Regarding the possibility of postponing or deferring the execution of the decision of the international commercial arbitration court: legal regulation and case law

Abstract

The article deals with problematic issues related to the postponement or postponement of the execution of the decision of the International Commercial Arbitration Court. The analysis of the norms contained in Chapter 3 "Recognition and granting permission to enforce the decision of international commercial arbitration" of Chapter 9 of the CPC of Ukraine shows that the legislator imperatively regulates the powers of the court when considering applications for recognition and granting permission to enforce international commercial arbitration. However, in this chapter there is no rule that would allow the court to decide on the postponement or installment of the execution of the decision of international commercial arbitration in the case of granting permission to execute it. However, Article 435 of the CPC of Ukraine, which is placed in Section 6 of the CPC of Ukraine "Procedural issues related to the execution of court decisions in civil cases and decisions of other bodies (officials)", the rules of which are applied at the stage of execution of court decisions in civil cases and decisions of other bodies (officials), establishes the possibility of deciding on the postponement or installment of execution, but the powers in this regard are vested only in the court that considered the case as a court of first instance. The norm identical in content is enshrined in Article 33 of the Law of Ukraine "On Enforcement Proceedings". In this regard, in practice, the question arises: can the court that considered the application for recognition and permission to enforce the decision of international commercial arbitration, be considered a court that considered the case as a court of first instance, and, accordingly, decide on adjournment or deferral of execution of the decision of the international commercial arbitration court? Keywords: postponement of execution of the decision, international commercial arbitration, court practice.