Tort liabilities in relationships involving gas supply under Russian law and in actual practice

The article considers tort obligations (civil liability) of the parties of a gas supply agreement and its ancillary agreements under current Russian law, and analyzes the examples from court practice. The concept of “gas supply agreement” acts as a single contractual structure for all possible relationships involving gas supply. Ancillary agreements are attached to principal agreement. The types of ancillary agreements are determined by their legal nature, subject and purpose. The parties of a gas supply agreement and auxiliary agreements incur civil liability (contractual and non-contractual). An analysis of contracts concluded in the process of gas supply has shown that each stage of gas supply requires special attention and legal regulation that meets the requirements of the current stage of social and the country’s development. Each of the contracts under consideration has its own characteristics of tort obligations. According to civil law, the peculiarities of liability under a gas supply contract include the fact that the parties’ liability is limited to compensation for actual damage; lost profits are not recovered. For the proper fulfillment of contractual obligations, it is necessary to elaborate in detail not only the rights and obligations of the parties entering into the contract, but also their responsibilities, it is also advisable to take into account incentive and preventive measures.