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Sensational case of lawyer’s slaying ends with life sentence

11:55 10/05/2011 The sensational case of the daytime slaying of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and Novaya Gazeta journalist Anastasia Baburova has ended after two months of court proceedings.

Legal greenmail

17:42 27/04/2011 Russia may give greenmailing a new lease of life. Fifteen years ago in Europe and the United States, this corporate raiding practice became unfeasible as a result of higher tax rates. However, the growing clout of bloggers might bring greenmail back to global markets as an internet tool for exerting political pressure.

Discussing the Russian advocacy

12:01 25/04/2011 Russian lawyers are set to make major decisions at the fifth all-Russian convention of lawyers on April 26 in Moscow. Two key issues deal with liberalizing criminal law and promoting reforms on the legal services market.

Governor must explain his tax return

12:06 23/04/2011 This week, Russian media reported on a staggering piece of land owned by Bryansk Governor Nilolai Denin. Apart from two houses, three land plots and a car that Denin and his wife share, they also have in ownership land parcels totaling 5,440 hectares, according to the governor’s tax return for 2010, which was recently made public. At the same time, the governor’s tax return for 2009 says his family only owned 117 hectares.

Legal greenmail

20:05 20/04/2011 Russia may give greenmailing a new lease of life. Fifteen years ago in Europe and the United States, this corporate raiding practice became unfeasible as a result of higher tax rates. However, the growing clout of bloggers might bring greenmail back to global markets as an internet tool for exerting political pressure.
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