Russian Supreme Commercial Court and European Court of Justice to cooperateThe president of the European Court of Justice, Vassilios Skouris, said on Wednesday that the judicial protection of citizens is the top priority for cooperation with the Russian Supreme Court during a meeting with its presidium members.15:02 04.04.2012
Retired judges to be employed as intermediariesRetired judges should be employed as intermediaries in out-of-court reconciliation procedures, Presidential Adviser Veniamin Yakovlev said at a Tuesday roundtable discussion in RIA Novosti.13:47 03.04.2012
Foreign arbitrators hardly to attract foreign investors - expertsExperts doubt that the establishment of commercial arbitration tribunals employing foreign lawyers will increase Russia's investment attractiveness, although such a step may be an efficient PR effort.10:35 03.04.2012
Foreign lawyers employment might boost investments into RussiaJustice Minister Alexander Konovalov believes the establishment of commercial courts with foreign lawyers will boost foreign investments in Russia.16:09 02.04.2012
Criteria on judges' responsibility to be made less ambiguousA working group at the Justice Ministry will submit recommendations to improve legislation on the disciplinary responsibility of judges.13:58 02.04.2012
Convict is not obliged to pay expert appraisal costsThe fee for conducting expert appraisals in a criminal case are not included in the legal costs and for this reason should not be compensated for at the convict's expense.16:10 22.03.2012
Russian, Cuban Supreme Courts agree to expand cooperationThe Russian Supreme Court and the Cuban Supreme People's Court have signed an agreement for enhanced cooperation in Havana on Monday.14:01 28.02.2012
Moscow mayor to reorganize courtsMoscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has stated on Monday that it is crucial to reorganize the judicial system on the capital's expanded territory, which is planned for commissioning in mid-2012.16:53 20.02.2012
Judges should have prosecutor's office and legal practice experienceJudges should only be appointed out of those who have worked both as prosecutors and attorneys-at-law, according to the government's plenipotentiary representative in the supreme courts Mikhail Barshchevsky.10:20 16.02.2012
Courts fail to apply sanctions in drug cases in fullCourts do not apply in full the statutory sanctions for drug violations.14:44 14.02.2012
Controlling judges' expenses necessary, expertsThe practice of plea bargains, mediation, protecting judges from pressure and controlling their expenses should be expanded under judiciary reforms, experts say.14:18 14.02.2012
Medvedev highlights legal practice liberalization in criminal casesPresident Dmitry Medvedev highlighted the liberalization of the judicial practice in Russia, including in the criminal cases.12:35 14.02.2012
U.S. and Russian postal services to agree on postage for mailing case documentsU.S. and Russian postal services will soon agree on postage payment for mailing case documents.11:56 10.02.2012
Supreme Court calls for text message communication with partiesThe Supreme Court has recommended that courts send text messages to parties involved in proceedings to notify them about upcoming hearings.15:24 09.02.2012
Court not obliged to leave children with wealthier parent during divorceDuring divorce disputes, courts are not obligated to leave children with their wealthier parent, the Supreme Court noted while analyzing Russian legal practice in 2008-2010.15:11 08.02.2012
Russia adopts pro bono services lawThe Pro Bono Legal Assistance Law has entered into force. The law gives regional authorities broad powers to provide legal consultations to the public. Specifically, they will now be entitled to expand the category of individuals eligible for free legal assistance.15:23 07.02.2012
Putin's program of judicial reform right but insufficient - expertThe proposals regarding the judicial reform made by presidential candidate Vladimir Putin are well balanced and aimed at improving the situation, but they should be amended and better worked through, says Mikhail Barshevsky, representative of the Russian government in higher courts.14:32 07.02.2012
Putin doubtful about switch to elective judiciaryPrime Minister Vladimir Putin said he has doubts about whether it is the right time to switch to an elective judiciary.18:00 06.02.2012
Putin proposes to set up court for disputes with officialsPrime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin advocates mitigation of the "punitive trend" in the Russian judicial system and inter alia proposes to establish administrative courts to resolve disputes between individuals and officials.12:54 06.02.2012
Russia's ex-Finance Minister critisizes judicial reformFormer Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, who retired after a disagreement with President Dmitry Medvedev, said the authorities have failed to improve the judicial system.14:55 02.02.2012