Leading law firms websites' quotation ratingThis research was conducted by the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) /infosud.ru to gauge the reputability of leading law firms’ websites on the Russian market. Independent lawyers, legal market PR experts and arbitration journalists were polled to compile the ranking.13:18 28.11.2011
UTICo $18.3 mln lawsuit against Tymoshenko filed in U.S. courtThe U.S. Universal Trading & Investment Co. (UTICo), which has been seeking to collect over $18.3 million from United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU), has filed a complaint against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.13:48 17.11.2011
Commercial court presidents and their household income rankingsThe Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) has released its findings on the annual incomes of commercial court presidents and their family members. The present ratings are based on the aggregate incomes of the presidents, their wives and their under-age children.12:32 17.11.2011
Constitutional Court “unpredictable,” experts sayFor the more than 20 years of its operation, the Constitutional Court of Russia has shown itself to be an independent and impartial body, a quality that prominent legal experts polled by the RAPSI Agency described as “unpredictability.”17:31 28.10.2011
Courts fail to comply with president’s amendments, lawyers sayThe Russian legal system has demonstrated positive trends in the scope of use of pretrial detention for criminal suspects and the accused, but this is insufficient in terms of getting down to the bottom of deep-rooted problems.09:59 20.10.2011
Russian lawyers doubt Strasbourg will award Yukos $98 billion in damagesThe European Court of Human Rights will not award the now defunct Yukos oil company $98 billion in damages.11:49 14.09.2011
Art of mediation on rise in Russia (Part II)Center for Mediation and Law President Tsisana Shamlikashvili discusses the early successes of the law on mediation and the prospects for alternative dispute settlement in Russia with the Russian Legal Information Agency.14:00 06.09.2011
Art of mediation on rise in Russia (Part I)Center for Mediation and Law President Tsisana Shamlikashvili discusses the early successes of the law on mediation and the prospects for alternative dispute settlement in Russia with the Russian Legal Information Agency.17:05 01.09.2011
Strauss-Kahn affair: 'Honey trap’ discredits feminismThe “honey trap” has ceased to be an instrument of intelligence-gathering in spy games. Over the past few years, it has become a legal means of political control.09:26 25.05.2011
Medvedev on Khodorkovsky, Magnitsky and Strasbourg courtFormer Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky will not pose a danger to the public if he is released from custody, President Dmitry Medvedev said at a news conference at the Skolkovo School of Management yesterday. He added that more details into Sergey Magnitsky’s death will soon be unveiled, and also assured the public that Russia will continue cooperating with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg despite the apparent bias of some court decisions.18:50 20.05.2011
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022