement in general
500

The court discusses the overall scheme and/or pro-enforcement bias of the Convention.

Grounds for refusal of enforcement in general
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