Our client, acting as a service provider under a service agreement, had significant disagreements with the counterparty-customer regarding the performance of this agreement. These disagreements led to the fact that the customer decided to terminate the contract with a month’s notice. During this period, services were provided to the customer for more than 400 thousand rubles. The customer evaded the acceptance of services and the signing of the relevant acts, as well as the payment for these services. In this regard, in the interests of the client, a lawsuit was filed with the Arbitration Court of Moscow to recover the debt and penalties. The court of first instance refused to satisfy the claim, citing the fact that the acceptance acts were drawn up and sent by our client to the customer after the expiration of the contract, so that the customer had no contractual obligation to review and sign these acts. The appellate court agreed with the arguments of our complaint and overturned the court’s decision, fully satisfying the client’s claim, since the termination of the contract does not release the customer from the obligation to accept the services provided and pay for them, even if the acceptance acts are drawn up after the termination date.
