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Russian Minister Ulyukayev appears in court over $2-million bribe - live updates

15:59 15/11/2016 RAPSI hosted a live text broadcast from Moscow's Basmanny District Court where Russian Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev was brought on suspicion of taking a bribe linked to Bashneft deal.

IKEA’s slippery slope in Russia

15:41 31/08/2016 Russian businessman Konstantin Ponomarev is embroiled in a long-standing dispute with IKEA over rented diesel generators. A turning point in the litigation emerged after Joakim Virtanen, former manager at IKEA’s Russian division, turned himself in to investigators. Virtanen presented his arguments before the Smolensk court as a witness last week. Having spent over 10 hours in the court, he kindly agreed to answer some questions in an exclusive interview to RAPSI.

Legislative curb on foreign law firms in Russian courts

11:01 21/04/2016 There is nothing unusual in a legislative initiative aimed at limiting participation of foreign law firms in civil proceedings in Russian courts as numerous attempts to “normalize the situation” were made earlier, says Gennady Sharov, Vice-President of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers.

Hague District Court Sets Aside Yukos $50 bln Awards: reasons and consequences

23:10 20/04/2016 The Hague District Court decided on April 20 to set aside arbitral awards that arbitral tribunals had rendered in 2014 in Hulley Enterprises, Yukos Universal and Veteran Petroleum v the Russian Federation case. In this article we present a short overview of the reasons that led the Hague District Court to set the awards aside and what consequences we can expect from the court’s decision.

National Guard: Major Overhaul of Russia’s Security Forces

09:59 07/04/2016 President Putin signed a decree launching a major overhaul of Russia’s security agencies. Thus, the Federal Migration Service (FMS) and the Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) are to be reincorporated in the structure of the Interior Ministry, whereas IM interior troops should be transformed into a National Guard directly subordinated to the President.

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State Duma adopts bill on mortgage compensation for multi-child families

12:48 19/06/2019 The State Duma adopted an initiative on mortgage compensation for multi-child families in a final third reading on Wednesday.

Russian MPs pass bills on homebuyers rights protection

13:50 19/06/2019 The lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, passed in the third and final reading on Wednesday two bills to establish a single mechanism and rights protection procedure for citizens wronged by unfair construction developers.

Tourist attraction construction in Baikal ecological zone nixed by court

10:57 19/06/2019 A court in the city of Ulan Ude has nixed construction of tourist facilities in the water conservation zone of river Kika located in the central ecological zone of Lake Baikal.

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