International arbitration

Recognition and Enforcement of a Foreign Court Judgment for a Leading Uzbek Bank

REVERA successfully secured the recognition and enforcement of the foreign court judgment in Belarus. The client’s rights were effectively protected, and cross-border risks were minimised.

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International Construction Arbitration: Protecting the Client’s Interests in an Amount Exceeding EUR 30 Million

REVERA provided comprehensive legal support to a major company implementing turnkey projects in the mining and metallurgical as well as mining industries in the CIS and beyond, within the framework of a dispute before the International Arbitration Court at the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IAC at the BCCI) against a major customer, a resident of Uzbekistan. A project with an implementation value exceeding EUR 300 million became the subject of a dispute in an amount exceeding EUR 30 million. The case was considered under Uzbek law, while the seat of arbitration was Minsk, which immediately created a number of cross-border and conflict-of-laws challenges.

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Debt recovery from a Cypriot company in international arbitration

REVERA achieved the recovery of a debt from a Cypriot company in international arbitration. Despite the absence of conventional documentary evidence, the team substantiated the performance of services and secured a favorable award for the client in under seven months.

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Enforcement of ICC Arbitration Award in the High Court of Ireland

Representing a Belarusian legal entity (creditor) in proceedings before the High Court of Ireland for recognition and enforcement of an ICC arbitration award against an Irish counterparty concerning debt recovery of EUR 1 million. The complexity of the case was related to sanctions risks that could lead to freezing of funds on European accounts, as well as the limited efficiency of alternative recovery mechanisms such as the 21-day letter or bankruptcy proceedings.

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Protecting client’s interests in ICAC

Advocacy for client in the ICAC at the Russian CCI against lawsuit from a Russian company seeking to collect monetary assets under the Guarantee governed by English law.

Investment arbitration dispute (treaty of the EAEU)

Consulting and representing as a local counsel in an investment arbitration dispute under ICSID Additional facility rules and connected disputes.

Arbitration proceeding in the Chinese International Economic and Commercial Arbitration Committee

Legal support of a dispute of a Belarusian company with a Russian counterparty under an international sales contract in an arbitration proceeding under the Chinese International Economic and Trade Arbitration Committee (CIETAC).

Defending Bauer Technics a.s. in IAC under the BelCCI

Representing Bauer Technics a.s. in the International Arbitration Court under the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in a dispute with Borysov Meat Factory involving collection of VAT sums in excess of contract sum. The complexity and uniqueness of this case was in that there was no similar judicial practice in Belarus prior to it.

A major CIS manufacturer

Our attorneys represented the client in the International Arbitration Court under the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A dispute with a Belarusian state-run enterprise involved theft of a cargo in transit.

UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

Consulting as a local counsel in an investment arbitration dispute under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

Defending a client in IAC under the BelCCI

Representation of a major Uzbek manufacturer in the IAC under the Belarusian CCI in a dispute with a Belarusian state company resulting from an international purchase agreement.

Protecting MinskEnergo in a construction dispute

Our attorneys defended the client in a dispute on the fulfillment of obligations under a contractor agreement. The amount in dispute was over 2 million USD. The case was examined by the International Arbitration Court under the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Protecting interests of a major Belarusian company in London

Consulting and protecting a major Belarusian company in an ad-hoc arbitration court (in London) under the UNCITRAL rules in a case on the termination of an international agreement of purchase and sale of gaming equipment/software and compensation for losses.

AI legal compliance: webinars for the employees

REVERA Arbitration & IT Disputes team assisted group with offices across the EU, CIS, and other jurisdictions approached REVERA to establish compliant internal processes with the use of AI. The client required guidance on regulatory requirements across various territories for AI content creation and implementation in HR, PR, and other departments, as well REVERA law group also to provide the company with a comprehensive overview of current AI regulation across multiple jurisdictions, conduct detailed analysis of regulatory requirements for various business activities within the group, and separately examine copyright issues for AI-generated content including code, graphics, characters, text materials, promotional videos, and other outputs.

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REVERA law group case: protecting copyright against bad-faith trade mark registration

REVERA law group lawyers represented the interests of the client — a resident of the Republic of Belarus engaged in the sale of large and small-sized electric transport. The copyright protection dispute was considered by the Appeal Board of the National Centre of Intellectual Property (NCIP) within the procedure for challenging the legal protection of a trade mark out of court.

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