Russian Arbitration: Law and Practice

Russian Arbitration Law and Practice provides a comprehensive and practical analysis of Russian arbitration law of post-2015 reform. After addressing issues such as arbitrability, arbitration clauses, arbitral procedure, the book looks into the way Russian courts apply arbitration law when Russian parties seek to set aside unfavourable awards and when foreign parties seek to have awards enforced against Russian parties. The book provides guidance to Russian arbitration law in operation, drawing on the authorâs own practical insight and experience.

The author offers a comprehensive description of the relevant areas of Russian law including procedural law, mandatory rules, and the most relevant public regulations that influence recognition and enforceability of an award in Russia. It highlights problematic areas for due diligence of potential Russian business partners, serving the purpose of avoiding future disputes. The book also deals with court procedures in Russia (injunctions, parallel proceedings, etc.) that may affect arbitral proceedings. The issues of recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in Russia and challenging arbitral awards in Russia are also covered. A section is devoted to particularities of arbitral proceedings at ICAC, Russia’s most popular arbitral institution, and to arbitration proceedings with its seat in Russia.

Hiroshi Oda, Sir Ernest Satow Professor of Japanese Law at University College, London and a Professor of Law at the College d’Europe, Brugge.

Professor Hiroshi Oda is the Sir Ernest Satow Professor of Japanese Law at the University College London (UCL). He is now affiliated with Waseda University (Tokyo). He has been the Japanese representative to the ICC Court of Arbitration (Paris) since 2003 and a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

His activities focus on Japanese and Russian law, namely arbitration, natural resources law, and commercial law. Professor Oda has advised Japanese companies in major Russian energy projects and has also advised Japanese clients in various international disputes. In 2012, he was awarded a Medal of Friendship from the then president of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev for his contribution to the study of Russian commercial law.

He has held various visiting professorship in the US and Europe, such as Cornell Law School, University of Munich, University of Fribourg, and, currently, University of Vienna.