Dmitry Dyakin, Managing Partner of Magisters’ Moscow office, will participate in the annual conference Cross-Border Dispute Resolution: The Perspective for Russia and the CIS. The event is organized by ABA Section of International Law and is to take place in Moscow.

Dmitry Dyakin is one of the speakers of the first session dedicated to Judicial Assistance and Enforcement Proceedings in Cross-Border Litigation and Arbitration. The panel will discuss judicial assistance and enforcement proceedings from both perspectives – Russian parties seeking such relief abroad and foreign parties seeking such relief in Russia.

Proceedings that are ancillary to the main case are a mainstay of modern cross-border litigation and arbitration, as in the following situations:

• The claimant in a Russian lawsuit or arbitral proceeding is concerned that the defendant will dispose of its assets prior the conclusion of the case. Where those assets are located overseas, it will be necessary to petition a foreign court for interim relief, such as an attachment or garnishment of property or injunction.
• A successful claimant may need to have a final court judgment or international arbitral award recognized by a foreign court in order to recover against assets of the defendant located outside of Russia.
• A party may need evidence or information from a foreign country in order to prosecute or defend a case pending in Russia. This will often require the assistance of a foreign court.

Likewise, parties involved in litigation or arbitration proceedings outside Russia may require such assistance of a Russian court.

More information is available here.