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Performing a contract in the midst of another crisis. What to note and how to protect yourself

05.04.2022 @ 10:00 - 12:00

Dear colleagues,

SPIBA Legal Committee is pleased to invite you to take part in the event on the topic «Performing a contract in the midst of another crisis. What to note and how to protect yourself»

The current financial situation in Russia has once again brought to light questions on performing contracts subject to sanctions, a drop in the exchange rate of the national currency and other “financial crisis horsemen.” At this event, we will discuss the experience of previous crises in Russia and the court practice that has come to be as concerns contract law, applicability of previous positions to the new crisis having its own unique traits, and recommendations on working with contracting parties in these new circumstances.

Date:  Tuesday, April 5th, 2022

Time: 10:00 – 12:00

Registration, coffee break: 9:30 – 10:00

Место проведения: Сonference hall on the 6th floor, Business center Mertens House, Nevsky pr., 21

Moderator: Igor Gorokhov, Principal Associate, Capital Legal Services

Speakers:

Lyubov Doroshenko, Associate, Capital Legal Services: “The possibility to amend and terminate obligations and release from contractual liability in a financial crisis”:

  • Is it possible to renegotiate conditions agreed on during “previous” times or to refute them because of the crisis?
  • What are the consequences of the change in the ruble exchange rate for contractual relations?
  • Is it possible to get a release from contractual liability due to the crisis?
  • What to expect from the courts on these issues, given the experience of previous financial crises and considering the particulars of the current financial setting? What to note when providing evidence? How to oppose unlawful actions of contracting parties and procedural opponents?

Dmitry Uryakin,  Associate,  Maxima Legal: “Breach of violations due to sanctions and cancel culture. How to minimize consequences”

Igor P. Greshnikov, Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department  of Civil and Corporate Law, St. Petersburg State University of Economics, Chairman of the International Association IUS  (Kazakhstan): International commercial arbitration is an effective means of resolving economic disputes in times of crisis”

Alexey Karimov, General manager (Russia), ShipCo: “Сases from Shipco”

The meeting will be held in Russian.

Please confirm your registration by April 4th 2022 via email office@spiba.ru

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Date:
05.04.2022
Time:
10:00 - 12:00
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