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Debt relief

10:00 06/01/2012 President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law that changes the way individuals pay back bank loans. Now people will be able to repay the loan early in full or by installments provided two conditions are met.

Copyright worth $236.65 million

10:00 02/01/2012 The dispute between Russian publishing houses Terra and Astrel over the books of science-fiction writer Alexander Belyayev is extraordinary for at least two reasons. The first reason is the unprecedented size of the claim. Terra, which believes that its rights to Belyayev’s works were infringed, is seeking 7.5 billion rubles ($236.65 million) from Astrel. The figure amounts to 12.5 percent of annual sales on the Russian book market.

RAPSI choice: The most significant judicial and legal events of 2011

18:30 23/12/2011 This year the Russian legal system resolved public conflicts of past years, determined which participants of nationalist riots and murders were right and wrong, finished hearing the second and last (for now) YUKOS case, and granted citizens two rights – posthumous trials and permanent residence registration at country cottages.

Fighting corruption in Russia: No cause for celebration

17:07 13/12/2011 On December 9, the world marked International Anti-Corruption Day. For Russia, this is something of a professional holiday, as it has found itself in an unenviable position in numerous anti-corruption ratings in the past few years.

Russian law firms change partners and worry about WTO

09:04 05/12/2011 At the International Legal Conference organized by the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) and RIA Novosti, participants discussed Russia’s WTO entry, issues with the Bar and reduced interest of legal firms in employing young specialists.

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Finalized bill permitting to make labor contracts distantly reaches Russia’s State Duma

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