Pešková v Travel Service AS: welcome clarity for the application of EC261
Regulation (EC) 261/2004 (EC261) is described by general counsel of many major airlines as their biggest challenge, and for good reason06/07/2017
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Arbitrating in Russia: what are the options?
Russia is likely not the first choice as a place of arbitration, as many foreign parties are usually concerned with potentially excessive interference form Russian judiciary and the quality of Russian arbitral institutions. Nevertheless, sometimes failure to agree on arbitrating in Russia may become...
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