International arbitration
Arbitration is a traditional technique of dispute resolution in the commercial sphere. It is inherently different from the dispute resolution procedure applied by state courts, that is why it requires specialist qualifications and expertise from lawyers.
REVERA has a wealth of 20 years’ experience in strategic planning and litigating in international commercial arbitration. Our lawyers’ portfolios include, support for national investment disputes and advising on international investment arbitration proceedings.
REVERA has specialists with specific university degrees in international commercial arbitration. Our lawyers have a professional knowledge of the English language enabling them to advise clients and prepare documents in English.
- Representation of clients in Belarusian and/or foreign arbitration/mediation courts
- Supporting disputes in foreign arbitration/mediation courts specialising in commercial and investment disputes as local counsels, including preparation of documents; collection of documents and selection of foreign partners; selection of candidate arbitrators; preparation of legal opinions
- Acknowledgment and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions
- Monitoring domestic investment disputes
- Pre-trial analysis of risks, prospects and costs of arbitration proceedings, suggesting alternative options of dispute settlement
- Conducting negotiations on dispute settlement, participating in mediation procedures
- Preparing opinions on the prospects of pre-trial dispute settlement procedures
- Elaborating standards, policies, guidelines on choosing a dispute settlement body
Projects
Advising an international industrial group of companies in the resolution of cross-border disputes exceeding EUR 3 million
Case: support in cross-border commercial disputes in the field of industrial equipment supply.
REVERA’s lawyers advised the Russian subsidiary of an international industrial group whose parent company is headquartered in Sweden in connection with complex cross-border commercial disputes.
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.
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.
Recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award in Cyprus
Successful enforcement of a foreign arbitral award in Cyprus — from arbitration proceedings in Ukraine to its recognition by the Cypriot court, enabling actual recovery of the debt.
Debt Recovery in the VCCA Arbitration Court
The REVERA team assisted a UK company in recovering a debt from a Dutch counterparty under a staffing agreement.
By transferring the dispute from English courts to the VCCA arbitration, the case was resolved online within just two months, with all client’s claims fully satisfied.
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.
Cross-Border Debt Collection: Enforcing an ICC Award in Ireland for a Belarusian Creditor
The REVERA team successfully assisted a Belarusian legal entity in recovering a debt from a counterparty registered in Ireland, notwithstanding the restrictions imposed under the current sanctions regime against Belarus.
Defending the interests of a client at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre
REVERA defended the interests of a Belarusian company at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) in a litigation with the major Malaysian supplier. To save the client's time and budget the dispute was resolved under the accelerated procedure with one arbitrator instead of three. Despite the absence of an applicable law clause in the contract between the parties, it was proved that the dispute should be considered under the law of the Republic of Belarus and the Vienna Convention.
Winning a case in the IAC at the BelCCI for USD 4.5 million
We successfully assisted in a dispute on the side of a Belarusian company for recovery of an advance payment from a Russian counterparty under an agricultural products supply contract in the equivalent of USD 4.5 million. REVERA team justified the competence of the IAC at the BelCCI to handle the dispute and applied the rules of interpretation of contractual clauses under Belarusian law.
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.
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 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.
Stopping the Deregistration of a Polish Company from the National Court Register (KRS)
REVERA was approached by a Cyprus-based company with what initially appeared to be a standard request: to recover a debt from a Polish counterparty. The client stated that the debtor remained in regular contact, assuring that payment would be made “any day now” and repeatedly asking for more time. Before initiating dispute proceedings, we conducted […]
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