Refusal to approve appeal against government inaction on bill disputedAttorney Igor Trunov, who represents the interests of the family of Olga Alexandrina who died in a car accident involving a LUKOIL vice president, has disputed the dismissal of his appeal against the government's inaction.14:39 29.11.2012
Russia overshadowed by Scandinavian neighbors in Rule of Law indexThe World Justice Project (WJP) released on Wednesday its 2012 Rule of Law Index, a detailed analysis of where the countries of the world stand in relation to one another with respect to practically adhering to the Rule of Law.18:32 28.11.2012
Russian courts uphold 93 percent of retirement pension suitsRussian courts uphold 93 percent of all lawsuits related to a citizen's right to retirement pensions.18:00 27.11.2012
UK parliamentary committee criticizes bill on court broadcastsThe UK Parliament’s joint committee on human rights issued a report Monday criticizing legislation currently under consideration that, if passed, would provide for the filming and broadcast of court proceedings.12:04 27.11.2012
Supreme Commercial Court proposes new procedure for recovering finesThe Supreme Commercial Court has proposed amending the system for imposing fines. Individuals who agree with the fine amount will only have to pay half within a given time frame.17:04 23.11.2012
Bill on trials in the event of one party's death submitted to State DumaThe Cabinet of Ministers ( the Russian government) has submitted a bill to the State Duma on considering cases at the commercial courts in the event of the death of an individual who is a party to the trial.14:00 22.11.2012
State Duma adopts bill reforming judicial pay grades and qualificationsThe State Duma has adopted a package of bills in the first reading, increasing the number of qualification classes for judges from six to ten and raising their wages.13:27 21.11.2012
Duma may consider amendments on pedophile trials before New YearThe State Duma may consider by the close of its autumn session amendments prohibiting jury trials in underaged sexual crime cases, says deputy Irina Yarovaya, the sponsor of the bill.16:47 20.11.2012
Constitutional Court should not become supervisory instance - chairmanThe Constitutional Court must not become the supervisory instance instead of the Supreme Court or the Supreme Commercial Court, believes Valery Zorkin, the court's chairman.14:30 08.11.2012
Dmitry Dedov becomes authorized Russian judge in ECHRSupreme Commercial Court judge Dmitry Dedov is now the new authorized Russian judge in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), as Anatoly Kovler's tenure has expired.12:28 01.11.2012
Russia reportedly contemplates psych testing for judgesJudicial candidates in Russia may be required to undergo psychological testing.12:55 26.10.2012
District courts to receive authority to consider serious crimeThe Supreme Court has proposed granting district courts the authority to hear cases dealing with serious crimes, with penalties that would not exceed 20 years in prison. This would include kidnapping, hostage taking, organized crime and terrorism when murder is not implicated.17:06 25.10.2012
Medvedev looks to establish IP courts in RussiaPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedev believes that it is reasonable to set up special courts protecting intellectual property.14:30 22.10.2012
Duma supports amendments on compensation for unlawful court judgmentsOn Wednesday the State Duma adopted a bill in the first reading which will introduce a procedure for state compensation for harm caused by unfounded or unlawful court judgments in private prosecution cases. The bill also stipulates procedural requirements for opening a criminal case on public charges against a judge.12:06 18.10.2012
Putin passes a law banning courts from going easy on hardened criminalsPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into a law prohibiting courts from handing down conditional sentences to habitual criminals, pedophiles and individuals convicted for serious crimes.13:48 17.10.2012
Deputies suggest allowing victims to attend parole hearingUnited Russia deputies have proposed amendments to Article 399 of the Criminal Procedure Code to allow victims to attend parole hearings, the State Duma reported on its website on Tuesday.16:32 16.10.2012
Jurisdiction of crimes committed by Russian citizens abroad to be determinedThe Constitutional Court has obliged federal legislators to amend the Criminal Procedure Code to set the jurisdiction of crimes committed by Russian citizens against their compatriots abroad.13:43 16.10.2012
'Farewell' to Russian jurisdictionThe flight of businesses to foreign jurisdictions presents a genuine threat to the Russian economy, national security and sovereignty, according to the participants of a recent State Duma meeting bringing together parliamentary leaders and law firm representatives.09:02 14.10.2012
Judge qualification and labor compensation systems to improve, Medvedev saysThe system of assigning qualification categories and labor compensation rates to judges will improve, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said during a government presidium meeting.14:06 11.10.2012
Judicial independence to be enhanced in RussiaThe Council of Judges decided on Tuesday to prepare a set of proposals for the president's consideration aimed at enhancing judicial independence and removing bias in the rendering of judgments.13:56 10.10.2012