Живая и мертвая вода российской юрисдикции. О применении ст. 248.1 АПК РФ

Вестник экономического правосудия Российской Федерации. 2023. № 11. С. 198–206.

Galperin M.

The article analyses the current practice of application of the provisions introduced in the APC of the Russian Federation in 2020 on the transfer to Russia of disputes involving sub-sanctioned persons. Despite the fact that since the beginning of last year the courts have mostly interpreted the relevant provisions expansively, presuming both the existence of restrictions on access to justice abroad for sub-sanctioned companies and the unenforceability of the relevant prorogation and arbitration agreements, this mechanism is not a universal lifeline in all situations and can only be used by an applicant if he is prepared to take reputational and other significant business risks. Even in the current extraordinary circumstances, such a step may be viewed with mistrust by any foreign partners, especially if the applicant has not bothered to provide evidence of the real unenforceability of the arbitration clause or to try to find a mutually acceptable solution. At the same time, in addition to special ‘sanction’ articles of the APC RF, traditional categories known to foreign legal orders, such as invalidity of the transaction, pathological nature of the clause, material change of circumstances, frustration of the contract, public policy, etc., remain at its service.

Keywords: международный гражданский процесс, компетенция суда, международные санкции, арбитражное соглашение