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Putin appoints Business Russia NGO leader as ombudsman for entrepreneurs' rights

18:03 21/06/2012 President Vladimir Putin has appointed Business Russia NGO leader Boris Titov as the ombudsman for entrepreneurs' rights.

Over 400 illegal casinos closed in Russia

16:24 21/06/2012 Some 420 underground casinos have been closed across Russia since legislation was amended in 2009 and special gambling zones established.

Insiders in Russia to incur criminal liability

16:34 20/06/2012 The law establishing criminal liability for the unlawful use of insider information was adopted in Russia two years ago. Law No. 224-FZ has conferred heightened responsibility on the courts and has given broader powers to the Federal Service for Financial Markets (FSFM). Insiders may be held criminally liable as of 2013, although how well the law will work remains to be seen.

Claim to strip Communist MP of immunity filed with parliament

17:21 19/06/2012 The Investigative Committee has submitted to the State Duma a request for the approval to open a criminal case against Communist MP Vladimir Bessonov.

Russia's chief bailiff backs simplified trials

16:53 19/06/2012 Chief Bailiff Artur Parfyonchikov has called for more cases to be tried under simplified procedure. He added that the respective draft law has already been prepared.

New anti-tobacco law to increase lifespan in Russia

14:03 19/06/2012 The new anti-tobacco law will help increase the average lifespan, Professor Alexander Chuchalin believes.

US Senate's "Magnitsky" bill won’t affect Russian business - Mordashov

11:21 19/06/2012 If the"Magnitsky" bill is passed by the United States, it will not affect Russian business, Severstal head Alexei Mordashov says.

Financing cut for Russia's judicial system development program

18:14 18/06/2012 Financing for scientific activities under the federal targeted program for judicial system development will be reduced twofold this year.

Moscow losing up to $3 bln due to law on transfer pricing

10:52 18/06/2012 The law on transfer pricing, under which the Federal Tax Service controls transactions between interdependent individuals, came into effect on January 1, 2012.

Paroled criminals to pay compensation to victims

16:20 15/06/2012 The government has submitted to the State Duma a draft law obliging prisoners released on parole to compensate the damage to their victims.

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Russian business rights advocates favor humanization of tax offences treatment

14:00 30/09/2020 Humanization of treatment of tax offences will positively reflect on both business community and state, believes civil ombudsman for protection of detained businesspersons’ rights Alexander Khurudzhi.

Russian police apprehend six convicts escaped from penal colony in Dagestan

16:28 30/09/2020 Russian law enforcement officers have arrested six convicts, who could escape from a penal colony in Dagestan.

Supreme Court’s Presidium upholds of life sentence of ex-senator Izmestyev

15:15 30/09/2020 The Presidium of Russia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to overturn life sentence of ex-senator for Russia’s Bashkortostan Igor Izmestyev for organizing terror attacks and murders basing on a ruling of the European Court of Human Righs (ECHR).

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