Features and Methodology of The Claim Work of Companies' Legal Departments in Uzbekistan: The Integration of Best Foreign Experience

Drawing on systemic and comparative-legal approaches, the article examines the legal nature, features, and methodology of the claim work of the legal departments of business entities of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It reveals the dual (substantive-legal and procedural-protective) nature of claim work; traces the evolution of the Uzbek model of pre-trial settlement following the procedural reform of 2018; and analyzes foreign experience (Russia, Kazakhstan, the European Union) and international standards (UNCITRAL instruments, the Singapore and New York Conventions, EU directives). The scholarly conclusions are confirmed by decisions of international judicial and arbitration bodies and by data of international organizations (the EBRD, the ADB, the World Bank). Eight systemic problems of claim work are identified and ways to resolve them are proposed, including proposals de lege ferenda.

Claim work, legal department, pre-trial settlement

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