Moscow, 4 April 2018 – A business breakfast was held in the German Centre in Moscow on 4 April 2018, where Alexander Bezborodov, Nikita Rodionov, Maxim Yuzhakov and Natalia Bogdanova from BEITEN BURKHARDT spoke infront of 31 participants on the topic "Overview of the legal positions of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation for 2017. Impact on the daily work of corporate legal departments".

The speakers focused on the following relevant issues:

• Overview of Judgment No. 23 of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 27 June 2017 "On the Consideration by Commercial Courts of Cases on Economic Disputes Arising from Relations Complicated by a Foreign Component";
• Overview of Judgment No. 54 of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 21 December 2017  "On Certain Issues of the Application of the Provisions of Chapter 24 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation on the Substitution of Persons in an Obligation Based on a Transaction";
• Overview of Judgment No. 53 of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 21 December 2017  "On Certain Issues Related to the Imposition of Liability on the Controlling Persons of a Debtor in the event of Bankruptcy";
• Overview of Judicial Practice on Disputes Related to Freight Carriage and Freight Forwarding Contracts, approved by the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, dated 20 December 2017;
• Overview of the legal positions of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation for 2017:
          - disputes arising from Agreements;
          - issues of corporate law;
          - bankruptcy.

The event was followed by a lively discussion, with the speakers answering questions of interest to the guests.