Russia’s Lugovoy Law and the Battle for Jurisdiction
Sanctions have not only complicated the enforcement of contracts—they have also begun to affect the forums in which transnational disputes may be resolved. Russia’s so-called “Lugovoy Law” allows sanctioned parties to sue in Russian courts even when they have agreed to have their disputes decided elsewhere, and it is backed by threats of steep penalties….
Continue ReadingFederal Court Issues Worldwide Anti-Enforcement Injunction
Last month, Judge Edward Davila (Northern District of California) granted a motion by Google for a rare type of equitable relief: a worldwide anti-enforcement injunction. In Google v. Nao Tsargrad Media, a Russian media company obtained a judgment against Google in Russia and then began proceedings to enforce it in nine different countries. Arguing that…
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