Government of the Russian Federation, Financial University
Abstract
The paper analyzes the civil law institution for indemnity in M & A deals, as well as provides an in-depth view on the legal nature of this mechanism in the context of theory and practice of the civil law. The author highlights some legal problems and gaps in the law and suggests solutions to the mentioned problems as well as necessary amendment proposals to the legislation of the Russian Federation. The study on indemnity issues is based on recent amendments in the civil legislation of the Russian Federation, in particular, amendments in the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. The author also takes into account changes in the judicial practice regarding indemnity issues. The analysis is performed in a comparative-legal framework: it investigates into the Great Britain common law. The relevance of topic is dictated by the trans-boundary nature of mergers and acquisitions
