Originally from American Review of International Arbitration - ARIA

I.   OVERVIEW

In 2017, the enforcement rate of foreign arbitral awards in Russia fell to 77% from a historical average over the previous four years of 92%, and the public policy defense made a comeback, responsible for thwarting enforcement in 86% of the cases where enforcement was denied.  This report examines those cases, other lower-court cases of denied enforcement, and all the relevant cases heard by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (“SCRF”) in 2017.