Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - Today, on 22 July, a round table on the topic: "Execution of contracts during a pandemic and resolving possible disputes through ADR" in an online format was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan (CCI).

It was attended by the First Deputy of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan I. Jasimov, Director of the Tashkent International Arbitration Center at the CCI of Uzbekistan D. Baizakova, as well as representatives of other departments.

The purpose of this round-table is:

provision of legal advice with an emphasis on the provisions of the contract on force majeure (force majeure);

providing instructions on digitalization of documents and ways to use modern technologies;

providing step-by-step instructions on the implementation of anti-crisis measures to avoid disputes with foreign counterparties.

The event was attended by Thomas John partner of the law firm "Grotius Chambers" (The Hague, Netherlands), the topic of the report: "Covid-19" as a force majeure circumstance (force majeure) "and Andrey Panov, a lawyer in the Moscow office of the law firm" Allen & Overy "(UK) with a report on the topic:" How does Covid-19 affect the execution of contracts? "