According to statistical data for 2024, cases involving a Russian element account for 43% of the total number of disputes administered by the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC). Moreover, alongside the growing number of the Requests for Arbitration submitted by Russian users, there has also been an increase in the appointment of arbitrators from the Russian Federation to cases administered by TIAC. In 2024, such appointments represented 34% of the total number of arbitrator appointments.

Since its establishment, TIAC has been regularly featured in leading legal publications and analytical reviews. A nominee for the “Best Innovation of 2024” award by the London-based Global Arbitration Review, TIAC prioritises remote, digital and innovation-driven dispute resolution mechanisms and is dedicated to resolving domestic and cross-border commercial disputes.

During the upcoming discussion, speakers will share their observations and practical experience working with TIAC. Key topics will include the benefits of choosing TIAC, specific features of its arbitration proceedings, Uzbekistan’s positioning as a preferred seat for dispute resolution, and practical case studies.

Moderator: Diana Bayzakova, Director of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)

Speakers: Malika Pulatova, Representative of the TIAC Secretariat — on the TIAC's activities, latest statistics, and future plans; Evgenia Chervets, Managing Partner at Chervets.Partners, Founder of the Soft Law Community, TIAC Arbitrator — on combining the roles of counsel and arbitrator, and issues of impartiality and independence; Maria Lyubimova, Partner at Chervets.Partners, TIAC Arbitrator — on the law of the place of enforcement of arbitral awards, issues of proper notification, and practical experience; Anton Maltsev, Partner at Melling, Voitishkin & Partners, TIAC Arbitrator — on good faith in arbitration: changes in a party’s location during proceedings without notifying the tribunal, and the assessment of evidence whose admissibility is challenged by a party; Alexey Anischenko, Partner at Anischenko Laptev, TIAC Arbitrator — on the importance of effective communication between arbitrators and the court secretariat, and the prospects for parties’ use of inter-institutional rules.

This event will be of particular interest to legal professionals, corporate counsel, representatives of international and local businesses, and all those seeking modern and efficient mechanisms for dispute resolution.