Valikhan Shaikenov and Ardak Idayatova spoke on the Kazakhstan Dispute Resolution Forum
On 26-27 April 2018, Valikhan Shaikenov, AEQUITAS Partner and the Head of the firm's Dispute Resolution Practice, and Ardak Idayatova, AEQUITAS Senior Associate, spoke on the Kazakhstan Dispute Resolution Forum.
Valikhan mentioned the issues of recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards under the 1958 New York Convention.
Ardak spoke about the mechanism of adjudication provided for by the model contracts of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) and applicability of such procedure to dispute resolution under the Kazakhstan legal framework.
The annual Forum proved to be a high quality professional event where participants may get valuable information about legislative developments, discuss topical issues, elaborate on practical cases of industry-based disputes together with experts, and attend master classes with the participation of judges dedicated to handling of disputes in court.