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Февраль 2013

CONTENT

 

 

Chief editor’s column

 

Interview of the issue

Khvalei V.V. "The world is not universal, there are national and regional interests"
Partner of the Moscow office of the international law firm Baker & McKenzie Vladimir Vladimirovich Khvalei answers the questions of Yan Piskunov, the chief editor of "LAW" magazine.
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The Event. Comments of the Experts

Taxes for the rich and progressive tax scale
An attempt to establish the tax for the rich in France is one of the most popular topics of European and Russian press. The governmental initiative (not implemented due to a critical attitude of the French Constitutional Assembly to the working out of the corresponding bill draft) has led to the abandonment of the French citizenship by several celebrities whose incomes fall under the draconian rate. In Russia, the question on the introduction of the tax increase both for the income of wealthy citizens and for the property referring to as the luxury, also was raised repeatedly. Today, there is one of the lowest tax rates in the world in Russia - 13%, but it is imposed on the gross income, regardless of the social status of the payer and the other factors taking into account during the formation of advanced taxation scale in foreign countries. Does Russia need to reform the existing tax system of personal income?

 

Topic of the issue

Davydenko D.L., Hizunova A.N. Meaning and function of the clause on public policy in foreign and Russian law
The article is an attempt to analyze various definitions of the category of public policy and its functions on the example of its usage in the foreign law and judicial practice, as well as in the Russian law and international treaties of Russia.
Keywords: public policy, public order, the clause on public policy
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Kurochkin S.A. Violation of public policy of the Russian Federation as a ground for refusal of recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards
The article focuses on the application of public policy institute by the Russian arbitration courts. Particular attention is paid to such controversial issues as the ratio of national and international public policy, the relevance of fundamental principles of morality to the basics of law and order, the recording of the principle of res judicata in the recognition and enforcement of foreign court (arbitration) decisions.
Keywords: clause on public policy, the recognition of foreign judgments, arbitration courts, foreign courts, courts of arbitration, arbitration
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Mokhova E.V. Recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award rendered by a truncated tribunal: to the issue on the limits of procedural public policy
The article explores the limits of application of the clause on the public policy in case of rendering of arbitral decision by incomplete (truncated) tribunal. It was made the estimation of the legitimacy of this practice from the point of view of compliance with the procedure of arbitration proceedings and in terms of relevance to the public policy. It was designated the approach of SAC of the Russian Federation to solving the problems that arise in the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards made by truncated arbitration panel.
Keywords: truncated tribunal, truncated arbitration panel, courts of arbitration, clause on public policy
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Kleimenov A.Y. Religious court (arbitration) in alternative dispute adjustment system
The article, perhaps, for the first time in the Russian legal doctrine, examines the admissibility of the consideration of the religious courts as permanent arbitration courts, as well as representatives of religious worship as mediators. The article proves the practicability of assignation of the status of a permanent court of arbitration to the religious court. The paper identifies the key disputable points related to granting to the religious court the status of court of arbitration. The author comes to the conclusion that the integration of the religious courts in alternative dispute resolution system is possible.
Keywords: alternative dispute resolution, court of arbitration, religious court, public policy, the fundamental principles of Russian law

 

Novikova O.V. Conceptual foundations of the clauses on the public policy and rules of direct application in English law
Article focuses on the conceptual foundations of the public policy clause together with the other tie-in - on norms of direct application - in the context of European legislation and English law. The author analyzes in detail the approaches to securing the above mentioned clauses in the newest legal acts and in judicial practice.
Keywords: clause on public policy, the rules of direct applicability, extra imperative norms, international private law, European law, English law
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Litvinsky D.V. Clause on public policy and the recognition of foreign judgments in French law
French regulations of public policy in the field of recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions are developed by judicial practice. The test for compliance with the public policy from the point of view of procedural and substantive law is conducted on the basis of the principles of relevance and specific assessment. Minimization activity theory of the public policy is gradually being replaced by the connection intensity rating of the situation with France. These and other features of the application of the clause on the public policy under French law the author highlights in this article.
Keywords: private international law, public policy, exequatur and French law
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Judicial practice. Comments

Bayramkulov A.K. Optional interpretation of an agreement as an example of the settlement agreement
The author of the article, through the example on the interpretation of terms of the settlement agreement, which was considered by the Presidium of SAC of the Russian Federation, examines the issues related to filling the gaps in the agreement.
Keywords: interpretation of the agreement, the settlement agreement, filing the gaps, the hypothetical will, implied terms of the contract

 

Best customer wins the lottery
To stimulate sales growth of online shop, is being planned the promotion. The point of it is that a member for a month makes a purchase from an online store, and brings his friends and acquaintances that make purchases on his behalf. The main prizes will go to those who will make purchases to the greater amount. Can this promotion be considered as the promotional lottery?

 

Theory and practice

Zhilin G.A. Appeal check of the definitions in civil procedure: legislative innovations
Given the nature of the definitions, which do not basically solve the case, the legislator has a right to foresee the simplified form of their appellate review compared with the general order. However, the simplified rules should be formulated clearly and unambiguously, be consistent with the current regulatory system and with generally accepted standards of justice.
Keywords: generally accepted standards of justice, civil procedure, the court of first instance designation, the appeal, the right to participate in the hearing
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Gritsenko E.V. Constitutional framework and legal forms of attraction of private entities to the solution of municipal problems in Russia in comparative perspective
The article refers to the constitutional framework and the various forms of cooperation between municipalities and private entities during the process of implementation of municipal tasks based on a comparative analysis of the Russian and German experience. Herewith it is proposed to approach on a case-by-case basis different variants of the participation of private entities in the solution of public problems, to delimit the transfer of power functions and responsibilities to the private sector from the attraction of individuals to the provision of municipal services in the economic activities of the municipalities.
Keywords: Keywords: public-private partnership, administrative reform, delegation of powers of authority, local government, municipal tasks
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Novikov A.A., Ivanov A.I. Succession mortis causa in the privatization of private premises in judicial practice
The article deals with the issues of succession in the privatization of private premises. In the second part of the study, the practice of courts of general jurisdiction on the interpretation of legal rules governing the privatization of private premises in the event of death of a citizen, who was not in time to finish the privatization (mortis causa) is analyzed, and the conclusions on the opportunities and terms of inheritance of the rights of privatization of private premises are made.
Keywords: inheritance, the right to the privatization, the privatization of housing, private premises, right to rights, succession mortis causa
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Fetisova E.M. Mixed contracts as the implementation of the principle of freedom of the agreement
In this article the author considers the issues of legal qualification of mixed agreements and their aggravating circumstances. The cases of inadmissibility of recognition of the agreement as mixed are analyzed; special attention is paid to the issues of legal conflict of laws of different contracts that are part of the mixed one.
Keywords: principles of civil rights, freedom of contract, mixed contract, unnamed contract
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Ushakov O.V., Kharaeva G.N. Covenants in loan agreements: problems of application in Russia
The article discusses the use of such a tool of English law, as the covenants in Russian business practice. In the article it is being examined the question of the legal nature of covenant conditions in the loan agreement taking into account existing Russian law enforcement, being determined the evaluation experience of specificity of the usage of covenant conditions in Russia.
Keywords: covenant, covenant condition, loan agreement, English law, the obligations of the borrower, banks
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Petrishchev V.S. Protection of a good builder in a situation of unauthorized construction: practice of the Presidium of SAC of the Russian Federation and the search for an appropriate legal means
This article is dedicated to the analysis and interpretation of recent judicial practice related to the legal consequences of unauthorized construction with regard to protection of conscientious builder. It was made an attempt to identify the sources and causes of the protection of a good builder by comparison it with the protection doctrine of legitimate expectations, based on the estoppel rule.
Keywords: unauthorized building, the estoppel rule, the doctrine of legitimate expectations, conscientious builder
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Foreign experience

Vishnevsky A.A. The problem of procedural protection tools of substantive amendments of the draft modifications in the Civil Code of the Russian Federation
The article raises the question of usage of the foreign procedural law structures in the frame of the Russian legal system. In particular, it considers the application of estoppel institution in Anglo-American banking law and highlights perspectives of procedural structures consolidation similar to estoppel, under the draft law on amendments to the Civil Code.
Keywords: draft amendments to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, estoppel, protection of substantive law
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