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Removing a Claim from the Creditors’ Register in Russian Bankruptcy

In briefA claim entered in a Russian bankruptcy creditors’ register is not removed by a simple letter to the insolvency practitioner. A court order is normally required. After admission, the applicant needs newly discovered circumstances showing that the claim is unfounded or incorrectly ranked and which could not have been used in the original dispute. The special filing period is three months from when the applicant learned or should have learned of those circumstances.

Court procedure

The practitioner does not independently reconsider an effective admission order.

New circumstances

Arguments already examined, or knowingly withheld, cannot simply be repeated.

Special deadline

Articles 71(8) and 100(8) of Law No. 127-FZ set a three-month period.

When removal may be sought

The mechanism applies where an entitled participant discovers facts indicating that an admitted claim is unfounded or should have another priority. Examples may include proof of payment, a sham basis, absence of the alleged funding or another fact that was objectively unavailable when the claim was determined.

This differs from the initial process for lodging a claim in the register, an appeal against the admission order, and procedural succession after assignment.

SituationProcedureMain issue
Error in the original orderAppealAppeal deadline and grounds
New evidence that the debt is unfoundedApplication for removalWhen and why the evidence became available
Incorrect priorityApplication to change priorityNew facts and legal classification
Assignment or inheritanceProcedural successionTransfer of the claim, not its validity

Who may apply

An application may be filed by a person entitled to object to creditor claims, including the debtor, the practitioner and participating creditors within their procedural status. The applicant must establish both the defect and the date on which the new information was obtained.

Practical sequence

  1. Obtain the admission order and a register extract.
  2. Separate genuinely new circumstances from arguments already considered.
  3. Record when the relevant documents or information were received.
  4. Prepare the requested full or partial removal, or change of priority.
  5. Attach evidence and serve the parties to the separate dispute.
  6. Monitor the case docket and the Federal Bankruptcy Register.
Not a second appeal. Supreme Court Plenum Resolution No. 40 of 17 December 2024 says this procedure cannot be used for arguments already raised or known and available in the original determination.

Frequently asked questions

Can the practitioner delete the entry?

As a general rule, a court-established entry is changed on the basis of an effective court order.

Can only part of a claim be removed?

Yes, where the unfounded portion and the remaining amount can be determined.

Can the three-month period be restored?

The statute permits restoration for a valid reason, which the applicant must prove.

Does removal automatically recover prior distributions?

No. The consequences of completed distributions and any recovery route require separate analysis.

Official sources

Have you found an unfounded claim?

We can review the admission order, new circumstances and filing period without promising automatic removal.

Initial consultation