Introduction

In April 2008 Russian practicing lawyers, arbitrators and judges of state courts met in Moscow for a round table discussion on recent developments in international commercial arbitration. In their presentations, the participants of the forum focused primarily on issues associated with arbitrators' impartiality and independence, including potential conflicts of interest that may arise between arbitrators and parties to a dispute, Russian and foreign disclosure standards applicable in international arbitration, and application of the IBA Guidelines.[1] This is a sign of ...