Federal Bailiff Service

Tag: Federal Bailiff Service

Medvedev entitles bailiffs to detain debtors

President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law extending the bailiffs' rights in searching for debtors. The law allows bailiffs to detain debtors escaping justice or investigation, to surrender them to the police, or to employ private detectives to search for debtors.

12:32 07.12.2011

State Duma entitles bailiffs to detain debtors

The State Duma has adopted on Wednesday in the second and final readings a law extending bailiffs' rights. The law allows bailiffs to detain debtors escaping justice or investigation, to surrender them to the police, or to employ private detectives to search for debtors.

14:26 23.11.2011

Chief bailiff calls for more powers to bring prosecution

Chief Russian Bailiff Artur Parfyonchikov calls for extending the bailiffs' powers to initiate criminal prosecution against fraudulent debtors.

13:18 05.10.2011

Court fines Inteco for hiding shareholder's income

A commercial court affirmed the bailiffs' decision to fine Inteco development company $1,528 for its refusal to reveal the income of Viktor Baturin, a brother of Inteco's owner Yelena Baturina.

12:02 05.10.2011