Prosecutors to weigh fight against coronavirus in Russian regionsProsecutors in Russian regions will check the efficiency of measures taken to fight the coronavirus epidemic and availability of medical goods and drugs in hospitals.17:55 07.04.2020
Russian Justice Ministry seeks free movement for lawyers amid coronavirus lockdownThe Russian Justice Ministry has proposed that attorneys and notaries be given a right to free movement when providing their legal practising certificates in order to grant legal aid during the coronavirus restrictions.16:13 07.04.2020
Criminal penalty for damage to war memorials fixed in RussiaPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on criminal punishment for destruction or damage of war cemeteries and memorials commemorating fallen defenders of the Motherland or devoted to the Days of War Glory of Russia into law.15:51 07.04.2020
Three defendants in Baring Vostok case ordered to stay under house arrest till MayThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday extended house arrest of three defendants in the Baring Vostok 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case until May 13.14:19 07.04.2020
Bill simplifying access to Russian citizenship reaches State DumaThe Government has submitted a bill simplifying a procedure of obtaining Russian citizenship by foreigners to the lower house of parliament.13:50 07.04.2020
Bankruptcy claim against notorious Moscow confectionary to be heard in JulyThe Moscow Commercial Court set a bankruptcy claim against Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik, whose ex-owner Ilya Averyanov had been acquitted in a guard murder case, for July 14.12:38 07.04.2020
Alleged Russian crime boss to be held in detention until mid-JuneThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention of an alleged crime boss Oleg Medvedev, known as Oleg Shishkanov, until June 12.11:42 07.04.2020
Business ombudsman seeks for allowances to Russians on indefinite leaveRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov believes businesses are to be allowed to put employees on indefinite leaves to be paid monthly statutory minimum wages by the state in order to save jobs.The ombudsman has formulated this initiative and a number of other measures aimed at changing the regulation of the economy in the time of the crisis he elaborated as a result of a massive survey of businesses across the country regions in his letter addressed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.10:24 07.04.2020
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