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Briefings

Main amendments to the Arbitrazh (commercial) and civil procedure codes (English)

14 October 2019

On 1 October 2019, amendments to the RF Arbitrazh (Commercial) Procedure Code ("APC") and the RF Civil Procedure Code ("CPC") came into force. One set of amendments relates to the commencement of work by certain appellate and cassation courts of general jurisdiction (though the amendments also address other matters as well). The other set deals with reform of class action litigation. This briefing summarises the main changes to the consideration of disputes by Russian arbitrazh (i.e. state commercial) courts and courts of general jurisdiction

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