Sotheby’s internal correspondence could become object of public scrutinyOn November 13, the legal team of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev won another important victory over the auction house Sotheby’s. The judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the attorneys for Rybolovlev are entitled to claim that the auction house Sotheby’s, Inc. produces its internal correspondence as well the other documents for subsequent use in Monaco and Switzerland.13:43 17.11.2019
Interview with the President of the ECtHR Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos"The Court is facing many challenges, but this is not something new, as over its history it has often been confronted with difficult issues and the consequences of political problems. Of course, its overriding concern is to continue to deliver high quality judgments in good time."11:30 07.11.2019
Il est nécessaire de créer un climat de confiance entre la Cour et les juridictions nationalesLe 26 avril à Strasbourg au Palais des droits de l’homme s’est tenu une rencontre à laquelle ont participé le Président de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme Guido Raimondi, le greffier de la Cour Roderick Liddell, le rédacteur en chef de la revue « Droits de l’homme. Jurisprudence de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme » Vitaly Portnov et la rédactrice du développement Anastasia Abakumova.10:30 05.11.2019
Togliattiazot Case: Lawyers against LawIn September 2019, lawyers representing the majority owners of PJSC Togliattiazot held a round table on “Protecting the rights of entrepreneurs within corporate affairs framework” at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.11:27 18.10.2019
Inskoy mine precedent: can state help business in order to prevent social unrest?This year, Miner's Day was marked by Russian president who said that the Federal Security Service (FSB) would join the efforts aimed at overcoming barriers on the way of increasing coal exports. However, usually law enforcement agencies get interested in coal business for completely different reasons. The situation with the Inskoy mine in the Kuzbass region is a vivid example of this practice. The mine was on its way to bankruptcy when its employees went on a strike. Regional authorities did their best to prevent a social unrest but were later accused of an attempted raid attack on the mine. RAPSI has studied all the details of this story, the chronology of which was published on Tayga.info website that is closely watching after it.14:08 17.09.2019
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